Ed Dupont, President and Founder of the Dupont Group

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Ed Dupont, a Republican, served five terms in the NH Senate, including as Senate president, and is currently chair of the University System of NH board of trustees. No one is more plugged into NH's political scene and his Concord-based lobbying firm is among the most respected in the state.