Ayotte's campaign field boss named NHGOP executive director
Feb. 4—The field director of Gov. Kelly Ayotte's 2024 campaign is taking over the staffing reins of the New Hampshire Republican Party
Jimmy Thompson of Dover is the new executive director for the Republican State Committee and will serve under Derry's Jim MacEachern, who was recently elected chairman of the party.
Last year, Thompson was Ayotte's director of field operations and credited with building a ground game that contributed to Ayotte's 9-point victory over Democratic nominee and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig.
"Jimmy's grassroots experience and organizational leadership skills are going to be a great asset to the NHGOP," MacEachern said in a statement. "He'll be ready to go on day one, continuing our mission of party unity and electing Republicans up and down the ticket."
Thompson's other campaign work in the past has been as a senior political advisor to retired Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc of Stratham, who won the 2022 U.S. Senate Republican primary before losing to Sen. Maggie Hassan.
He also did field work in 2020 for both GOP congressional candidate Lynne Blankenbeker of Concord in the 2nd Congressional District and state Senate candidate Lou Gargiulo of Hampton Falls.
"Jimmy Thompson will continue the important work of building out the statewide grassroots operation that led to victories across the state in 2024 — Governor Ayotte looks forward to partnering with the Republican majorities in Concord to deliver for all of New Hampshire," said John Corbett, who managed Ayotte's campaign last fall and is now a senior adviser to the governor.
"When it's time for Granite Staters to head back to the ballot box, we'll work hard, knock doors, and win."
For the past four years, Thompson has run Forza Strategies LLC, a public relations and communications firm.
He's a University of New Hampshire graduate with a degree in political science and government.
Last month, MacEachern easily defeated radio talk show host Keith Hanson of Tilton to become chairman and replace Chris Ager of Amherst, who decided not to seek another two-year term.
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