More than 100 Proud Townies came out last night to help us kick off our campaign!

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Fosters Daily Democrat: “Emmett Soldati kicks off NH Executive Council campaign”

“Soldati told the crowd that he spent most of his youth letting others put down his town but then he spent the last 10 years as a small business owner listening to members of his community come together around shared values, “when we start to tell our own story in a community,” says Soldati, “it pays economic and political dividends.” When topics turned to why he’s running for Executive Council, Soldati highlighted the opioid crisis, infrastructure, and reproductive justice.”

Read full article here: https://www.fosters.com/news/20200220/emmett-soldati-kicks-off-nh-executive-council-campaign

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Keene Sentinel: “Somersworth businessman launches ‘proud townie’ Executive Council bid”

““I’m running to represent these communities — property poor, adversely affected by isolation and substance-use, queer, different, economically struggling — to help transform them into something bigger,” Soldati said in the release. “The best weapon to fight isolation is to connect people back to their communities locally.”

Read full article here: https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/somersworth-businessman-launches-proud-townie-executive-council-bid/article_8336af0f-8a39-5a09-a1e8-9a4db83c6775.html

Check out a few photos from the event on Instagram (photos by Will Zimmerman):