Top Senate Democrat Jeanne Shaheen announced on Wednesday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, creating a prime pickup opportunity for Republicans in New Hampshire&#8217;s historically swing-state Senate race.
Shaheen, 78, previously served three terms as governor of New Hampshire until being elected to the Senate in 2008. The senator serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
&#8220;It&#8217;s important for New Hampshire and the country to have a new generation of leadership,&#8221; said Shaheen.
She will have <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/jeanne-shaheen-new-hampshire-senate-2026.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=08E71C55-51B1-483B-B732-EC5068702A73">served</a> 30 years in elected office and spent 50 years in politics by the end of her term, per the New York Times.
New Hampshire voters have shown increasing Republican leanings in recent elections. While supporting Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race, they simultaneously elected former Senator Kelly Ayotte as governor and expanded GOP majorities in the state legislature.
Her departure sets up what will likely be one of the most competitive Senate races in 2026, in a map that experts say already favors Republicans.
Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman of the Center for Politics <a href="https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/our-initial-senate-ratings-republicans-start-as-strong-favorites-to-hold-majority/">wrote</a> in February, “Even if 2026 is an overall &#8216;blue wave&#8217; environment, expecting Democrats to win back the Senate sets the bar too high—the seats just are not there,” writing before Shaheen’s announcement.
Several prominent Republicans were already considering running for her seat before Shaheen&#8217;s announcement. Former GOP Governor Chris Sununu <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5189899-sununu-possible-senate-bid/">said</a> on Tuesday about a possible bid, &#8220;I have not ruled it out completely, but folks in Washington have asked me to think about it and to consider it, and that is just kind of where I am,&#8221; after previously dismissing speculations of a run.
Sununu <a href="https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/new-hampshire/statewide-offices/">won</a> his 2022 gubernatorial race by more than 15 points in a Democratic wave year, leading many GOP strategists to point to him as the top candidate for 2026. Governor Ayotte and former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown are also reportedly considering entering the race.

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After two high school boys from New Hampshire sued the state for not allowing them to compete in girls’ sports, then expanded the suit to include President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning boys from girls’ sports, two New Hampshire high school girls along with Females Athletes United filed a motion to join the defendants.
The two boys, Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle, who identify as transgender, filed the lawsuit titled Tirrell v. Edelblut. Frank Edelblut serves as Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education.
Last week, a court allowed the plaintiffs to amend their complaint to add the Trump executive orders. On Friday, Female Athletes United, represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, filed its <a href="https://adflegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tirrell-v-edelblut-2025-02-21-motion-to-intervene.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">motion</a> to intervene. Counsel pointed out that the New Hampshire defendants had an interest in defending the state law to allow sex-designated sports teams for women, which affects only female teams in New Hampshire and says nothing about private spaces like female restrooms. The federal defendants would tailor their Title IX defense to align with the federal regulation implementing Title IX to athletics, but that regulation allows recipient schools to have separate male and female teams. It does not require schools to have sex-separate teams for girls.
The two female high school athletes <a href="https://nhjournal.com/game-on-two-nh-girls-forced-to-compete-against-males-want-to-join-lawsuit-over-state-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked to join</a> Female Athletes United in the federal lawsuit. One who had played against Parker in an indoor soccer league stated:
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In this league, I played against Parker on multiple occasions. Because I was scoring a lot, Parker was assigned to defend me, so we often came into physical contact with one another while playing. On several occasions, Parker knocked me down. It felt noticeably different than when I have run into a female when playing. Parker is sturdier, more muscular, and overall just built differently than a female. I was angry and upset that a male was playing against me and knocking me down. It felt inappropriate and unfair that something like this was happening and that no one in charge seemed to recognize what I and the other girls were going through in having to play against a male.
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The other girl noted her apprehension when she played against a high school team that included a male goalie. She said, “Although we won, it still felt like a violation of the rights of female athletes to have a sports team designated for girls. Especially, because as the male student is the starting goalie, that student was taking a place on the field that would otherwise have gone to a female athlete. If a male student joined my team, I would strongly consider no longer playing for my school. I think it is unsafe and unfair for a male to take a girl’s spot on the girls’ team.”
One possible problem for the defendants is that the presiding judge, United States District Court Judge Landya McCafferty, has already written that the two boys do not have any physical advantage over girls, declaring, “Neither Parker nor Iris have undergone male puberty. Neither of them will undergo male puberty. Both have received hormone therapy to induce female puberty, and both have developed physiological changes associated with female puberty. It is uncontested that there is no medical justification to preclude Parker and Iris from playing girls’ sports.”
Jonathan Scruggs of ADF stated, “Biological difference is the obvious matter, and that’s why we’ll win. &#8230; We’ve seen this kind of false narrative on this subject for some time. The fact is someone’s gender identification is not relevant to athletic performance, biology is.” He <a href="https://adflegal.org/press-release/female-athletes-seek-defend-trump-executive-orders-nh-womens-sports-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, “President Trump’s executive orders and New Hampshire’s law merely recognize common sense and track Title IX, the federal law that ensures equal opportunities for women in athletics. While the rest of the world is returning to biological reality, activists continue to push gender ideology in schools and sports across the country. But female athletes have already suffered enough humiliation of losing to males in women’s sports and being told to stay silent. We are urging the court to consider their voices when deciding this vital case.”

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Police are investigating after someone ripped down a city-sanctioned statue of a hooded demon outside the State House in Concord, New Hampshire.
The Satanic Temple&#8217;s holiday display, which depicted the pagan deity Baphomet was unveiled Saturday night but knocked down before Tuesday morning.
“Santa wouldn’t do this,” Concord Deputy Police Chief John Thomas quipped. “Santa loves everybody.”
State Representative Ellen Read, Democrat, approached the Satanic Temple about doing a display after seeing other holiday displays at the State House, she said.
&#8220;I approached them as a person who cares about equal representation on public grounds for religions,&#8221; Read <a href="https://www.wmur.com/article/satanic-temple-display-new-hampshire-vandalism/63151556" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
On Tuesday morning, Read could be <a href="https://nhjournal.com/demonic-christmas-display-at-state-house-destroyed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seen</a> picking up the pieces of the goat-headed figure off the ground after it was vandalized, including putting the statue&#8217;s life-size legs in her car.
&#8220;The reaction seems so emotional, so knee-jerk, that the idea that a mannequin and a goat mask would create all of this animosity,&#8221; Read <a href="https://www.wmur.com/article/satanic-temple-display-new-hampshire-vandalism/63151556" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The city of Concord had approved the demonic display, saying it was permitted under the First Amendment. A Christmas tree, a nativity scene, and a Bill of Rights display were also erected.
“Under the First Amendment and to avoid litigation, the City needed to choose whether to ban all holiday displays installed by other groups, or otherwise, to allow it,” the city said in a statement.
“After reviewing its legal options, the City ultimately decided to continue the policy of allowing unattended displays at City Plaza during this holiday season and to allow the statue. It is anticipated that the City Council will review next year whether permits for unattended holiday displays should be allowed at City Plaza,” the city said.
However, the mayor was not keen on the display.
&#8220;I opposed the permit because I believe the request was made not in the interest of promoting religious equity, but in order to drive an anti-religious political agenda,&#8221; Mayor Byron Champlin said.
One New Hampshire Christian advocacy group, Cornerstone, mocked the display, saying The Satanic Temple is &#8220;not Charles Manson: it’s just your liberal feminist aunt trying to trigger you by mocking your faith.&#8221;
“The Satanic Temple are not Satanists. They have no religious belief in any Satan figure. They are normal, atheist feminists who use Satanic imagery as a legal tactic, to fundraise through media exposure, and because offending Christian grandmothers brings a sense of meaning to their sad lives,” the group said in a <a href="https://nhjournal.com/demonic-christmas-display-at-state-house-destroyed/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=demonic-christmas-display-at-state-house-destroyed#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Satanic%20Temple%20are%20not,it%20said%20in%20a%20statement.">statement</a>.
The Satanic Temple has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/satanic-temple-loses-lawsuit-against-indiana-abortion-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> over abortion bans and at one point even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/satanists-turn-on-leader-over-transgenderism-after-he-takes-photo-with-ex-woke-atheist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">turned on</a> their own leader over transgender ideology.

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‘Santa Wouldn’t Do This:’ Satanic Statue In Front Of New Hampshire State House Ripped Down

'Santa Wouldn't Do This:' Satanic Statue In Front Of New Hampshire State House Ripped Down

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Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, reported the first results from the 2024 election just past midnight on Tuesday, with the tiny hamlet deadlocking 3-3 for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
Tuesday’s early morning results are the best Trump has fared in the first-in-the-nation ballot, a tradition that dates back to 1960, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-trump-showdown-first-votes-cast-midnight-tiny-new-hampshire-township" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>. In 2020, Dixville Notch’s six votes – cast by four Republicans and two independents – went for President Joe Biden. In 2016, Trump received two votes and lost narrowly to Hillary Clinton’s three. One vote went third party.
The hamlet’s longtime town moderator who oversees the vote, Tom Tillotson, said after the results that Dixville Notch was “following the national trend,” according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/05/dixville-notch-new-hampshire-vote-harris-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>, a reference to virtually even splits in a large number of polls. The averages for polling out of the swing states are all within three points, with most falling within two points, according to <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/elections/president/2024/battleground-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RealClearPolitics</a>.
Dixville Notch residents also cast ballots in the New Hampshire governor’s race, with a clear preference for Republican Kelly Ayotte. Ayotte received five votes to one for Democrat Joyce Craig.
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Dixville Notch is one of a handful of New Hampshire towns that have a tradition of midnight voting, though Dixville Notch was the only polling place to hold its election at midnight this year.
The hamlet’s election tradition often draws reporters to watch the results of the first-in-the-nation contest, which had been bigger prior to the closing of the Balsams Hotel in 2011. The results of the hamlet’s election have never been seen as predictive, however.
One of the township&#8217;s voters, Les Otton, is the lead developer for the Balsams aiming to reopen the hotel. Otton said of Dixville Notch’s midnight voting tradition that “if we can help people get out and understand that voting is an important part of their right as an American citizen, that’s perhaps the key to what we’re doing,” according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/05/politics/dixville-notch-new-hampshire-2024-results/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.

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In an endorsement that could prove pivotal in New Hampshire, the state&#8217;s Libertarian Party endorsed former President Donald Trump.
New Hampshire has four electoral votes; those could prove decisive if there is a closely contested vote in the presidential election. In the RealClearPolitics polling <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/new-hampshire/trump-vs-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average</a>, Harris has a 3.5-point advantage. According to the New Hampshire <a href="//D1C3E52E-290A-4C37-B1BF-A7ADC649117F/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Secretary of State,</a> as of September 30, Republicans have 308,223 registered voters, while Democrats have 268,943. The state will likely be decided by the 318,221 undeclared voters.
“Donald Trump is officially endorsed by the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire for President,” the party’s announcement began. “This was not a light decision. But we feel it is the right one for ourselves, for our children, and for the best future of a Free State of New Hampshire. Donald Trump is not a libertarian. Nonetheless, Trump is the best candidate for libertarians.”
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The announcement then continued by issuing a list of the reasons they favored Trump, then continued, “Trump promises much and we are skeptical of promises from politicians. However, we know for certain what the Democrat alternative is: more socialism, more censorship, more taxes, more authoritarianism.”
After urging their supporters not to vote for the Libertarian presidential candidate on the ballot, they declared, “The barbarians are at the gates. We must make sure that New Hampshire continues to repel progressives, socialists, communists, and leftists of all stripes. New Hampshire being the only red state in a blue New England helps achieve that goal. For these reasons and more, the most popular Libertarian state affiliate in the country is endorsing Donald Trump for President. Now get out there and vote!”
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Donald Trump is officially endorsed by the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire for President.
This was not a light decision. But we feel it is the right one for ourselves, for our children, and for the best future of a Free State of New… <a href="https://t.co/Sg6t4XhxCr">pic.twitter.com/Sg6t4XhxCr</a>
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New Hampshire has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 2000, although Trump lost an incredibly close contest in 2016, losing by less than a percentage point to Hillary Clinton. In that election, 6.72% of the vote went to third-party candidates.

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New Hampshire GOP Congressional candidate National Security Advisor Lily Tang Williams wrecked Democratic candidate Maggie Goodlander, the wife of President Joe Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, after Goodlander accused Williams of embracing policies that gave a “break for the wealthiest.”
Lily Tang Williams, 60, is a lawyer who fled communist China <a href="applewebdata://DA670680-ACB2-4AB0-9146-1D4CC69ACA3E/v">with only $100 in her pocket</a> and became a U.S. citizen in 1994; she married her husband John Williams in 1990. Goodlander, 38, came from the “politically connected Tampsoi family of Nashua,” The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism <a href="https://indepthnh.org/2024/10/31/polar-opposite-candidates-goodlander-and-tang-williams-debate-for-congressional-district-2-seat/">noted</a>. The two candidates are vying for the seat in the Granite State&#8217;s Second Congressional District.
“This is a worldview that my opponent has embraced,” Goodlander, a Democrat, accused. “She believes that we should give a break to the wealthiest and the biggest corporations and hope for the best; hope that the results will trickle down to hard-working people. I take a very different approach; I believe that the middle class deserves a tax-cut, and I believe that we will do a lot for this country by ensuring that we don’t continue this disastrous tax policy.”
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“You are wealthy,” Williams retorted. “You are worth 20 to 30 million dollars. How do you know about regular people’s suffering? Do you go shopping, go to Walmart, buy food? I talk to those people. And you pretend to be a renter in Nashua, a few months ago, move back to run for this open seat with millions of dollars from Washington D.C. insiders. And the millions and millions of dollars. I don&#8217;t have money to run a TV ad and you pretend you are poor, complain rent is so high? You couldn’t save that apartment for other people to rent in Nashua. Just go back to your $2M home in Portsmouth. Please don’t say that because you do not understand regular people’s concerns. People cry in my arms &#8230;”
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan&#39;s wife gets absolutely bodied after she accused Republican Lily Tang Williams of just wanting to help the rich.
Maggie Goodlander: &quot;My opponent believes we should give a break to the wealthiest.&quot;
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The New Hampshire Journal <a href="https://nhjournal.com/goodlander-throws-hat-and-maiden-name-into-dem-primary-ring/">reported</a> in May of Sullivan and Goodlander, “The two own a home in Portsmouth — which is not in the district. But she told the Left-leaning Boston Globe that she just signed a lease for a home in Nashua. ‘I am a renter, and there should be more renters in Congress,’ she said.”
The New Hampshire Journal added:
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“Cosplaying as a humble ‘renter’ when she owns millions of dollars worth of homes outside of the district — and even owns interests in a golf course in Florida — is not the best way to win over savvy New Hampshire voters who can smell bullshit a mile away,” a longtime New Hampshire Democratic activist said.
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<a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/house/general/2024/new-hampshire/district-2/goodlander-vs-tang-williams">Polls</a> show Goodlander with an 11-12 point lead.

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PORTSMOUTH, NH—New Hampshire voters said they were shocked by a new poll that shows former President Donald Trump has surpassed Vice President Kamala Harris in the state for the first time this cycle.
Following the release of the poll, RealClearPolitics’ election forecast <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/maps/president/2024/toss-up/electoral-college-state-changes">reclassified</a> New Hampshire as a toss-up state.
“You just gave me a panic attack, I can’t think,” Alyssa told The Daily Wire. “I guess, yes it does surprise me.”
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Donald Trump is up for the first time in a New Hampshire poll, moving the state into toss-up territory.
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Several voters said they doubted the poll, conducted by the New Hampshire Journal and Praecones Analytica, which showed Trump taking a lead of 50.2 percent to Harris’s 49.8 percent.
“You have got to look at who puts out the polls,” George said. “They are so skewed.”
George added that he thinks Harris will “definitely win” in New Hampshire.
A Republican presidential candidate has not won New Hampshire in a general election since 2000. Hillary Clinton won the state by 0.3 points in 2016 and President Joe Biden won the state by 7.2 points in 2020, <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-kamala-harris-polls-new-hampshire-1977839">according to Newsweek</a>. Most New Hampshire polls show Harris ahead by more than five points.
Matti said she was  not surprised by Trump gaining momentum in the polls, and believes that he has more support in the state now than he did in 2016 or 2020.
“I grew up around here,” Matti said. “More signs, hearing through my peers, people at work, people in town are mostly leaning toward that way which is a good sign.”
Matti added that she believes Trump will win the election.
Cody, a local business owner in Portsmouth, said he isn’t surprised by the polls, and made the case for why the former president has his support. 
“Regardless of who you are voting for, look at it this way: Trump is Godzilla,” Cody said. “Everybody hates Godzilla when he is destroying the town, but what happens? He leaves and then a worse monster comes in and starts going absolutely crazy and who does everyone cry for to come back? Godzilla.”
Several of the interviewees said the main issue they care about this election is ensuring access to abortion.
“I care about women’s rights,” Mary said. “You’ve got to have control over your own body.”
Mary said she thinks poll respondents who said they are voting for Trump are listening “to a lot of media that’s just blowing things up and not being truthful” adding that she thinks people need to “read and listen to NPR and really get the news.”
“I’m queer, so I’d really like if I kept my rights and stuff,” Mimi said.
Jack, who was standing by the road with a Kamala Harris, sign listed several reasons why he is voting for Harris.
“Low unemployment, everyone is working, the economy is doing great, and we still have healthcare,” red jacket said. “Obamacare is still in effect, which is wonderful.”

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‘You Gave Me A Panic Attack’: Voters React To Trump Leading In New Hampshire Poll For The First Time

A slew of New Hampshire school districts have policies about trans-identifying children that keep parents in the dark about their child&#8217;s gender identity.
At least three school districts in the blue state explicitly forbid staff from informing parents about a student&#8217;s gender identity change, Parents Defending Education found.
Those districts are the Portsmouth School District, the Keene School District, and the Exeter Region Cooperative School District.
“School personnel should not disclose information that may reveal a student’s gender identity and expression to others, including parents, and other school personnel, unless legally required to do so or unless the student has authorized such disclosure,&#8221; the Portsmouth district&#8217;s <a href="https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/portsmouth-school-district-policies-section-j" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/portsmouth-school-district-has-policy-to-explicitly-keep-the-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reads</a>.
The Keene district&#8217;s <a href="https://www.keeneschoolsnh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1220701&amp;type=d&amp;pREC_ID=1456319" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> is <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/keene-school-district-has-policy-that-explicitly-tells-staff-to-keep-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worded</a> similarly — it specifically prohibits disclosing to parents, and <a href="https://www.sau16.org/en-US/board-info-ceeefbec/exeter-region-coop-550c7996/policies-6ed7a9a9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">so is</a> the Exeter school district&#8217;s <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/exeter-region-cooperative-school-district-has-policy-to-keep-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a>.
&#8220;Transgender and gender nonconforming students have the right to discuss and express their gender identity and expression openly and to decide when, with whom, and how much to share private information,&#8221; the Keene district&#8217;s policy adds.
The Manchester School District&#8217;s <a href="https://www.mansd.org/o/msd/page/msd-policy-students-100-1-transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> does not mention parents specifically, but it <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/manchester-school-district-has-policy-that-appears-to-explain-that-students-can-make-decisions-regarding-their-gender-identity-without-parental-consent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">does</a> say school staff must hide a student&#8217;s new name and pronouns unless the student has given permission.
Several other New Hampshire districts have policies that suggest a student could talk to school administrators about their gender identity without involving a parent.
The Nashua School District, the Concord School District, and the Dover School District all have policies like this.
The Nashua district&#8217;s policy <a href="https://www.nashua.edu/Page/777" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a> that &#8220;parents and/or students are encouraged to discuss with building administrators any issues that may arise in relation to student’s transgender and non-conforming status.&#8221;
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Students might discuss privacy, official school records, names and pronouns, using the restrooms and locker rooms of the opposite sex, sex-segregated activities like sports, the dress code, and &#8220;safety and support,&#8221; the policy <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/nashua-school-district-has-policy-that-appears-to-explain-that-students-can-make-decisions-regarding-their-gender-identity-without-parental-consent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>.
The Concord district <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/concord-school-district-does-not-require-parental-consent-to-allow-students-to-identify-as-another-gender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> either a student &#8220;or&#8221; their parent can ask for a &#8220;Gender Support and Transition Plan,&#8221; and the Dover <a href="https://www.dover.k12.nh.us/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1280259&amp;type=d&amp;pREC_ID=1492338" target="_blank" rel="noopener">district</a> <a href="https://defendinged.org/incidents/dover-school-district-has-policy-that-appears-to-explain-that-students-can-make-decisions-regarding-their-gender-identity-without-parental-consent-training-states-that-district-could-adopt-procedures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> a trans-identifying student &#8220;and/or&#8221; their parent can contact the student counselor about gender identity issues.
Gender ideology in schools exploded as a hot-button issue several years ago.
Many tweens and teens discovered gender ideology online during the pandemic, and later, parents realized their children&#8217;s schools were keeping them in the dark about their child&#8217;s gender identity change.
A wave of parents across the country pushed back, calling for schools to adopt parental notification policies, and many districts did so.
Transgender medicalization of children, such as breast and genital surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones, continues to be a fiercely controversial issue this presidential election cycle.
&#8220;Parents first and foremost know what is best for their children,&#8221; Casey Ryan, investigative reporter for Parents Defending Education, said in a statement to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;The fact that New Hampshire school districts have adopted policies to strip parents of their rights is nothing short of despicable. If these school districts practiced what they preached in caring for their students, parents would be involved in every decision they make,&#8221; Ryan said.

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These New Hampshire School Districts Still Have Transgender Policies That Leave Parents In The Dark

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In another shot in the arm for the Trump campaign, a <a href="https://nhjournal.com/poll-shocker-trump-leads-harris-in-new-hampshire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new poll</a> shows former President Donald Trump leading Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in seven of the last presidential elections, albeit closely. The sole exception came in 2000 when the GOP’s George W. Bush narrowly defeated then-Vice President Al Gore. But a New Hampshire Journal/Praecones Analytica poll taken between October 24-26 found Trump leading Harris 50.2% to 49.8%.
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“There’s a reason Kamala Harris has been spending money in New Hampshire. She’s on defense and knows President Trump is on the path to victory,” Trump national campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, who hails from New Hampshire, declared. “To my fellow Granite Staters who want to keep our beautiful state safe, business-friendly, and free — get out and vote for President Trump. Kamala Harris is a radical liberal who would destroy New Hampshire and America forever.”
Last week, an <a href="https://emersoncollegepolling.com/october-2024-new-hampshire-poll-harris-50-trump-47/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emerson College poll</a> found Harris leading Trump 50%-47%. In 2020, President Joe Biden won the state by seven points over Trump. In 2016, Trump won a whopping victory in the New Hampshire primary, garnering more than 35% of the vote in a field of eight viable candidates. In 2024, Trump became the first non-incumbent Republican candidate ever to win the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary in the same year.
For roughly 130 years, between 1860 and 1990, New Hampshire was a reliably conservative state; only Democrats Woodrow Wilson (1912, 1916), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1936,1940, 1944), and Lyndon Johnson (1964) were able to win in the state. But the last 32 years have seen Democrats dominate the presidential election in the state; a Trump victory might signal a turn back to the conservative views the state had hitherto held.
Although New Hampshire has only four Electoral College votes, those might prove significant if the 2024 election becomes a narrowly contested race, and the state voting for Trump may portend a resurgence of conservatism in the solidly Democratic Northeastern states (Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut).

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Another girl’s soccer team has refused to play against the team that’s allowed a biological male to play with them, despite a law in New Hampshire that says kids can only compete on a team that corresponds with their biological sex.
Last week, varsity members of the Catholic Bishop Brady High School in Concord refused to show up for its game against the public school Kearsage Regional High School in North Sutton after a judge ruled that the nearly 6-foot-tall trans-identifying goalie — who goes by the name of Maelle Jacques (Jr) — would be allowed to compete on the girl’s team, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13982591/Catholic-school-soccer-team-boycotts-match-transgender-goalie.html">Daily Mail</a> reported.
“Bishop Brady HS Varsity Girls Soccer Team STANDS UP for fairness in sports!&#8221; The <a href="https://portal.momsforliberty.org/news/bishop-brady-girls-soccer-pulls-out-of-game-against-team-with-trans-player/">Moms for Liberty group</a> of Hillsborough County wrote. “These brave athletes in Concord, NH boycotted a game with a male player on the opposing team, saying NO to unfair competition. Let’s support their courage and commitment to protecting women’s sports!”
Earlier this year, Jacques was prevented from playing on the girl’s team because the state restricts trans-identifying students from competing on the team that doesn&#8217;t align with their biological sex. 
However, in September federal judge Landya McCafferty — appointed by then-President Barack Obama — blocked the ban to allow Maelle to play on the girl’s team and alongside them in the locker room. The block remains in play until a final ruling is made, which hasn’t occurred yet, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/girls-soccer-team-boycotts-game-vs-transgender-goalie-federal-judge-let-play-trump-promises-ban">Fox News</a> noted.
Former collegiate swimmer and outspoken women’s sports activist <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1847549813165887794">Riley Gaines</a> praised the team for refusing to play.
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Bishop Brady high school varsity girls soccer team in NH forfeits and accepts a loss against opposing team whose star player is a man.
They are the second team in the district to do so.
This is the way. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BOYcott?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BOYcott</a> <a href="https://t.co/JhgEXPCIBV">pic.twitter.com/JhgEXPCIBV</a>
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1847549813165887794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
“Bishop Brady high school varsity girls soccer team in NH forfeits and accepts a loss against opposing team whose star player is a man,” Gaines wrote. “They are the second team in the district to do so. This is the way. #BOYcott.”
Several weeks ago, several members of Hillsboro-Deering varsity team also refused to play against Kearsage’s team, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/girls-soccer-team-refuses-to-play-team-with-biological-male-following-similar-move-by-university">reported</a>.
“This isn’t about transgenderism,” Heather Thyng, the mother of a Hillsboro-Deering player who refused to play, told the outlet. “This is about biology for us and the increased physical risk when playing a full contact sport against the opposing sex.”
“We believe, my daughter included, that refusing to compete is the best way to push back on this issue, and we are hoping parents will be more willing to put themselves out there knowing they don’t have to be the first or the only family within our community to do so,” she aded.
Jacques is not only dominating in soccer but also in high school <a href="https://x.com/icons_women/status/1757146082331775460">track and field</a>, taking away the opportunity for a female to be named the girls’ high jump champion when the biological male won first place at the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in February.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/girls-soccer-team-refuses-to-play-team-with-biological-male-following-similar-move-by-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Girls’ Soccer Team Refuses To Play Team With Biological Male, Following Similar Move By University</a>

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Members of a New Hampshire high school girls&#8217; soccer team refused to play against a team whose star player is a biological male, following a similar move by some universities when it comes to teams with trans-identifying athletes.
On Tuesday, at least five of the girls on the Hillsboro-Deering High School Girls Varsity Soccer team skipped their game against Kearsarge Regional High School where the team’s star player is a male named Maelle Jacques, <a href="https://nhjournal.com/hillsboro-deering-girls-players-refusing-to-take-field-against-male-today/">NHJournal</a> reported.
“This isn’t about transgenderism,” Heather Thyng, the mother of a Hillsboro-Deering player who refused to play, told the outlet. “This is about biology for us and the increased physical risk when playing a full contact sport against the opposing sex.”
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BREAKING: Members of the Hillsboro-Deering High School Girls Soccer team in New Hampshire refused to play against the Kearsarge team because of their star athlete, Maelle Jacques, who is a male.
Parent of the Hillsboro-Deering player says, &#8220;This is about biology for us and the… <a href="https://t.co/vZ5ekWBThs">pic.twitter.com/vZ5ekWBThs</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1841506677952024583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
“No one ever got near [Maelle,] so I guess they’ll never be in any danger if there’s enough girls to always have a weak team,” Betsy Harrington, another parent said. “If every game has a few girls refusing to play, we will never know the ability of the Kearsarge team. They have an advantage I hadn’t thought about. It’s that they get to always play a crippled team without all of their players.”
&#8220;We believe, my daughter included, that refusing to compete is the best way to push back on this issue, and we are hoping parents will be more willing to put themselves out there knowing they don’t have to be the first or the only family within our community to do so,” Thyng said.
&#8220;The coaches reassured me they told the girls there would be no negative repercussions for anyone who refuses to compete,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They said they understood the increased risk and would be paying attention to the aggressiveness of the game, and if anyone was getting hurt or play was too rough, they were prepared to end the game.&#8221;
Jacques is not only dominating in soccer but also in high school <a href="https://x.com/icons_women/status/1757146082331775460">track and field</a>, taking away the opportunity for a female to be named the girls’ high jump champion when the biological male won first place at the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in February, the outlet noted.
On Monday, the women’s volleyball team at the University of Wyoming became the third school to refuse to play against San Jose State University because the California school has allowed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">trans-identifying male</a> to play on the women’s team, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-womens-team-becomes-latest-to-refuse-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male">reported</a>.
In a statement posted on <a href="https://x.com/RealDanZak/status/1841229572886364624">X</a> from the Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball, the team stated, “After a lengthy discussion, the University of Wyoming will not play its scheduled conference match against San José State University in the UniWyo Sports Complex on Saturday, Oct. 5.”
“Per Mountain West Conference policy, the Conference will record the match as a forfeit and a loss for Wyoming,” the statement added. “The Cowgirls will host Fresno State on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the UniWyo Sports Complex.”
SJSU’s star volleyball player is a trans-identifying male who goes by the name of Blaire Fleming, OutKick’s David Hookstead previously <a href="https://x.com/dhookstead/status/1840089721877229584">reported</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-womens-team-becomes-latest-to-refuse-to-play-against-trans-identifying-male" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University Women’s Team Becomes Latest To Refuse To Play Against Trans-Identifying Male</a>

Girls’ Soccer Team Refuses To Play Team With Biological Male, Following Similar Move By University

Girls Soccer Team Refuses To Play Team With Biological Male, Following Similar Move By University

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New Hampshire Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-sununu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Sununu</a> was captured on video this week rushing in and administering the Heimlich maneuver to a man who began choking at a food eating contest.
Contestant Christian Moreno was one of several people competing at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival contest on Sunday when he began choking on a lobster roll.
The Associated Press reported that participants had 10 minutes to eat as many lobster rolls — a hot dog bun stuffed with lobster, celery, and mayonnaise — as possible, and that Moreno was personally shooting to eat &#8220;at least 20,&#8221; according to comments he made before the contest began.
Moreno began chowing down on the lobster rolls when, after only consuming a couple of them, he began pounding on his chest and signaled that he needed help.
Sununu jumped in, positioned himself behind Moreno, placed his fist around Moreno&#8217;s gut, and began administering the Heimlich maneuver.
Sununu said, “It was crazy because it wasn’t so much the jumping in and doing it — I mean, that was wild in itself — but there was so much commotion.”
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Moreno said that he had no idea that he was saved by the governor and thought it was a joke when someone first told him.
&#8220;My counter came up to me and, like, made a joke, and was like, ‘Oh, like, I bet nobody else can say that they’ve gotten the Heimlich from the governor before,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;And I looked at him, was just like, that was, that was the governor?”
He returned to the contest, downing nine lobster rolls in total, but did not win.
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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu&#8217;s swift actions saved a man from choking on a lobster roll. <a href="https://t.co/5Z0nQqbP7l">pic.twitter.com/5Z0nQqbP7l</a>
— USA TODAY Video (@usatodayvideo) <a href="https://twitter.com/usatodayvideo/status/1833543374470525132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2024</a></blockquote>

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