Aaron Goulette

Aaron M. Goulette is a Republican political operative from New Hampshire.

Goulette was born in Berlin, New Hampshire in 1980. Goulette is a 2002 graduate of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.

Early career

Goulette's career began as a field coordinator on the 2002 gubernatorial campaign for former U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey. [ [http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/COLUMNISTS12/207080367 Nashuatelegraph.com: Lobbyists capitalize on buzz in Concord ] ] After Humphrey's defeat in the primary, Goulette worked as a college coordinator for the New Hampshire Republican State Committee's Victory campaign, focusing on recruiting and organizing volunteers during the highly competitive U.S. Senate race between then Congressman John E. Sununu and Governor Jeanne Shaheen.

2004 election

In 2004 Goulette assumed the position of New Hampshire 72 Hour Director for the Republican National Committee. [ [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/bush/bushorgnh.html Bush-Cheney '04 New Hampshire Campaign Organization ] ] Based in Concord, New Hampshire, Goulette helped coordinate the Republican party's Get-Out-The-Vote effort in the presidential battleground state.

Following President George W. Bush's victory in November 2004, Goulette transferred to the public liaison division of the 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee in Washington, D.C.

2006 election

In March 2006 Goulette, along with former congressman and former state supreme court justice Charles Douglas III, formed the Property Protection Alliance PAC. [http://www.sos.nh.gov/2006%20PAC%20REGISTRATION%20FORMS/property.pdf] Following the widely publicized U.S. Supreme Court decision of Kelo v. City of New London the PAC was formed with the intention of amending the state's constitution to grant further protection to property owners against eminent domain seizures. Goulette and Douglas coordinated a campaign to successfully pass the Constitutional Amendment resolution through the New Hampshire House of Representatives by a significant margin. [ [http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ie/rollcall/rollcallsbyvotedetail.asp?sessionyear=2006&voteno=147&body=H New Hampshire General Court Roll Calls (rollcallsbyvotedetail.asp) ] ] The New Hampshire State Senate voted unanimously 24-0 in favor of the measure. [ [http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ie/rollcall/rollcallsbyvotedetail.asp?sessionyear=2006&voteno=72&body=S New Hampshire General Court Roll Calls (rollcallsbyvotedetail.asp) ] ] The amendment was placed on the General Election ballot as Question 1 and needed 2/3 of the popular vote in order to be ratified. The Property Protection Alliance PAC, through fund raising efforts, was able to run a television [ [http://youtube.com/watch?v=79y2fTX0-1w YouTube - Property Protection Alliance of NH - Vote Yes on Question 1 ] ] and radio ad campaign in favor of Question 1. The amendment passed with 84% of the popular vote. [http://www.sos.nh.gov/general2006/sum-chesconcon06.htm]

2008 New Hampshire Primary and after

In January 2007, Goulette was hired as a staffer on John McCain's New Hampshire primary campaign. [ [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/mccain/mccainorgnha.html John McCain-NH Organization ] ] Following McCain's victory in the January 8, 2008 New Hampshire primary, Goulette traveled with the campaign to help coordinate Get-Out-The-Vote efforts for the South Carolina Primary on January 19 and the Florida Primary on January 29. Goulette then traveled to West Virginia to assist with the campaign's efforts leading up to and during the West Virginia Republican Convention on February 5, 2008.

Goulette was named New England Regional eCampaign Director for the McCain campaign in June 2008. [ [http://www.unionleader.com/columns.aspx/Opinion?channel=139832ce-97eb-4460-bf99-b71df3b7f0cc Union Leader - Columns ] ]

Non-political work

In 2003 Goulette served as Litigation Support Director for the law firm of [http://www.nhlawoffice.com Douglas, Leonard and Garvey] in Concord, N.H. Goulette coordinated research and courtroom presentations for a seven week jury trial, Longden v. Phillip Morris.

In 2005 Goulette was also employed with the Douglas firm as Senior Project Manager. Goulette helped the firm recover nearly $5 million on behalf of several thousand New Hampshire consumers in several large class actions involving the banking and insurance industries.

Personal life

Aaron Goulette resides in Manchester, New Hampshire. He is an avid runner and participates in several 5k road races each year. Aaron was recently elected Southern Regional Vice Chair for the New Hampshire Young Republicans. [http://politicker.com/taxonomy/term/14428 Politicker.com article about NHYR Convention]

Goulette is a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, an honor given by former Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher and Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson for his efforts to enrich the lives of Kentuckians and the world at large.

Goulette has a very large collection of cardigan sweaters, and is a local fashion magnate in the Greater Manchester region. He enjoys ninja movies and performing karaoke to popular 1980's hits. Aaron Goulette is also skilled at air guitar.

References

External links

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/bush/bushorgnh.html NH Bush Cheney 2004 Organization]
* [http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/mccain/mccainorgnha.html NH John McCain 2008 Organization]
* [http://politicker.com/taxonomy/term/14428 Politicker.com article about NHYR Convention]
* [http://www.nhyr.com New Hampshire Young Republicans Website]