Liz Hager

Elizabeth S. Hager is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Hager served on the Concord City Council for nine years and was mayor in 1988-1989. She was first elected to the state House in 1972. She was reelected twelve times, until losing reelection in 2008.[1]

Hager had been mentioned as a possible appointment to the United States Senate, after Judd Gregg was nominated United States Secretary of Commerce.[2]

Hager is a moderate Republican, who endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election due to his pro-choice stance.[3] During her career, Hager has sponsored legislation protecting abortion rights.[4]

Hager serves as the executive director of United Way of Merrimack County.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080910/FRONTPAGE/809100307
  2. ↑ http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090131/FRONTPAGE/901310377
  3. ↑ http://www.politicker.com/new-hampshire/14299/hager-endorses-obama
  4. ↑ http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/REPOSITORY/70307001/1030


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