My name is Mike Cryans, and I am running to be your District 2 Executive Councilor.  From 2019 to 2021, I served in the Democratic majority on the Executive Council.  Prior to that, I was a Grafton County Commissioner for 19 years.  My work life helped me as a Councilor, as I was a teacher, banker, and Executive Director of a substance misuse center with a 24-hour crisis hotline. 

My time on the Council was during the peak of COVID-19.  Many calls, texts, and emails were from people needing help to get unemployment benefits or trying to keep their business going with various loan programs.  Claims that went through Employment Security increased from 4,000 to 118,000, and there was a lot of suffering and hardship.  We should continue to accept federal funds to help us get back to pre-pandemic health.

A major issue in 2023 will be nominating a new New Hampshire Supreme Court justice.  I played a strong role in rejecting Governor Sununu’s nominee for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a staunch anti-abortion justice.  I’ll always fight for a woman’s right to choose, because we are a pro-choice state.  It’s time to bring back a pro-choice Democratic majority to the Executive Council.

Constituent service is still my most important priority, and I have personally visited all 81 towns in our district.  I will work hard each and every day to represent the 270,000 residents of District 2, and I’ll be your voice in Concord.

I’m running for you, in District 2!