Please join me in supporting John Coughlin for Hillsborough County Attorney

Governor Chris SununuGovernor
John Coughlin for County Attorney

Hi. This is Governor Chris Sununu to let you know I’m supporting John Coughlin for Hillsborough county attorney.

John has forty years of legal experience as an attorney in private and military practice, a New Hampshire state judge, a Human Rights Commissioner and a prosecutor.

Hillsborough County needs proven competent leadership to ensure citizens are safe and can get equal justice. Please join me in supporting John Coughlin for Hillsborough County Attorney in the Republican Primary on Tuesday September 8th.

I have always found [John Coughlin] to be capable, knowledgeable, and dedicated to the rule of law.

Dennis HoganFormer County Attorney
John Coughlin for County Attorney

 John Coughlin, Republican Candidate for Hillsborough County Attorney, is pleased to announce that Dennis Hogan, the prior Republican County Attorney, is endorsing him for the office. Attorney Hogan was first elected to the position in 2010 and proceeded to serve three terms. Mr. Hogan has decided not to seek election as Hillsborough County Attorney in 2020 and will focus on the private practice of law in the Nashua Area instead.

In making his announcement to support John Coughlin, Attorney Hogan stated: “I have known Attorney Coughlin as both a fellow lawyer and a circuit court judge. I have always found him to be capable, knowledgeable and dedicated to the rule of law. The residents of Hillsborough County and the Office of County Attorney itself need new leadership that will restore confidence in the pursuit of justice. John’s experience as a Judge Advocate General (JAG), Judge in the District and Circuit Court Systems, Member and Chairman of the New Hampshire Human Rights Commission and private attorney have well prepared him to serve in this important office. Attorney Coughlin has the respect of law enforcement, the defense bar and our fellow citizens. I am confident that he will provide the necessary and much needed communication and cooperation with the police and the Sheriff’s Office. I am proud to support him for Hillsborough County Attorney.”

The current Hillsborough County Attorney is Democrat Michael Conlon, under whose management the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has assumed control of Hillsborough County prosecutions.

I have had the privilege of knowing John Coughlin…as a devoted family man, capable attorney, and devoted public servant

Wayne MacDonaldFormer NH GOP Chairman
John Coughlin for County Attorney

John Coughlin, Republican Candidate for Hillsborough County Attorney, is pleased to announce the endorsement of his candidacy by former NHGOP Chairman Wayne MacDonald. In endorsing John Coughlin, MacDonald stated:

“I have had the privilege of knowing John Coughlin for well for over twenty years. I have seen him in his capacity as a devoted family man, capable attorney, and devoted public servant. As a former Chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party, I am especially grateful for the generosity he and his family have shown to Republicans throughout the Granite State and in Hillsborough County, in particular. During the decades I have known John, he has helped our candidates financially and by hitting the campaign trail on their behalf. His professional background and his devotion to the Republican cause and its candidates make him the perfect GOP choice for Hillsborough County Attorney, so that an end to the incompetent reign of the Democrat incumbent can be achieved.”

It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse John J. Coughlin for Hillsborough County Attorney

Gary LambertNH Senator (R-Nashua)
John Coughlin for County Attorney

It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse John J. Coughlin for Hillsborough County Attorney. I met John when we were both deployed to Iraq. As a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps I was the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate and sometimes the Staff Judge Advocate for the Multi-National Force-Iraq (the senior military lawyer in Iraq).

As part of my duties, I served as the President of the Combined Review and Release Board, consisting of high Iraqi and Coalition officials who reviewed and made recommendations regarding detainees held by US and Coalition Forces. I assigned John (Major Coughlin) to be our legal advisor to the Board. John and I made many convoy trips into and around Baghdad, under dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. I knew that I could always count on John as a former Marine and current Army Officer in any situation, including reviewing our cases and providing cogent, relevant and fair legal advice to the Board as he applied the “Rule of Law” to each and every case. As a former NH State Senator (District 13) and retired Colonel USMC, I endorse John J. Coughlin for Hillsborough County Attorney.

Good news for county: John Coughlin seeks his old job

NH Union LeaderLocal News
John Coughlin for County Attorney

Here is some good news for the citizens and voters of Hillsborough County: John Coughlin wishes to again serve as county attorney.

It is an office that clearly needs an experienced leader capable of restoring this important cog in the wheel of justice. This is especially so in regards to criminal cases. The latter were so badly handled by the inexperienced incumbent that the New Hampshire attorney general had to take temporary charge of the office. That wasted time and money.

That won’t be the case if John Coughlin is elected. And he not only has his tenure in that office to recommend him. Coughlin has just retired after serving for 16 years as a circuit court (formerly district court) judge. Add to that his multiple tours of military service in Iraq and a more compelling resume is hard to imagine.

It is also in sharp contrast to Coughlin’s opponent in the Republican primary this September 8.

Atty. Daniel Hynes has had his criminal record for extortion annulled but the fact of it remains. So too does the one-year suspension from the state bar that the state Supreme Court saw fit to apply in the wake of his conviction.

John Coughlin is far and away the better choice for voters, in September and then in November’s general election.

He has my wholehearted support!

John StephenLocal News
John Coughlin for County Attorney

As a former Assistant Hillsborough County Attorney, Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Safety, I know first-hand that John Coughlin has the qualifications, character and experience to lead the County Attorney’s Office during these unprecedented times.

I have known John Coughlin for many years and am confident he will be a County Attorney whom every resident of Hillsborough County will be proud of. He has my wholehearted support!

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