Don Hamann

"I care about the City of Rochester and want to be a part of its future. I am concerned about the downtown revitalization, our infrastructure, and our 1st responder needs." - 2019 Foster's Questionnaire

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Don Hamann

Meet the Candidate Video

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"𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼, 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗺ann, and I'm running for Council Ward 5 Seat B, and I'm asking for your vote.

I am 74 years of age, been married 52 years to my beautiful wife Christine. I have two sons, two grandchildren, and a lifelong resident of Rochester.

I have a degree associates degree in management from Franklin Pierce University, and I'm a retired manufacturing engineer from Pratton Whitney.

I've been a past lay director of New Hampshire Casino. I'm a member of the Holy Rosary Parish, and I'm past president of the parish council. I have served on the waste council at dees Strafford planning Strafford regional planning commission, ward four clerk, city council ward 4 from 2014 to 2018, city council from 2020 to the president ward 5 CP. I've served on many committees including safety, public works, finance, codes and ordinances, planning board, CIP, and joint building committee under the leadership of Mayor Paul Callaghan.

The city has been a leader in the state of New Hampshire moving forward with affordable housing, job creation, and keeping Rochester a friendly a business friendly as attested to by Brian Gotautle and of the New Hampshire Economics and Labor Market Bureau.

I'm running for council to continue serving the citizens of Rochester and and constituents of W five. I want to continue to move Rochester in a positive direction, just as Mayor Callaghan has led us in these past four years to grow our downtown, attract new businesses, build new housing, and serve move the development of the Ridge Marketplace forward with phase two and beyond.

Rochester has many challenges coming and many great opportunities, and I would like to keep those things moving. Working together, we can keep Rochester growing and make it an even better place to live and work."

Notes:

The Public Information and Community Engagement Office for the City of Rochester is pleased to announce that the Meet the Candidates video series is now available for viewing ahead of the upcoming Municipal Election.

The nonpartisan series introduces voters to candidates for Mayor, City Council, School Board, and Police Commission. Each candidate was given up to three minutes to speak directly to voters, share their priorities, and present their personal message.

To ensure fairness and transparency, all videos were recorded live in a single take, without edits, hosts, or predetermined questions.

The views and opinions expressed in the following video are those of the candidate and do not necessarily reflect the views of the City of Rochester, its elected officials or staff. The content is presented as part of a public information effort to provide equal opportunity for all candidates to address the community.

Transcript was taken directly from the GovTV website closed captioning. AI added bold/italic fonts for emphasis and separated paragraphs where appropriate.