603 Forward: the Campaign to Elect Young Democrats

On June 30, 2008 the New Hampshire Young Democrats officially unveiled the "603 Forward" campaign. A major focus of "603 Forward: The Campaign to Elect Young Democrats" will be supporting the campaigns of members of the NH Youth Candidate Caucus or NHYCC. The NHYCC is made of members of the NH Young Democrats who are running for State Representative in 2008.

NHYD President and Chair Garth Corriveau introduced some of the 31 NHYCC members at a press conference announcing 603 Forward. "(The) NHYD is committed to bringing fresh, new perspectives and judgment to our state government in 2009 and that starts with electing Young Democrats to office this November. No generation has more at stake in this election than New Hampshire's young adults," said Corriveau. "Over the last several elections, young adults have become a crucial voting bloc in New Hampshire."

The Democratic Party has seen growing turnout over the last several elections and the young members of our party that have played a major role in the new energy and excitement around the Democratic Party. The 31 young Democrats running for State Representative are the most to run in recent memory and far more than the "handful" of young Republican candidates. Meanwhile, young adults made history in the 2008 "First-in-the-Nation" New Hampshire Primary comprising over 16% of the electorate, which was a larger percentage of the vote than senior citizens for the first time.