New England College Hosts Ovide Lamontagne for Town Hall Meeting
President Michele Perkins presents Ovide Lamontagne wiith a New England College sweatshirt.
New England College hosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Ovide
Lamontagne at a Town Hall meeting on October 6. The Town Hall meeting,
sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement at New England College, was
free and open to the public.
The series of Town Hall meetings
provides an opportunity for political candidates to present their
positions on the most pressing topics of the day. Lamontagne shared his
thoughts on the needs of the state and what he plans to do if elected
governor in 2012. The one-hour program included a presentation by the
candidate and questions from the audience.
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Ovide Lamontagne is a
fourth generation native of Manchester, New Hampshire. He is a graduate
of Trinity High School, the Catholic University of America, and the
University of Wyoming College of Law. His extensive service to the
community has earned him recognition across the state. He served as
President of the Daniel Webster Council - Boy Scouts of America from
2002 through 2006 and received their New Hampshire Distinguished Citizen
of the Year Award in 2009. Lamontagne is past President of the
Franco-American Center and Director of ACA Assurance, past Honorary
Consul of France to New Hampshire, and was named Franco-American of the
Year in 2002. He is past Director of the Easter Seal Society of New
Hampshire, CASA of New Hampshire, Manchester Crimeline, Inc., and the
Mayhew Program. From 1993-1996 he was the Chairman of the New Hampshire
State Board of Education. Currently, he is a shareholder with the law
firm of Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
Lamontagne ran for
the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Judd Gregg in 2010, and was the
Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 1996.
New
England College in Henniker, New Hampshire provides an open venue for
political candidates wishing to address Town Hall style gatherings. In
2004, New England College welcomed all nine Democratic candidates in the
presidential race. NEC has served as the lead organizer for College
Convention in 2004, 2008, and 2012. College Convention brings together
college and high school students from across the country to interact
with candidates, media personalities, political analysts, and activists,
for a first-hand experience with the workings of American democracy.
For more information, please contact Dr. Wayne F. Lesperance, Jr.,
Professor of Political Science, at 603-428-2295. Dr. Lesperance is a
frequent contributor to the dialog on public policy, the political
process, and emerging trends in politics.
