Video: Hampton Coffee with Carleigh
As we enter the final four months of this primary, and turn our eyes to November, I know how important it is to keep places like Hampton in mind. Our purple community is consistently the bellwether town in New Hampshire’s first district. Candidates who win in Hampton need to do more than just preach to the choir. They need to show up. They need to listen. They need to cut through the political noise and deliver results for the people who need it most.
One Person. One Vote.
Moments like this feel so desperate. They make me so angry. But I’m not giving up, and I’m not losing hope. We all want democracy. We all want our votes to count. We all deserve a voice in our future.
Interview: Lantern News with Christopher Smith
I joined Christopher Smith from Lantern News for a wide ranging interview about how Congress can provide relief to working people right now. We also touched on mental and physical healthcare policy, taking on Big Tech, and why Democrats should talk more about the federal deficit.
Op-Ed: What Hampton Taught Me About Climate Policy in Washington
If you want to understand what's broken about federal climate policy, don't start in Washington. Start at a table in a town recreation center, with a room full of neighbors, a map of your coastline, and a stack of post it notes.
This spring, Hampton finished its first Coastal Resilience Roadmap, the product of seven months of forums, surveys, and community listening sessions.
Video: Political Corruption is Driving the Energy Crisis
Energy prices are high. There are short term reasons for this, like Trump’s disastrous war in Iran. There are also long term reasons for this including failure to make consistent and predictable investments in renewable energy. But, one decades-old reason for sky-high energy prices is clear and infuriating: political corruption.
Carleigh’s Statement on the White House Correspondents’ Association Shooting
There are no bunkers with walls thick enough to protect our democracy from the damage that political violence has inflicted on all of us. We can’t arm enough guards or develop sophisticated enough security measures to stop this crisis. The solution depends on marshalling the political will to pass commonsense gun control measures while working to diminish the impact of platforms that incentivize the worst and most violent impulses in American politics.
It is time for federal action at the YDC
I am deeply disturbed by the reports I am reading from the Sununu Youth Detention Center in Manchester, and it is long past time for federal authorities to step in and address the appalling lack of oversight and accountability by the relevant state agencies overseeing the facility and its staff.
Gutting Shipyard union puts our national security at risk
The Trump administration has terminated union contracts with two unions at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The administration says they are cutting the legs out from under federal workers and denying them the right to union representation in the interest of national security, but this couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Alana Schaeffer, president of the Portsmouth Metal Trades Council, whose union is currently shielded by a court injunction, knows the true story: this action hurts national security. As Schaeffer put it: “our workers don’t know if they’re going to wake up tomorrow and they’re going to have also lost their rights.” That level of instability and uncertainty impacts job performance and workplace safety.
More for your Dollar: The Future of Market Basket
Market Basket, under Artie T.’s leadership, worked to balance shareholder profits with fair working conditions for its employees and low prices and high quality for customers.
These types of large, community-oriented businesses are rare in today’s digital-first economy. I am deeply concerned that the ouster of Artie T. portends a shift in Market Basket’s priorities towards a strategy that maximizes corporate profits at the expense of workers and customers.
Video: Why are our property taxes so high?
On Tax Day, I gave testimony at the NH State House about how NH residents are being crushed by property taxes. Even renters see this burden reflected in their rent, which is rising faster than their income can keep up with.
Unfortunately, Granite Staters don’t have the partners we need at the State House or in Congress. We deserve so much better. Watch my testimony, and my reaction afterwards.
Video: Housing champions
Almost every single day since I launched this campaign, I've heard the same thing from families with young kids, college students, and older people: “We love this state, but we’re not sure we can afford to stay.” Even if this is not your story, the housing crisis hurts all of us. As someone hoping to be your next representative in Congress, I want you to know not only how we got to this point — but exactly what I’ll fight for in order to turn things around.
UNRIG Washington: Fight corruption
People are exhausted by bad policy and the feeling that our political system is rigged. That no matter who you vote for, the same donors win, the same insiders profit, and nothing really changes for families working to make ends meet. This is why I've joined the End Citizens United "Unrig Washington" pledge — a public commitment to do this differently.
Guest Post: Zoey Wilson - UNH and Durham turn out for Carleigh
We are so pleased to report that Coffee with Carleigh at the Freedom Café was a HUGE success! Both familiar faces and new friends from the Durham/UNH community joined us in our Café takeover in the early afternoon to talk politics and possibilities. What was so encouraging was that all of these people from all different backgrounds came together because they each possessed one common belief: more of the same won’t fix this.
Op-Ed: Why should NH be first? It works.
New Hampshire isn’t perfect, and our primary won’t fix what’s broken in American politics by itself. But the qualities this state demands of its candidates — patience, humility, the willingness to stand in a room full of people who disagree with you — aren’t quaint traditions. They’re exactly what’s missing from national politics right now, and why New Hampshire should retain its first-in-the-nation primary.
Video: Peace Makes Us Safe
There is a profound misconception amongst our elected leaders that military might makes the people in our country and around the world safe, but while a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget and a massive stockpile of nuclear weapons may make the United States strong, it does not make us safe.
That’s why I vow to always stand for peace by fighting to restore Donald Trump’s cuts of USAID, demanding we re-enter international treaties to reduce the global stockpile of nuclear weapons, and introducing legislation to strip Donald Trump (or any US President) from sole authority to launch a nuclear strike.
Through my Daughter’s Eyes
My seven-(and three quarters!)-year-old daughter, Siralina, joined me for a couple stops on the campaign trail yesterday, and having her by my side helped me see this campaign in a new light. Yes, we face daunting challenges and this is a dangerous moment for our country and the world, but there is also a joy in connecting with so many people and the opportunity to learn and grow each day is a true gift.
Interview: The New Hampshire Digital (UNH Campus Newspaper)
I sat down with Delaney Nickerson at The New Hampshire, the campus newspaper for the University of New Hampshire to talk about my campaign and our gathering at noon on April 12th at the Freedom Cafe in Durham.
Keep Smiling
I smile because amid the chaos, dysfunction, and very real suffering all around us, wonderful things are happening every day. People are coming together to fight for a better world. They are praying, singing, marching, and speaking out.
Interview: Beriont running for Congress touting local political experience
Carleigh sat down with Gabriel Perry of The Laconia Daily Sun to talk about her campaign for Congress. She was proud to announce the endorsement of Gilmanton State Rep. David Nagel, who said he’s endorsing her because “No. 1, she’s smart. No. 2, she’s energetic and No. 3., she’s very civic-minded. I’m very impressed with her.”