The Granite Discourse

Bronwyn Sims is the NH State Chapter Leader for the Walk Away movement. An organization of former Democrats that encourages voters to walk away from the Democrat Party. She is a volunteer for the NH State GOP, Cheshire County Republican Women’s group and the Keene City Republicans. She worked on the Vivek Ramaswamy Campaign in 2022 and the Trump Campaign. You can read her work on her substack at h...

Calvin Beaulier is a NH State Representative for Grafton County district 1. He is serving his first term and is an attorney and a real estate broker who also serves on the housing committee. You can find out more about Calvin at his website https://electcalvin.com/

Mike Ter Maat is a retired economist and 2024 Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party. He was in New Hampshire recently to recruiting for the NH chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus. You can find more information at https://rlc.org/

Evie Ullman is an LGB and women's rights advocate. She is also the Massachusetts State Coordinator for D.I.A.G., Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender. She also covers the New England states. You can find more information at https://www.di-ag.org/

Kristin Noble is a NH state rep currently serving her 2nd term for Hillsborough County District 2. She is the vice chair for Education Policy and Administration committee and was named the NH Liberty Alliance 2025 legislator of the year. You can find out more about her at https://kristinnoble.com/

Ann Marie Banfield is an education policy analyst and parental rights advocate based out of NH. You can read her work at https://granitegrok.com/author/ambanfield and contact her at banfieldannmarie@gmail.com

Michael Granger is a New Hampshire state representative for Strafford County District 2. He was the primary sponsor for HB 649, a bill to repeal state inspection stickers for motor vehicles which was signed into law by the governor in 2025. You can find more info about him at his website https://granger4nh.com/

Stephen Scaer A.K.A. Sidewalk Steve is a former state Senate candidate and is an activist that is out on the sidewalks of New Hampshire fighting the medicalization of gender-confused children. You can find out more info about him and his work on his website www.sidewalksteve.org.

Chris Bright is a West Point graduate, decorated Army veteran, and successful entrepreneur. He is currently running for Congress in NH CD-1. You can find more about him on his website at https://www.chrisbright.org/

Katy Peternel is a NH state representative for Carroll County district 6. She is serving her second term as a state rep and is the clerk for the Judiciary Committee. We talked about her life before politics, home schooling her children, and how she ended up running to be a state representative.

Brian Cole is a New Hampshire state representative for Hillsborough County District 26. He is currently serving his 2nd term in the Statehouse. He is a member of the Ways and Means committee and the Vice Chair of the Housing committee. We talked about his career as an entrepreneur, his life in public service over the years, and his upcoming bid for US Congress in New Hampshire's First Congress...

Eric Brakey is a former Maine state senator and is currently the executive director of The Free State Project, an organization with a mission to get 20,000 libertarian-minded individuals to relocate to NH to promote liberty. You can find out more at https://www.fsp.org/

Brian Labrie is a NH state representative for Hillsborough County district 2. He is also a member of the Committee on Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services. This is his first term as a NH state rep. We sat down and talked about his experience as an entrepreneur and his move towards civic service. You can find his website at https://brianlabrie.com/

Matt Drew is a New Hampshire state representative for Hillsborough County district 19 and is the clerk for the health, humans services, and elderly affairs committee. We talked about his journey from becoming a Free Stater to becoming a state representative as well as a wide ranging conversation about NH politics, global politics and crypto. You can find him at https://mdrew4nh.org/

Tom Mannion is a New Hampshire State Representative and a veteran. He is an advocate for "Defend the Guard Act" which aims to restrict the deployment of the National Guard to combat scenarios without a formal declaration of war by Congress. We sat down and talked about a slew of things from local issues, federal issues, and the experiences he has had that got him to where he is today. Yo...

Michael McEleney and Andy Schaalman from Citizens DOGE and Brett Williams from Carroll County NH GOP sat down and talked about obstacles their organizations face when it comes to rallying voters, what the average person can do in their community to hold their local governments accountable, and the success Citizens DOGE has had so far. www.citizensdoge.com https://carrollcountyrepublicans.org/carro...

Steven Kesselring is a New Hampshire state representative and an entrepreneur. He represents Hillsborough county district 18. He sat down to talk about his experience as a first term state rep, and what he has learned in the process, as well as his life as an entrepreneur You can find more info about him at his website https://www.stevenkesselring.com

New Hampshire state representative Mike Belcher represents Carroll County district 4. He came on and talked about current issues we face in NH, as well as his philosophical views that guide him.

Glenn Cordelli is a New Hampshire state representative for Carroll County District 7. He is currently serving his 7th term and is chairman of the Education Policy and Administration committee. You can find more info about him at https://glenncordelli.org/