Douglas A. Ley (July 3, 1958 – June 10, 2021) was an American educator and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Cheshire District 9 from 2013 to 2021, as a member of the Democratic Party. During his tenure in the state house he served as Majority Leader from 2018 to 2020.
Doug Ley | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office December 5, 2018 – December 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Hinch |
| Succeeded by | Jason Osborne |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Cheshire 9th district | |
| In office December 2012 – June 10, 2021 Serving with Richard Ames (2013–2021) | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Maneval |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1958 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 62) Jaffrey, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Gettysburg College (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA, PhD) |
Early life and education
editDouglas Ley was born in Long Island, New York and grew up in Valley Stream, New York, and Newtown, Connecticut. Ley graduated from Newtown High School. He graduated from Gettysburg College in 1980, with a bachelor's degree in history. He graduated from with a master's degree in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1983, and with a Ph.D. in history in 1990. He became a history professor at Franklin Pierce University in 1991. He served as president of his local American Federation of Teachers union from 2013 to 2021, and as president of the state American Federation of Teachers. He married Mary, with whom he had two children.[1][2][3][4][5]
New Hampshire House of Representatives
editElections
editIn 2012, Ley ran for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Cheshire District 9 with the Democratic nomination and won in the general election alongside Richard Ames out of four candidates.[6][7] Ley and Ames won reelection in the 2014 election out of four candidates in the general election.[8][9] They won reelection in the 2016 election out of four candidates in the general election.[10][11] They won reelection in the 2018 election out of three candidates.[12][13] Ley and Ames won reelection in the 2020 election out of four candidates in the general election.[14][15]
Tenure
editDuring Ley's tenure he served on the Labor committee from 2013 to 2018.[5] He defeated Representative Dick Hinch in the vote to become Majority Leader of the state house by a vote of 237 to 152 in 2018.[16] He served as Majority Leader from 2018 to 2020.[2][5]
Death
editLey was hospitalized in May 2021, after cancer spread to his liver. Ley died on June 10, 2021, at the age of 62 at his home in Jaffrey, and was the third member of the state house to have died in the 2021-2022 session of the state house after Speaker Hinch and Representative David Danielson.[2][4]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames | 685 | 54.06% | ||
| Democratic | Douglas Ley | 582 | 45.94% | ||
| Total votes | 1,267 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames | 2,507 | 30.65% | ||
| Democratic | Douglas Ley | 2,364 | 28.90% | ||
| Republican | Charlie Moore | 1,758 | 21.49% | ||
| Republican | Raymond J. Desmarais | 1,542 | 18.85% | ||
| Independent | Write-ins | 8 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 8,179 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 340 | 53.88% | −0.18% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 287 | 45.48% | −0.46% | |
| Democratic | Roger Creekmore | 3 | 0.48% | +0.48% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 1 | 0.16% | +0.16% | |
| Total votes | 631 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 1,806 | 29.73% | −0.92% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 1,713 | 28.20% | −0.70% | |
| Republican | Robert Bussiere | 1,293 | 21.29% | ||
| Republican | Roger Creekmore | 1,262 | 20.78% | ||
| Total votes | 6,074 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 610 | 54.46% | +0.58% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 507 | 45.27% | −0.21% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 3 | 0.27% | +0.11% | |
| Total votes | 1,120 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 2,424 | 30.22% | +0.49% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 2,199 | 27.41% | −0.79% | |
| Republican | Roger Creekmore | 1,699 | 21.18% | +0.40% | |
| Republican | Christopher Mazerall | 1,699 | 21.18% | ||
| Independent | Write-ins | 1 | 0.01% | +0.01% | |
| Total votes | 8,022 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 948 | 54.89% | +0.43% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 771 | 44.64% | −0.63% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 6 | 0.35% | +0.08% | |
| Democratic | Christopher Mazerall | 2 | 0.12% | +0.12% | |
| Total votes | 1,727 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 2,255 | 38.53% | +8.31% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 2,096 | 35.81% | +8.40% | |
| Republican | Christopher Mazerall | 1,498 | 25.59% | +4.41 | |
| Independent | Write-ins | 4 | 0.07% | +0.06% | |
| Total votes | 5,853 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 1,122 | 50.13% | −4.76% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 1,111 | 49.64% | +5.00% | |
| Democratic | Rita Mattson | 2 | 0.09% | +0.09% | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 2 | 0.09% | −0.26% | |
| Democratic | Leo Plante | 1 | 0.04% | +0.04% | |
| Total votes | 2,238 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Ames (incumbent) | 2,651 | 29.50% | −9.03% | |
| Democratic | Douglas Ley (incumbent) | 2,475 | 27.55% | −8.26% | |
| Republican | Rita Mattson | 1,964 | 25.59% | ||
| Republican | Leo Plante | 1,894 | 25.59% | ||
| Independent | Write-ins | 1 | 0.01% | −0.06% | |
| Total votes | 8,985 | 100.00% | |||
References
edit- ^ Douglas Ley-obituary
- ^ a b c "Former NH House Majority Leader, five-term state Rep. Douglas Ley dies at 62". WMUR-TV. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021.
- ^ "Questionnaire: Douglas A. Ley, NH House, Cheshire District 9". Sentinel Source. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jaffrey Rep. Douglas Ley, former N.H. House majority leader, dies". Sentinel Source. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Jaffrey Rep. Douglas Ley, former N.H. House majority leader, dies". New Hampshire House of Representatives. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "2012 primary results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "2012 election results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "2014 primary results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "2014 election results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "2016 primary results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "2016 election results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "2018 primary results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "2018 election results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "2020 primary results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- ^ "2020 election results". New Hampshire Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Jaffrey Democrat picked as Majority Leader in the state House of Representatives". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021.