Contact Politics

With the NH Primary a week away, Dean Spiliotes talks about that with Jack and Brad, as well as other topics in the first September 2026 edition! 

Jason Cabel Roe, Roe Strategic LLC returns to talk to Jack and Brad about the latest primaries, as the midterm election heats up. 

Jim Ellis, CEO of The Ellis Insight makes his third apperance on Contact Politics. Like his other times on the podcast, there's no shortage of topics to discuss! 

This week's guest is Mike Dennehy of Dennehy & Bouley, New Hampshire’s first bi-partisan government and public affairs firm. Dennehy talks Maine becoming the epicenter of national politics the last several weeks, the conflict with Iran and NH's US Senate race. 

In the pre-July 4th, 2026 edition of Contact Politics, the guys welcome US Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL).  The Congressman talks the current political climate, as well as World Cup Soccer! 

In this edition, Paul Steinhauser of Fox News is on the road, as Steiny has been in Georgia, South Carolina and other states to cover primaries for the 2026 US Mid-term elections. 

On this edition of Contact Politcs, Jack and Brad welcome in Seamus Othot of The Maine Wire to talk about the Maine US Senate race, as well as the Maine Governor's race, and how the balance of power in Vacationland could impact America's future. 

In this edition, Neil Levesque, Executive Director of the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College is the guest. 

In this edition, 2026 US Senate Candidate Scott Brown talks about his current campaign, his time as Ambassador to New Zealand, the conflict with Iran and inflation back up. 

In this edition, Jack and Brad talk to former US Secret Service Agent Charles Marino, who served under Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and then-VP Joe Biden. Marino talks about the latest assassination attempt from last weekend, social media's role with death threats to elected officials and more about safety for officials when out in public. 

Former US Senator and current Senate Candidate John E. Sununu joins the show to talk about his current campaign, the continuing tensions in the Middle East, and his time as a US Senator in the past. 

In this edition, Jack and Brad talk about the latest with Iran, as boots on the ground is looking more likely for the US efforts there, as well as what NATO thinks about all of this. 

Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future talks to Jack and Brad about energy prices, Iran and the economy. 

KC Crosbie, Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee talked to Jack and Brad about the situation in Iran, the mid-terms and where she sees the GOP in the future. 

White House Correspondent Jon Decker talks to Jack and Brad about The POTUS & the upcoming State of the Union Address, as well as Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary.

2026 US Senate Candidate Ashley Hinson (R-IA) talks to Jack and Brad about her chances of winning this fall, her time currently as a US Congresswoman, as well as a former TV journalist in Iowa. 

In this edition, US Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) talks about his 2026 chances of reelection, the potential of another government shutdown, as well as The Upward Mobility Act, which he's a champion of. 

Another government shutdown is looming, as ICE in Minnesota has taken the forefront of American news headlines. Jack and Brad talk about that and more on the latest edition of Contact Politics. 

In the first edition of 2026, Dean Spiliotes, SNHU Civic Scholar returns to talk about the situation in Venezuela as well as the 2026 mid-terms outlook.

In the last of 2025 edition, Ozzie Palomo, Founding Partner of Chartwell Strategy Group talks about his start into politics, as well as what he sees in 2026 with the mid-term year. 

Antonio Ciaccia of 46Brooklyn Research joins Jack and Brad to discuss drug prices and health care, and what government's role is in it. 

Just before Thanksgiving, Mike Murphy and former Governor Craig Benson (R-NH) talk about the National Debt, and how it's crippling America in the long run. 

In the Veterans Day 2025 edition, Alison Spann, Director of Beneficiary Programs at Spookstock Foundation is the guest. 

Paul Steinhauser of Fox News returns to talk the latest on the Government Shutdown as well as Democratic candidates starting to come to the Granite State to enter the 2028 Presidency. 

In this week's edition, Joe Borelli, former minority leader of the New York City Council, former New York State Assemblyman, current CNN guest political analyst and Managing Director of Chartwell Strategy Group talks about his time in New York, the current government shutdown and the upcoming No King Rally going on this weekend in America. 

In this edition, Les Otten, the politically active, serial entrepreneur, avid sports fan; and a former owner of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox talks to Jack & Brad on numerous issues. 

It's a family affair on this week's edition, as Brad Card's older brother Andy Card is this week's guest.  Andy was White House Chief of Staff in the George W. Bush Administration. He talks about his time in DC and why politics are so fractured in America. 

Dean Spiliotes, SNHU Civic Scholar is the first return guest to Contact Politics. 

This week's guest to enter September 2025 is Karen Tramontano, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Blue Star Strategies, LLC.  She talks about her time as White House deputy chief of staff in the Clinton Administration in his second term, working in Washington, DC and having a sixth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.  

In this edition, former US Congressman Dick Swett (D-NH) is the guest.  He talks about his time in Washington D.C., also what being an Ambassador to Denmark was like and how he feels the Democratic Party has lost it's way. 

Jim Ellis, CEO of The Ellis Insight returns to Contact Politics to talk about the latest going on in Washington, D.C. and local races come 2026. 

Jon Decker, White House Correspondent (a fixture on Good Morning NH with Jack Heath), is the guest on this week's Contact Politics. 

In this edition, Brad Card flies solo to talk to Glenn LeMunyon of The LeMunyon Group, a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. 

In this edition, former Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) talks to Jack and Brad about his time in office, as if the door is open to higher political office in the future. 

In this edition, Jack and Brad talk about new candidates entering US Congress & US Senate, as well as the potential for a blue wave in 2026. 

In this edition, Paul Steinhauser of Fox News talks about the latest in politics nationally and locally, as well as his favorite time covering political candidates over the years.

In this edition, Ray LaHood, former US Secretary of Transportation, (as well as a former US Congressman from Illinois), talks about his time serving in President Obama's administration, the politics of today, and if the US will be involved in the Israel-Iran conflict this summer. 

In this edition, former US Congressman Ed Permutter (D-CO) talks to Jack and Brad about the latest with Israel and Iran, the potential of US involvement, as well as his disagreements with the Democratic party, most notably the so-called 'far left' wing of the party.  

In this edition, Jack and Brad talk about the latest in politics.  Everything from the situation in LA, to the recess of US Congress before passing legislation to local races. 

On this edition, former Chief of Staff for two US House Speakers in Kevin McCarthy and Newt Gingrich, Dan Meyer talks his time in those eras, what makes McCarthy's style different than Gingrich's, and the GOP's chances of Congress and the Senate winning or keeping seats in 2026. 

In this edition, Jason Cabel Roe of Roe Strategies is the guest.  He talks about if the bills that the President wants passed get passed, being in campaigns that have won and lost and the process. 

In this edition, John McLaughlin of McLaughlin & Associates is the guest talking polls, and the effectiveness of them, even if they aren't always accurate. 

On this week's edition, Kevin Fogarty, Co-Founder of Ambrose Partners talked to Jack and Brad  about President Trump's meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, as well as other issues in the Beltway and regionally. 

In this edition, Jack and Brad talk to Mike Murphy, Director of FixUs, which tackles the federal budget and deals with the national debt, which is nearing $37-trillion.  

In this week's edition, former US Congressman Peter King (R-NY) talks about his career, and what he accomplished in his time in Congress. 

Dean Spiliotes, SNHU Civic Scholar joined Jack and Brad to talk local politics in the Granite State, regional politics in the New England and national politics. 

On this edition Terry Holt, GOP Advisor talked to Jack and Brad about 2026 and the future of America, and the former NH Governor (R-NH) Chris Sununu and his decision on the Senate race.

John Billings, Former Executive Director of the National Republican Congressional Committee joined Jack and Brad to talk about 2026 US Congressional races, being part of former US Congressman Charlie Bass' (of New Hampshire) staff and his Dartmouth College days in the 1990's. 

Neil Levesque, Executive Director of the NHIOP at Saint Anselm College talks to Jack and Brad about the current political climate, the 2026 midterms and local races in New Hampshire. 

In this edition, Jack and Brad talk to Jim Ellis, CEO of The Ellis Insight, which deals with national politics and what's going on in the Beltway.