Name/Title
Campaign ButtonEntry/Object ID
2011.70.8Description
Round, red button. In the center of the pin "PAUL / POIRIER" is written in white lettering with "FOR / UNITED STATES / CONGRESS" written in blue beneath.Context
In 1988 Republican Peter Smith won the U.S. House seat with 41%. In that election, independent Bernard Sanders had 38%, and Democrat Paul Poirier received 19% with a bit over 2% divided among the remaining three candidates.
This was Poirier's sole run for statewide office, but he has run legislative races starting with an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in 1986. He ran several times for the state senate in the early 1990s, won election to the House in 1996 and again in 1998. He tried again for the state senate in 2000 and lost. He tried unsuccessfully to return to the House in 2006, and was successful in 2008, winning re-election in 2010, 2012 and 2014 before losing in 2016.Acquisition
Accession
2011.70Source or Donor
Milne, James F. (b. 1950)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Pin, CampaignNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pin, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
Belief SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Depth
1/4 inDiameter
2-1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Poirier, Paul N. (b. 1948)