Max Abramson

In 2010, Abramson was a candidate in the Republican primaries for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham District 14, but lost narrowly.{{cite web |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20100910/NEWS/9100347 |title=Primary in District 14 rep. race |date=September 10, 2010 |access-date=July 14, 2019 |author=Cronin, Patrick |work=Seacoast Online}}

Following his resignation from the Seabrook Planning Board and Budget Committee, Abramson announced a run for the position of the Rockingham County attorney's office as a Libertarian, remarking that the office was "overstaffed" and was not investigating "violence, sexual misconduct, and theft by police officers".{{cite web |url=https://www.fosters.com/article/20121103/gjnews_01/121109667 |title=After arrest, Seabrook Libertarian seeks county attorney's job; other Rock. County races listed |date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2019 |author=Haddad, Jim |work=Fosters.com}}

Abramson was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, as a Republican, representing Rockingham, District 20 in late 2014.

When his appeals of the 2010 "reckless conduct" failed and the charges discovered, he was removed from the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee by Republican House Speaker Shawn Jasper.[https://www.seacoastonline.com] | May 18, 2011 | District 14 candidate indicted on reckless conduct charges | Patrick Cronin | [https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20110518/NEWS/105180369]http://www.concordmonitor.com, January 2, 2015, House Speaker Jasper removes felon state rep from criminal justice committee By Allie Morris, [http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/nation/world/15032203-95/house-speaker-jasper-removes-felon-state-rep-from-criminal-justice-committee]{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhjournal.com/lawmaker-convicted-of-gun-related-felony-removed-from-criminal-justice-committee/ |title=Lawmaker convicted of gun-related felony removed from Criminal Justice Committee {{pipe}} New Hampshire Journal |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702123802/http://nhjournal.com/lawmaker-convicted-of-gun-related-felony-removed-from-criminal-justice-committee/ |url-status=dead }}

In May 2016, Abramson announced that he had changed his party registration from Republican to Libertarian.{{cite web |url=http://ballot-access.org/2016/07/27/new-hampshire-legislator-changes-registration-from-republican-to-libertarian/ |title=New Hampshire Legislator Changes Registration from 'Republican' to 'Libertarian |work=Ballot Access News |date=July 27, 2016 |access-date=July 29, 2016}} In September, he was nominated as the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in the 2016 gubernatorial election, garnering 4.3% of the popular vote.{{cite web |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160613/seabrook-rep-max-abramson-running-for-governor |title=Seabrook Rep. Max Abramson running for governor |first=Max |last=Sullivan |website=seacoastonline.com |access-date=July 15, 2019 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224205210/https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160613/seabrook-rep-max-abramson-running-for-governor |url-status=dead }} Abramson's campaign, buoyed by Gary Johnson's campaign, won major party status and automatic ballot access for the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire for the first time in 20 years.{{cite web |url=https://freekeene.com/2016/11/09/nh-libertarians-officially-recognized-as-party-for-first-time-in-20-years-free-staters-win-15-state-rep-races/ |title=NH Libertarians Officially Recognized as Party For First time in 20 Years + "Free Staters" Win 15+ State Rep Races |date=November 9, 2016}}

Following the 2016 election, Abramson switched back to the Republican Party and was re-elected in 2018 to the seat he previously held in the Legislature.{{cite web |url=http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=377201 |title=Welcome to the NH General Court {{pipe}} NH General Court |website=www.gencourt.state.nh.us}}

In 2022, Abramson was one of 13 Republicans to vote for a constitutional amendment to secede New Hampshire from United States.{{cite web | last=Rayno | first=Garry | title=New Hampshire Secession Goes Down in Flames | website=InDepthNH.org | date=2022-03-10 |url=https://indepthnh.org/2022/03/10/new-hampshire-secession-goes-down-in-flames/ | access-date=2022-03-15}}

In 2022, Abramson opposed New Hampshire legislation that would allow homeowners to add up to four housing units on lots that were previously exclusively zoned for single-family housing.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title='Missing middle' housing bill tabled by House |url=https://www.nhbr.com/missing-middle-housing-bill-tabled-by-new-hampshire-house/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=NH Business Review |language=en-US}}

In September 2022, Abramson lost the Republican primary for the Rockingham 40th district to Jason Janvrin, who had preceded him in representing the 37th district; Janvrin would go on to win the general election in November.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Max_Abramson |title=Ballotpedia: Max Abramson |date=June 28, 2023 |access-date=June 28, 2023 }}

Following the 2018 election, Abramson announced his return to the Libertarian Party{{efn|name=party-n}} to campaign for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination.{{cite web |url=https://wal.fireside.fm/603 |title=WAL 2020 Presidential Candidate Series: Meet Max Abramson |date=July 1, 2019 |access-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706040049/https://wal.fireside.fm/603 |url-status=dead }}

Abramson officially announced his campaign for president under the Libertarian banner on June 30, 2019, two days after again leaving the Republican Party, and becoming an independent.{{cite web |url=http://www.maxabramson.org/home/june-30th-2019 |title=Rep. Max Abramson Announces Presidential Bid – Bring the Troops Home|date=June 30, 2019|last1=Abramson|first1=Max|website=Max Abramson|access-date=August 3, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://ballot-access.org/2019/06/29/new-hampshire-legislator-changes-registration-from-republican-to-libertarian-3/ |title=New Hampshire Legislator Changes Registration from Republican to Libertarian |author=Winger, Richard |date=June 29, 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2019 |work=Ballot Access News}} During his campaign, Abramson was the only incumbent elected official running for the Libertarian nomination,{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/08/01/legislator-seeks-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/s3yW5OzNrF6E5gLeh9sh1I/story.html |date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2019 |title=N.H. legislator seeks Libertarian Party presidential nomination |author=Ryan, Aidan |work=Boston Globe}} however, he never actually joined the Libertarian Party.{{efn|name=party-n}} He stated that his primary campaign platform was to bring troops home and cut the national debt. Moreover, the goal of Abramson's campaign was not "necessarily" to win the presidency, but to elect as many Libertarians to legislature seats as possible.{{cite web |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190728/seabrooks-abramson-seeks-libertarian-presidential-nomination |title=Seabrook's Abramson seeks Libertarian presidential nomination |author=Sullivan, Max |date=July 28, 2019 |access-date=August 3, 2019 |work=The Portsmouth Herald |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143648/https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190728/seabrooks-abramson-seeks-libertarian-presidential-nomination |url-status=dead }} Abramson quit the Libertarian Primary on March 3, 2020, subsequently ending his bid for the Libertarian presidential nomination.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Max4Prez/posts/912653245804607 |title=Facebook Post by Max Abramson |author=Abramson, Max |date=March 3, 2020 |access-date=March 3, 2020 |work=Facebook}}{{cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/03/22/max-abramson-withdraws-from-libertarian-presidential-race/|title=Max Abramson Withdraws from Libertarian Presidential Race|date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2020|work=Ballot Access News|author=Winger, Richard}}

On June 8, Abramson asked the Veterans Party of America for their presidential nomination, but they did not hold a national convention for 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/VPAofNH/posts/1666928456761612?comment_id=1667096696744788|title=Max Abramson|website=Facebook}}{{Cite web |date=2020-05-03 |title=Max Abramson Seeking 2020 Presidential Nomination of the Veterans Party of America |url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/max-abramson-seeking-2020-presidential-nomination-of-the-veterans-party-of-america/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Independent Political Report |language=en-US}} He also later announced a run for the nomination of the Reform Party.{{cite web|url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/max-abramson-to-seek-reform-party-2020-presidential-nomination/|title=Max Abramson to Seek Reform Party 2020 Presidential Nomination|website=Independent Political Report|last1=Saturn|first1=William|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2020}} Abramson attempted to organize a merger between the two parties, which was negatively reacted to by Reform Party leadership.{{cite web|url=https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2020/05/souraya-faas-considering-run-for-reform-party-presidential-nomination/|title=Souraya Faas Considering Run for Reform Party Presidential Nomination|website=Independent Political Report|last1=Saturn|first1=William|date=May 25, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020}} Abramson finished a distant second to Rocky De La Fuente at the Reform Party Convention on June 20.{{Cite web|url=http://ballot-access.org/2020/06/20/reform-party-nominates-rocky-de-la-fuente-for-president-again/|title = Reform Party Nominates Rocky de la Fuente for President Again {{pipe}} Ballot Access News| date=June 20, 2020 }} On August 22, Abramson announced on Twitter that The Veteran's Party of America decided not to hold a convention or run a candidate for the 2020 presidential election, effectively ending his 2020 presidential run.{{cite tweet|user=RepAbramson|number=1297084982708641792|date=August 22, 2020|title=The Veterans Party of America's ExecComm decided not to hold a national convention this year and not to run a candidate. They made this announcement on July 31st.}} After briefly joining the Democratic Party, he decided to run as a Republican for the New Hampshire House of Representatives from District 37 of Rockingham County.{{cite web|url=https://sos.nh.gov/elections/elections/2020-election-information/|title=2020 Election Information|website=New Hampshire Secretary of State|access-date=September 5, 2020}}

On December 19, 2010, Abramson was arrested after firing a gun into his backyard to breakup a fight. Abramson raised a claim of self defense and claimed he did this to prevent someone from getting stabbed in a fight happening inside his home.{{cite web |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-house-leaders-weighing-future-of-rep-convicted-of-felony/5196202 |title=NH House leaders weighing future of rep convicted of felony |work=WMUR-TV |date=December 30, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2019}} At the time, Abramson was a member of the Seabrook Planning Board and Budget Committee.{{cite web |url=https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/town-official-convicted-in-gun-incident/article_2deeccd0-afe3-5b27-9891-ad2da42cb8c7.html |title=Town official convicted in gun incident |author=Chiaramida, Angeljean |date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2019 |work=The Daily News}} In March 2012, he was convicted of felony reckless conduct for the incident.{{cite web |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20120320/News/203200358 |title=Seabrook politician is found guilty |date=March 20, 2012 |author=Cronin, Patrick |work=Seacoast Online |access-date=July 14, 2019}} He was found guilty of one felony charge of reckless conduct and sentenced to one years' suspended sentence, 262 hours of community service.{{cite web|work=The Portsmouth Herald|date=May 18, 2011|title=District 14 candidate indicted on reckless conduct charges|author=Patrick Cronin|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20110518/NEWS/105180369}} He resigned from the Planning Board on July 17, 2012.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Years later in 2015, as an elected assemblyman the charges surfaced and he was removed from the House Criminal Justice Committee by Speaker Shawn Jasper.{{cite web|work=Concord Monitor|date=January 2, 2015|title=House Speaker Jasper removes felon state rep from criminal justice committee|author=Allie Morris|url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/nation/world/15032203-95/house-speaker-jasper-removes-felon-state-rep-from-criminal-justice-committee}}

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|candidate = James Reams

|votes = 76,471

|percentage = 52.3%

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|candidate = Joseph Plaia

|votes = 60,210

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|candidate = Max Abramson

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|title = 2014 Rockingham District 20 General Election{{cite web |url=https://sos.nh.gov/elections/elections/election-results/2014/2014-general-election/2014-state-representative/ |title=2014 State Representative |publisher=Secretary of State, New Hampshire |access-date=October 16, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=798532 |title=NH State House – Rockingham 20 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=October 16, 2020}}

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| candidate = Dennis Sweeney

| votes = 1,977

| percentage = 23.7

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| candidate = Francis Chase

| votes = 1,912

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| candidate = Max Abramson

| votes = 1,732

| percentage = 20.8

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| candidate = Mark Preston

| votes = 1,416

| percentage = 17.0

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| candidate = David Ahearn

| votes = 1,283

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| votes = 8,327

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

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|candidate = Chris Sununu

|votes = 354,040

|percentage = 48.8%

|change = +1.4%

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Colin Van Ostern

|votes = 337,589

|percentage = 46.6%

|change = -5.8%

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|candidate = Max Abramson

|votes = 31,243

|percentage = 4.3%

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|candidate = Write-ins

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|percentage = 0.3%

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|title = 2018 Rockingham District 20 General Election

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| candidate = Aboul Khan (incumbent)

| votes = 2233

| percentage = 20.3

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = William Fowler

| votes = 2053

| percentage = 18.7

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Max Abramson

| votes = 1980

| percentage = 18.0

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| candidate = Patricia O'Keefe

| votes = 1819

| percentage = 16.6

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| candidate = Greg Marrow

| votes = 1511

| percentage = 16.8

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| candidate = Denis Rice

| votes = 1385

| percentage = 12.6

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Russell Prescott|votes=17,408|percentage=26.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Hollie Noveletsky|votes=15,896|percentage=23.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Joseph Levasseur|votes=15,418|percentage=23.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Chris Bright|votes=8,823|percentage=13.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Walter McFarlane|votes=5,421|percentage=8.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Max Abramson|votes=2,180|percentage=3.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Andy Martin|votes=1,563|percentage=2.3}}

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