Pembroke NH Democrats
Announcements & Events
Pembroke Democrats Monthly Meetings – 3rd Wednesdays / Pembroke Library / 5:30p
- September 8th: [VOTE] Primary – Our Pembroke House Representative Candidates are (both) Mariana Beer, and Ken Nivison! *There is a third filing that is not a Democrat, and does not have representation of our community as their goal, our TWO candidates are above.
- September 16th: Monthly Democratic Meeting – Election being held for Treasurer! Additionally, briefing on coordinated campaign, and General efforts, as well as mini-van training!
- September 17th: at Pembroke Library. Steve Marchand Joins us, for an informative talk, 5:30 – 7p, about the politics of NH, related analytics, and insight into our furture. You can view his substack HERE
- October 4th: Candidate Forum, 1:30p – 3:30p, with Pembroke and Allenstown, Merrimack and Executive Committee Candidates, come hear who’s running in your community!
- October 24th: Rural Meet & Greet, 1p – 4p, meet candidates across five local communities, executive committee, Merrimack, and Special Guests, join us for this lightly catered event, available limited menu, bartender on staff, RSVP only ticketed Event, details pending.
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We strive to...
- Help people understand what local representatives responsibilities are and what they’re doing (or not doing) for you, and to share knowledge about what is happening with the NH budget, and our local economic concerns.
- Work hard to bring our neighbors together, in understanding and working towards improving our community, through efforts in electing better leadership.
- Find skilled and driven representatives to assist and support for 2026 local runs, and 2028, and to bring resources, engagement, and awareness, to all those interested and able to represent our party at any level. And those interested in protecting and developing the values we seek to provide our constituents.
Your Pembroke NH Democratic Committee
Kelly Studebaker
Serves as Chair, working towards trying to provide information, resources, and engagement to those interested in the party, recruiting talented potential representatives, and assisting in the growth and establishment of our town committee.
As an Airforce “brat” Kelly lived across many states in the US and had a lower middle-class, diverse, and educational upbringing full of music, literature, gardening, and nature. Currently she works for DHHS for NH State, and is a Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), serving in Afghanistan 2002/2003. Her passions are Labor Rights and Human Rights, including employee and social benefits, choice, due process, and equality. You’ll find her meandering national forests, camping, hiking, kayaking, swimming, reading, and writing.
Safiya Wazir
Serves as Vice-Chair, focusing on efforts regarding immigration support, Stronger Together collaboration, and belongs to the Progressive Caucus.
Safiya has been a Pembroke NH resident since 2023, after moving here from Concord with her husband and their three children. She previously served two terms as a State Representative for Concord Ward 8. She is a strong advocate for families in the Granite State and strives to help as much as she can. Now, she is eager to engage with her new community and learn from all of you. Her goal is to help elect more Democrats from the ground up.
Serves as Secretary, and also as Secretary on the Democratic Latino Caucus, is a member of the Pembroke’s Budget Committee, and is Vice-President of a new Arts-Focused non-profit.
Candidate for Representative for the NH House of Representatives! See more HERE!
Mariana has been a resident of Pembroke since 2017. She is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University and currently works as Dir. of Operations for a small family company. She enjoys kayaking, painting, attempts at gardening, culinary challenges with the grill, and Dungeons and Dragons. She lives with her wife Vivian and together they have a pet parrot named Carmen Bandana-Pants and a pet duck with a curious name.
Members At-Large
Susan Seidner, and Clint Hanson
Acknowledgement
Joy Barker, Dave Doherty, Marie Straiton, and Dianne Schuette
