Frank Sapareto to Launch NH Senate Bid

State Rep. Frank Sapareto will kick off his campaign for state Senate District 19 on May 28.

Sapareto, a Republican from Derry who previously served a term in the New Hampshire Senate, will make it official at Halligan Tavern in Derry.

Ahead of the event, Sapareto said he was running because constituents' values are being neglected at the Statehouse.

"I do not believe we have a divide within our district's party, but rather conservative distinctions," he says on his campaign website. "My voting record is evidence that I have never wavered in my pursuit of conservative solutions to real New Hampshire problems."

District 19 represents Derry, Hampstead and Windham.

Interest in the seat has spiked since Sen. Jim Rausch, R-Derry, announced he would not run for re-election. Other Republicans having announced: Jim Foley of Derry and Rep. Regina Birdsell of Hampstead.