Preceded by Thomas Coluontuno Role Politician | Name Raymond Wieczorek Succeeded by Chris Pappas | |
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Residence Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | ||
Raymond Wieczorek On The 2012 NH Primary
Raymond J Wieczorek (born December 9, 1928) is an American Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire, most recently representing District 4 in the New Hampshire Executive Council until 2012.
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Career
Wieczorek was the director and president of the Manchester Scholarship Foundation between 1973 and 1976. He became commissioner of the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority in 1984, and was its chairman from 1986 to 1989.
He served five terms as mayor of Manchester in the 1990s. In won his first term in 1989 when he defeated incumbent Democrat Emile Beaulieu, who was seeking re-election.
Wieczorek was defeated in the 1999 election by his Democrat challenger, Robert A. Baines.
Wieczorek ran for Council to replace Republican Thomas Coluontuno, who had resigned after being appointed United States Attorney for New Hampshire. Wieczorek defeated the Democratic nominee, state Rep. John Kacavas, and was elected to the Council in 2002.
He is best known for this quote regarding an article about the defunding of Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire. When asked if the contract could exclude the issuance of condoms, he said that he does not believe the state should subsidize contraception. "If they want to have a good time, why not let them pay for it?"
Personal life
Wieczorek is a Korean War veteran, a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and owner of the Wieczorek Insurance Agency. He resides in Manchester, where he has lived since 1958. His wife Susan died in 2008.
In 2001, Wieczorek was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University).