American politician and current Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
For the Australian politician, see Ray Buckley (Australian politician).
Ray Buckley
Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office March 25, 2007
Preceded by
Kathy Sullivan
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the 44th Hillsborough district
In office 1986–2004
Preceded by
Nancy Bridgewater
Succeeded by
Betsi DeVries
Personal details
Born
1959 (age 64–65)
Political party
Democratic
Raymond "Ray" Buckley (born 1959) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire who currently serves as chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. Buckley previously served as President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, and as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee. On December 21, 2016 he announced his candidacy to be Chair of the DNC in its chairmanship election.[1] He withdrew his candidacy February 18, 2017.[2]
He is a member of the New Hampshire delegation to the Democratic National Committee,[3] and served as the chairman of the eastern region of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2009.[4] He has also been director of the NH Democratic Senate Caucus,[citation needed] and from 1998 to 2007 served as the City Democratic Chair for Manchester.[5] As of March 25, 2007 he is the state chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.[6] Buckley was reelected state chair in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021.
Buckley served 8 terms (1986–2004) as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he represented southern Manchester, and served as Party Whip in that body.[7] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire in 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.[8] He served as the vice chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party from 1999 to March 2007, when he was elected as chair.[9]
^Johnson, Chris (February 22, 2016). "Buoyed by Dem wins in N.H., Buckley seeks DNC chair post". The Washington Blade. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
^"Buckley shakes up DNC race with Ellison endorsement". Politico. February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^New Hampshire Democratic National Committee Members
^"Federal News Radio". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^NHDP Town Chairs
^Wickham, Shawne K., "Democrats pick Buckley as chairman", Manchester Union Leader, Mar. 25, 2007
^Democracy for New Hampshire
^Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Buckley". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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