John Stephen (New Hampshire politician)

John Stephen
Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council
from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2025
Preceded byTed Gatsas
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of New Hampshire (BS)
Detroit College of Law (JD)

John A. Stephen is an American politician.

Biography

Stephen has served as commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Safety, assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire, and assistant Hillsborough County attorney.[1]

During his campaign for Executive Council, Stephen was criticized for his involvement with abuse allegations at the New Hampshire youth detention center during his time as NH DHHS commissioner.[2]

Stephen also founded a healthcare consulting group calling the Stephen Group.[3]

Stephen is married and has two daughters.[4]

Electoral history

2010 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Lynch (incumbent) 240,346 52.63% −17.57%
Republican John Stephen 205,616 45.03% +17.43%
Libertarian John Babiarz 10,089 2.21% +0.02%
Write-in 537 <0.01% N/A
Total votes 456,588 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold
2024 Executive Council Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Stephen 9,312 36.85%
Republican Robert Burns 5,748 22.75%
Republican Terese Bastarache 4,167 16.49%
Republican John Reagan 3,758 14.87%
Republican Ross Terrio 1,295 5.12%
Republican Ryan Terrell 908 3.59%
Democratic Jim O'Connell (write-in) 33 0.13%
Write-in 51 0.20%
Total votes 25,272 100%
2024 New Hampshire's 4th Executive Council district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Stephen 77,903 53.78%
Democratic Jim O'Connell 66,842 46.14%
Write-in 111 0.08%
Total votes 144,856 100%

References

  1. ^ "John Stephen and Jim O'Connell discuss priorities in District 4 Executive Council race". Concord Monitor. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  2. ^ "John Stephen under fire in Executive Council race amid youth detention center abuse fallout". granitepostnews.com. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  3. ^ Staff, Kevin Landrigan Union Leader (2024-04-16). "Stephen announces he's in race for Executive Council". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  4. ^ "John Stephen". Manchester Republican Committee. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  5. ^ "2024 Republican State Primary". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
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