21 Facts About Raymond Buckley

Raymond "Ray" Buckley was born on 1959 and is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire who currently serves as chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

Raymond Buckley is a member of the New Hampshire delegation to the Democratic National Committee, and served as the chairman of the eastern region of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2009.

Raymond Buckley has been director of the NH Democratic Senate Caucus, and from 1998 to 2007 served as the City Democratic Chair for Manchester.

Raymond Buckley was reelected state chair in 2009,2011,2013,2015,2017,2019, and 2021.

Raymond Buckley served 8 terms as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represented southern Manchester, and served as Party Whip in that body.

Raymond Buckley was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire in 1988,1996,2000,2004 and 2008.

Raymond Buckley served as the vice chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party from 1999 to March 2007, when he was elected as chair.

Raymond Buckley was elected to the New Hampshire Democratic State Committee at the age of 18, and was elected treasurer of that body by the age of 21.

Raymond Buckley successfully sponsored over 150 bills into law, including a 1999 repeal of the state's ban on adoption by homosexual couples, a repeal of state taxes on hospitals, and anti-bullying legislation.

Raymond Buckley is credited with leading his party to prominence in New Hampshire, a former Republican stronghold, although he has been chastised for controversial fundraising efforts that have led to that rise.

Raymond Buckley left the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2004 to run for the Executive Council of New Hampshire against incumbent Ray Wieczorek.

Raymond Buckley lost the election, but was immediately hired as the Executive Director of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Raymond Buckley is a prominent member of the state Gay Marriage Commission, attempting to reach a bi-partisan agreement on a hot-button issue.

Raymond Buckley was the frontrunner to become the chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party in 2007.

Vaillancourt and Raymond Buckley had been friends since 1983, and housemates until 1999, when Vaillancourt evicted Raymond Buckley for unknown reasons.

Raymond Buckley promptly resumed his campaign to chair the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

Shortly after this, a video surfaced on YouTube, which showed a much younger Raymond Buckley using inappropriate language.

Raymond Buckley ultimately defeated his challenger, state representative Betty Hall, receiving 109 votes to Hall's 17.

Raymond Buckley was born in Keene, New Hampshire in 1959, and is the eldest of nine siblings and half-siblings.

Raymond Buckley's parents moved frequently to find work, and Raymond had attended a different school for each grade through the ninth.

Raymond Buckley planned to go to college upon graduating high school, but lacking the finances, he accepted a job offer to work for then State Democratic Chair Joanne Symons.