CLAREMONT — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke will make stops in Sullivan and Grafton counties on Wednesday as he begins his first campaign swing through New Hampshire.
O’Rourke, who was set to hold a rally in Keene on Tuesday evening, will have a “meet and greet” in Claremont at 8:30 a.m. at The Common Man Inn, then head north to Plymouth State University for a similar event at the Hartman Union Building at 11 a.m.
O’Rourke, a former congressman from Texas who lost a challenge to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in 2018, is also making stops on Wednesday in Conway and at the University of New Hampshire. Other events are scheduled for Thursday in Portsmouth, Manchester and Laconia.
Meanwhile, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, another Democratic presidential candidate, will be in Lebanon later this week. He’s scheduled to meet with voters at Gusanoz restaurant on Miracle Mile in Lebanon at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday.