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| name = Joyce Craig
| name = Joyce Craig
| image = Joyce Craig Town Meeting TV.jpg
| image = Joyce Craig (cropped).jpg
| caption = Craig in 2020
| office = 56th [[List of mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire|Mayor of Manchester]]
| office = 56th [[List of mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire|Mayor of Manchester]]
| term_start = January 2, 2018
| term_start = January 2, 2018
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| predecessor = [[Ted Gatsas]]
| predecessor = [[Ted Gatsas]]
| successor = [[Jay Ruais]]
| successor = [[Jay Ruais]]
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| birth_name = Joyce Hopkins
| birth_date = {{Bbad|48|2015|9|27|mos=1}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Interview: In Joyce Craig's mayoral run, the talk is education, heroin|url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/the-interview-in-joyce-craigs-mayoral-run-the-talk-is-education-heroin/article_75eb8860-2c6b-5ea9-b6a0-e13b182879b6.html|last=Feely|first=Paul|date=September 27, 2015|access-date=September 10, 2024}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|30}}
| birth_place = [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], U.S.
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| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse = Michael Craig
| spouse = {{marriage|Michael Craig|1994}}
| children = 3
| children = 3
| education = [[University of New Hampshire]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| education = [[University of New Hampshire]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| website = {{url|https://joycecraig.org/|Campaign website}}
| website = {{URL|https://joycecraig.org/|Campaign website}}
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'''Joyce Craig''' ([[née]] '''Hopkins'''; born 1966 or 1967) is an American politician who served as the 56th mayor of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nhpr.org/post/craig-sworn-first-woman-mayor-manchester |title=Craig Sworn in as First Woman Mayor of Manchester |date=January 2018}}</ref> She was the first female mayor of the city, having been elected [[2017 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election|in 2017]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-primary-source-joyce-craig-tells-wmur-shes-running-again-for-mayor/9138574 |title=Craig Running for Mayor |last=DiStaso |first=John |publisher=WMUR |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name=nhpr>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhpr.org/politics/2017-11-08/joyce-craig-becomes-manchesters-first-elected-female-mayor#stream/0 |title=Joyce Craig Becomes Manchester's First Elected Female Mayor |last=Sutherland |first=Paige |publisher=NHPR |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
'''Joyce Craig''' ([[née]] '''Hopkins'''; born March 30, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 56th mayor of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nhpr.org/post/craig-sworn-first-woman-mayor-manchester |title=Craig Sworn in as First Woman Mayor of Manchester |date=January 2018}}</ref> She was the first female mayor of the city, having been elected in [[2017 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election|2017]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-primary-source-joyce-craig-tells-wmur-shes-running-again-for-mayor/9138574 |title=Craig Running for Mayor |last=DiStaso |first=John |publisher=WMUR |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name=nhpr>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhpr.org/politics/2017-11-08/joyce-craig-becomes-manchesters-first-elected-female-mayor#stream/0 |title=Joyce Craig Becomes Manchester's First Elected Female Mayor |last=Sutherland |first=Paige |publisher=NHPR |date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>


Craig was the Democratic nominee for [[governor of New Hampshire]] in the [[2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|2024 election]]. She lost to former Republican U.S. Senator [[Kelly Ayotte]].
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In May 2023, Craig formed an [[exploratory committee]] for a potential bid for [[Governor of New Hampshire|governor]] in the [[2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/craig-exploratory-committee-new-hampshire-governor/43750981 |title=Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig forms exploratory committee for run for New Hampshire governor |publisher=[[WMUR]] |last=Sexton |first=Adam |language=en-US |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref> She announced her bid for the Democratic nomination on July 12.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=Joyce Craig, the Democratic mayor of Manchester, launches bid for governor of New Hampshire |url=https://apnews.com/article/joyce-craig-new-hampshire-governor-manchester-sununu-7d25a2ae9324f634a94be2384465890c |access-date=2023-08-03 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> She became the Democratic nominee on September 10, 2024 narrowly defeating [[Executive Council of New Hampshire|New Hampshire Executive Council]] member [[Cinde Warmington]] in the primary.


== Early life, education, and career ==
== Early life, education, and career ==
Joyce (née Hopkins) Craig, is a fourth-generation resident of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]]. She grew up in the South End of the city, near [[Crystal Lake Manchester NH|Crystal Lake]] in Ward 8. Hopkins was an only child. Her parents Janet (née Hoffman) and Thomas Hopkins both attended college but did not graduate and pushed her to succeed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Feely |first=Paul |date=September 27, 2015 |title=The Interview: In Joyce Craig's mayoral run, the talk is education, heroin |url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/the-interview-in-joyce-craigs-mayoral-run-the-talk-is-education-heroin/article_75eb8860-2c6b-5ea9-b6a0-e13b182879b6.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/WcKDt |archive-date=19 Oct 2023 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Union Leader |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-02 |title=Thomas "Tom" Arthur Hopkins |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/thomas-tom-hopkins-obituary?pid=206020761 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Connor-Healy Funeral Home - Manchester Obituary |language=en}}</ref>
Joyce (née Hopkins) Craig was born on March 30, 1967 into a Jewish family<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sexton |first=Adam |date=2024-08-19 |title=Joyce Craig, D, 2024 candidate for New Hampshire governor |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/joyce-craig-new-hampshire-2024/61889861 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=WMUR |language=en}}</ref> and is a fourth-generation resident of [[Manchester, New Hampshire]].<ref name=":0" /> She grew up in the South End of the city, near [[Crystal Lake Manchester NH|Crystal Lake]] in Ward 8. Hopkins was an only child.<ref name=":0" /> Her parents, Janet (née Hoffman) and Thomas Hopkins,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-02 |title=Thomas "Tom" Arthur Hopkins |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/thomas-tom-hopkins-obituary?pid=206020761 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Connor-Healy Funeral Home - Manchester Obituary |language=en}}</ref> both attended college but did not graduate and pushed her to succeed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Feely |first=Paul |date=September 27, 2015 |title=The Interview: In Joyce Craig's mayoral run, the talk is education, heroin |url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/the-interview-in-joyce-craigs-mayoral-run-the-talk-is-education-heroin/article_75eb8860-2c6b-5ea9-b6a0-e13b182879b6.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231019150726/https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/the-interview-in-joyce-craigs-mayoral-run-the-talk-is-education-heroin/article_75eb8860-2c6b-5ea9-b6a0-e13b182879b6.html |archive-date=19 Oct 2023 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Union Leader |language=en}}</ref>


Craig attended Green Acres Elementary, Southside Middle, and [[Manchester Memorial High School|Memorial High School]]. After graduating from high school, she attended the [[University of New Hampshire]], where she earned a degree in business administration.<ref name=":0" />
Craig attended Green Acres Elementary, Southside Middle, and [[Manchester Memorial High School|Memorial High School]]. After graduating from high school, she attended the [[University of New Hampshire]], where she earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[business administration]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />


After college, she moved to [[Boston]] to work at the advertising agency [[Hill Holliday|Hill Holiday]]. She started in the message center and worked her way up to an account executive position. Later, she worked for [[Cynthia Fisher]]'s ViaCord, a Boston-based [[Cord blood bank|cord blood stem banking]] company. She then worked for herself as a property manager.<ref name=":0" />
After college, she moved to [[Boston]] to work at the advertising agency [[Hill Holliday|Hill Holiday]]. She started in the message center and worked her way up to an account executive position. Later, she worked for [[Cynthia Fisher]]'s ViaCord, a Boston-based [[Cord blood bank|cord blood stem banking]] company. She then worked for herself as a property manager.<ref name=":0" />
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===Elections===
===Elections===
[[File:Craig_swearing_in.jpg|thumb|Craig (center) at her swearing-in ceremony with Congresswoman [[Annie Kuster]] and U.S. Senator [[Maggie Hassan]].]]
Craig's first political campaign came in 2007, when she was elected to the Manchester School Board. In 2009, she was elected to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where she represented Ward 1 from January 3, 2010 to January 3, 2016, until her first campaign for mayor [[2015 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election|in 2015]], which she narrowly lost.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-primary-source-joyce-craig-tells-wmur-shes-running-again-for-mayor/9138574 |title=Updated NH Primary Source: Gabby Giffords gun control group to air radio ads hitting Sununu on carry law |last=DiStaso |first=John |publisher=WMUR |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Craig finished second in the [[nonpartisan blanket primary]], thus advancing to face incumbent mayor Ted Gatsas in the general election, where she lost in a recount by 64 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-city-clerk-predicts-about-20-percent-turnout-in-primary-election/12276939 |title=Manchester mayoral primary: Craig finishes first, Gatsas second; both advance to general election |last=DiStaso |first=John |publisher=WMUR |date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>
Craig's first political campaign came in 2007, when she was elected to the Manchester School Board. In 2009, she was elected to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where she represented Ward 1 from January 3, 2010 to January 3, 2016, until her first campaign for mayor [[2015 Manchester, New Hampshire, mayoral election|in 2015]], which she narrowly lost.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-primary-source-joyce-craig-tells-wmur-shes-running-again-for-mayor/9138574 |title=Updated NH Primary Source: Gabby Giffords gun control group to air radio ads hitting Sununu on carry law |last=DiStaso |first=John |publisher=WMUR |date=March 21, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Craig finished second in the [[nonpartisan blanket primary]], thus advancing to face incumbent mayor Ted Gatsas in the general election, where she lost in a recount by 64 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-city-clerk-predicts-about-20-percent-turnout-in-primary-election/12276939 |title=Manchester mayoral primary: Craig finishes first, Gatsas second; both advance to general election |last=DiStaso |first=John |publisher=WMUR |date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>


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===Tenure===
===Tenure===
Craig was sworn in as the 56th mayor of Manchester on January 2, 2018, promising in her inauguration to focus on improving school quality, combating the [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|opioid epidemic]], and promoting the creation of high-tech jobs in the city. On March 16, 2023, Craig announced that she would not seek a fourth term as mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Joyce Craig announces she will not run for reelection as mayor of Manchester |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/joyce-craig-not-run-reelection-mayor-manchester-new-hampshire/43330167 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |publisher=WMUR |language=en}}</ref>
Craig was sworn in as the 56th mayor of Manchester on January 2, 2018, promising in her inauguration to focus on improving school quality, combating the [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|opioid epidemic]], and promoting the creation of high-tech jobs in the city. On March 16, 2023, Craig announced that she would not seek a fourth term as mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2023 |title=Joyce Craig announces she will not run for reelection as mayor of Manchester |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/joyce-craig-not-run-reelection-mayor-manchester-new-hampshire/43330167 |access-date=March 16, 2023 |publisher=WMUR |language=en}}</ref>

==2024 gubernatorial campaign==
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In May 2023, Craig formed an [[exploratory committee]] for a potential bid for [[Governor of New Hampshire|governor]] in the [[2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/craig-exploratory-committee-new-hampshire-governor/43750981 |title=Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig forms exploratory committee for run for New Hampshire governor |publisher=[[WMUR]] |last=Sexton |first=Adam |language=en-US |date=May 1, 2023 |access-date=May 1, 2023}}</ref> She announced her bid for the Democratic nomination on July 12.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=Joyce Craig, the Democratic mayor of Manchester, launches bid for governor of New Hampshire |url=https://apnews.com/article/joyce-craig-new-hampshire-governor-manchester-sununu-7d25a2ae9324f634a94be2384465890c |access-date=2023-08-03 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> She became the Democratic nominee on September 10, 2024, narrowly defeating [[Executive Council of New Hampshire|New Hampshire Executive Council]] member [[Cinde Warmington]] in the primary. Craig lost the general election by a vote of 436,122 (54%) to 360,149 (44%) to Republican [[Kelly Ayotte]], a former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]], in the general election.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Joyce and her husband, attorney Michael Craig, have three children.<ref name=":1" /> She enjoys running and has completed 14 marathons, including 10 [[Boston Marathon|Boston Marathons]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Niroula |first1=Tilak |title=Wishing Joyce Craig good luck in her second term as mayor of Manchester |url=https://manchesterinklink.com/wishing-joyce-craig-good-luck-in-her-second-term-as-mayor-of-manchester/ |website=Manchester Ink Link |date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>
Craig and her husband, attorney Michael Craig, have three children.<ref name=":1" /> She enjoys running and has completed 14 marathons, including 10 [[Boston Marathon]]s.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Niroula |first1=Tilak |title=Wishing Joyce Craig good luck in her second term as mayor of Manchester |url=https://manchesterinklink.com/wishing-joyce-craig-good-luck-in-her-second-term-as-mayor-of-manchester/ |website=Manchester Ink Link |date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 26 December 2024

Joyce Craig
Craig in 2020
56th Mayor of Manchester
In office
January 2, 2018 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byTed Gatsas
Succeeded byJay Ruais
Personal details
Born
Joyce Hopkins

(1967-03-30) March 30, 1967 (age 57)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Michael Craig
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(m. 1994)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of New Hampshire (BS)
WebsiteCampaign website

Joyce Craig (née Hopkins; born March 30, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 56th mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.[1] She was the first female mayor of the city, having been elected in 2017.[2][3]

Craig was the Democratic nominee for governor of New Hampshire in the 2024 election. She lost to former Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte.

Early life, education, and career

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Joyce (née Hopkins) Craig was born on March 30, 1967 into a Jewish family[4] and is a fourth-generation resident of Manchester, New Hampshire.[5] She grew up in the South End of the city, near Crystal Lake in Ward 8. Hopkins was an only child.[5] Her parents, Janet (née Hoffman) and Thomas Hopkins,[6] both attended college but did not graduate and pushed her to succeed.[5]

Craig attended Green Acres Elementary, Southside Middle, and Memorial High School. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of New Hampshire, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.[4][5]

After college, she moved to Boston to work at the advertising agency Hill Holiday. She started in the message center and worked her way up to an account executive position. Later, she worked for Cynthia Fisher's ViaCord, a Boston-based cord blood stem banking company. She then worked for herself as a property manager.[5]

Mayor of Manchester

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Elections

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Craig (center) at her swearing-in ceremony with Congresswoman Annie Kuster and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan.

Craig's first political campaign came in 2007, when she was elected to the Manchester School Board. In 2009, she was elected to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where she represented Ward 1 from January 3, 2010 to January 3, 2016, until her first campaign for mayor in 2015, which she narrowly lost.[7] Craig finished second in the nonpartisan blanket primary, thus advancing to face incumbent mayor Ted Gatsas in the general election, where she lost in a recount by 64 votes.[8]

In 2017, Craig again challenged Gatsas, this time finishing first in the nonpartisan blanket primary and defeating Gatsas in the general election 53% to 46%. In doing so, Craig became the first woman ever elected as mayor of Manchester.[3]

Tenure

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Craig was sworn in as the 56th mayor of Manchester on January 2, 2018, promising in her inauguration to focus on improving school quality, combating the opioid epidemic, and promoting the creation of high-tech jobs in the city. On March 16, 2023, Craig announced that she would not seek a fourth term as mayor.[9]

2024 gubernatorial campaign

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Main article: 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

In May 2023, Craig formed an exploratory committee for a potential bid for governor in the 2024 election.[10] She announced her bid for the Democratic nomination on July 12.[11] She became the Democratic nominee on September 10, 2024, narrowly defeating New Hampshire Executive Council member Cinde Warmington in the primary. Craig lost the general election by a vote of 436,122 (54%) to 360,149 (44%) to Republican Kelly Ayotte, a former U.S. Senator, in the general election.

Personal life

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Craig and her husband, attorney Michael Craig, have three children.[12] She enjoys running and has completed 14 marathons, including 10 Boston Marathons.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Craig Sworn in as First Woman Mayor of Manchester". January 2018.
  2. ^ DiStaso, John (March 21, 2017). "Craig Running for Mayor". WMUR. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Sutherland, Paige (November 8, 2017). "Joyce Craig Becomes Manchester's First Elected Female Mayor". NHPR. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Sexton, Adam (August 19, 2024). "Joyce Craig, D, 2024 candidate for New Hampshire governor". WMUR. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e Feely, Paul (September 27, 2015). "The Interview: In Joyce Craig's mayoral run, the talk is education, heroin". Union Leader. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Thomas "Tom" Arthur Hopkins". Connor-Healy Funeral Home - Manchester Obituary. January 2, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ^ DiStaso, John (March 21, 2017). "Updated NH Primary Source: Gabby Giffords gun control group to air radio ads hitting Sununu on carry law". WMUR. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  8. ^ DiStaso, John (September 19, 2017). "Manchester mayoral primary: Craig finishes first, Gatsas second; both advance to general election". WMUR. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Joyce Craig announces she will not run for reelection as mayor of Manchester". WMUR. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Sexton, Adam (May 1, 2023). "Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig forms exploratory committee for run for New Hampshire governor". WMUR. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Joyce Craig, the Democratic mayor of Manchester, launches bid for governor of New Hampshire". Associated Press. July 12, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Niroula, Tilak (November 6, 2019). "Wishing Joyce Craig good luck in her second term as mayor of Manchester". Manchester Ink Link. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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