Caroline McCarley announced today that she is running for re-election as Mayor of Rochester. “The last two years have been exciting and challenging. We have seen the Ridge open and flourish, new businesses downtown, and the completion of the City Hall Annex. There is an energy and vibrancy across the city, with individuals and groups offering their skills and enthusiasm to improve our downtown and
expand our arts and cultural vitality. Knowing that there is still much to be done, I want to spend the next two years focusing that energy in all the right places. We must make sure that the state honors its promise to fully fund renovation of the Creteau Technology Center renovation, so that our students have the skills to successfully enter the workforce. We have more we can do to expand our industrial base and secure greater job opportunities for our citizens. Rochester is an amazing community but there is always more to be done. I look forward to continuing the work for the next two years.”
McCarley, age 65, served as Chair of the Rochester School Board from 1989 to 2000, represented Rochester in the New Hampshire State Senate from 1996-2000, and served an additional six years on the School Board from 2008 to 2014. “During my service in the New Hampshire State Senate I helped bring significant tax relief to Rochester through the law to adequately fund education. Rochester’s tax rate fell by $10 per thousand in the year following passage of the legislation. Today we can’t expect any significant increases in State funding. We must redouble our efforts to make sure that every local tax dollar is spent wisely.”
“I believe elected officials work best when they work together for the common good. That’s the type of Mayor I have tried to be and will continue to reach out to all of our citizens to make Rochester the best place to live in NH. We can only make that happen by listening to one another.”
McCarley is a Publisher for John Wiley & Sons, managing scholarly and professional journals in business, finance, economics, and related fields. She lives at 15 Nature Lane with her husband of 43 years, Dan Harkinson. They have three adult sons.