PRESS
RELEASE
from
Romney
for President
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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CONTACT: Romney Press Office
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November 28, 2011
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NH SHERIFFS DOWNING, WIGGIN AND PROZZO ENDORSE MITT ROMNEY
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today
announced the endorsements of New Hampshire Sheriffs Mike Downing
(R-Rockingham County), Craig Wiggin (R-Belknap County), and Michael
Prozzo (R-Sullivan County). They join Sheriffs Scott Hilliard
(R-Merrimack County) and Douglas Dutile (R-Grafton County) in
supporting Governor Romney.
“I am proud to have earned the endorsements of these outstanding New
Hampshire sheriffs,”
said Mitt Romney. “I am grateful for their support and am pleased that
they have joined my campaign to shrink government, cut taxes for the
middle class and create jobs.”
“For
three years, President Obama has failed to turn around our struggling
economy. We have seen an increase in evictions and foreclosures. People
need jobs, real jobs, to pay their rent and mortgages. Those that are
released after being incarcerated have an even harder time finding
employment and reintegrating into society. The cycle has to stop
and
people need results not empty promises,” said Sheriff Downing. “Mitt
Romney has spent 25 years in the private sector balancing budgets,
growing companies and creating jobs. He understands how our economy
works and how to get our country back on track. Mitt has the
experience, knowledge and skills required to lead our country and to
defeat President Obama in 2012.”
Background
Sheriffs Mike Downing, Craig Wiggins and Michael Prozzo:
Mike Downing Was Elected Rockingham
County Sheriff In 2010. He
previously served in the New Hampshire State Senate from 2006-2010.
Downing also served three terms in the New Hampshire House from
1996-2002 where he was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee
and the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee. Mike is a
veteran of the Army 82nd Airborne Division; served as a member of the
New Hampshire State Police and the Town of Salem Police Department; and
is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Salem Haven nursing
home and Silverthorne Adult Day Care.
Craig Wiggin Was First Appointed
Belknap County Sheriff In 2007 After The Retirement Of The Previous
Sheriff. He was elected in 2008 and reelected in 2010. Sheriff
Wiggin attended the 61st
NH Police Training Academy Class and became a full-time police officer
in Laconia in 1982. He joined the NH State Police as a Trooper in 1984,
where he served for the next 21 years. During his State Police
career,
he had many different assignments, including Field Training Officer, a
member of the Motorcycle and Special Enforcement Units, and
Detective.
He was a Detective for 9 years, including assignments as a lead
investigator and Sergeant with the Major Crime Unit. He was promoted
through the command ranks of the State Police, eventually completing
his career in 2005 at the rank of Major, responsible for the Field
Operations Bureau.
Michael Prozzo Was First Elected
Sullivan County Sheriff In 1994. He
was reelected in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. He
previously served as the chief of Claremont’s police department from
1988-1994.
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