Merrimack politics of 2002

The following is a guide to the political scene of Merrimack, New Hampshire and its surrounding area in 2002.

Deliberative Session

On March 5, 2002, the town of Merrimack met for its annual deliberative session, a yearly event common around New Hampshire where townspeople had the opportunity to amend referendums that would be voted upon during town elections.

Town Elections

On April 9, 2002, the townspeople of Merrimack voted on the following articles pending on the town warrant.

Article 1

Article 1, as in other years, had to do with the election of officers for town positions.

Selectmen

Selectmen
(Incumbents in Italics)
(Winners in Bold)

Name	Votes
D.L "Chris" Christensen	2684
David W. McCray	3138

Incumbent David McCray of Trowbridge Drive beat out Chris Christensen, the husband of town Moderator Lynne Christensen, to gain another 3 year term which he would defend against Bernie Rousseau in 2005.

Trustee of the Trust Funds

John "Jack" Balcom ran unopposed, garnering 4853 votes.

Budget Committee

Budget Committee
(Incumbents in Italics)
(Winners in Bold)

Name	Votes
Stanley R. Heinrich	3624
Tom Koenig	3795
Rosemary Robertson-Smith	3787
Finlay Rothaus	2986

Library Trustee

Budget Committee
(Incumbents in Italics)
(Winners in Bold)

Name	Votes
Pat Heinrich	3499
John F. Buckley	3101
Robert Bergin	2403

Moderator

Supervisor of the Checklist

Article 31

Article 31
(Winner in Bold)

Choice	Votes
Yes	4256
No	1646

An article debated much in later years, Article 31 asked the voters whether or not they should maintain up to two million dollars in the total General Surplus Revenue Fund for fiscal emergencies and utilize all other unencumbered surpluses as refunds to the tax payers.

See also

Politics of Merrimack