NASHUA – A city alderman is hoping to end the arguments over whether presidents and presidential candidates should be charged after visiting Nashua by establishing firm rules that taxpayers will always pick up the tab.
Ward 3 Alderman Diane Sheehan submitted legislation on Friday that would ban the city from sending a bill after campaign visits to the city by presidents or presidential candidates who have secured their party’s nomination.
Sheehan said the visits honor Nashua and help bolster New Hampshire’s unique role as the nation’s first primary state. Sheehan is the sole sponsor of the legislation.
“Everything we can do to respect that privilege should be done,” Sheehan said. “Mainly, in my opinion, it is respected as an honor they’ve chosen the community to visit.”
Sheehan said the draft ordinance, which will be on the Board of Alderman’s Tuesday agenda for a first reading, is a starting point and that she would be open to limiting the ban charging official visits from sitting presidents or vice presidents, as opposed to including re-election campaign events. She said she had the ordinance ready to file after the election.
The policy likely will be referred to committee at Tuesday’s meeting.
“I do think having a rational, reasoned discussion about what we think the policy ought to be is appropriate,” she said.![]()
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