Free Stater Matthew Ping is Running as Democrat in State Rep Election
Husband of Manchester Republican Party Vice Chair Re-Tweets Posts Critical of Democratic Party Policies
MANCHESTER, NH — Matthew Ping, candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Representative in floterial Hillsborough District 40, never answered the question I posted to him on Twitter: When did you become a Democrat?
Not many Democrats I know would retweet the assertion that the United States government is a terrorist organization.
A Google search for what Matthew Ping believes in only reveals some retweets of tweets embracing issues and attitudes that are antithetical to members of the Democratic Party.
Ping’s retweets included sharing a video by a Libertarian candidate where a doctored clip of Joe Biden shows the President with a reptile’s tongue snaking in and out of his mouth.
That’s a Democrat running for a place on the Democratic ticket?
A realtor from Manchester Ward 11 who is part of what I call the “anarcho-libertarian” Free State Project, Mathew Ping, “Democrat,” is the husband of fellow Free Stater (and fellow realtor) Brittany Ping. (NOTE: She’s listed as Brittany Ping on the ballot, but as Brittany LeClear-Ping on ManchesterInkLink’s Voters Guide.)
Unlike hubby Matthew, Brittany is running for State Rep as a Republican. Which is fitting, as she’s the vice-chair of the Manchester G.O.P.
In her public appearances at City Hall, Brittany Ping comes across as an acolyte of radical anti-U.S.A secessionist Carla Gericke.
A former head of both the Free State Project and the New Hampshire Independence movement, Carla Gericke is the perpetual Republican candidate who was born in South Africa, won a U.S. immigration visa, then turned on the country that so generously took her in once she became a citizen.
Issues? What Issues?
In his entry in ManchesterInkLink’s Voters Guide, the only issue the realtor Matthew Ping addresses is — real estate, specifically, high rents and what to do about them, namely, creating affordable housing.
If elected or re-elected, please describe legislation you expect to sponsor or co-sponsor.
My main priority when running for office is to help reduce the expense of rent for individuals. The rent is too damn high and it’s partially caused by a lack of new housing stock which is related to zoning regulations and the approval process. We can’t change the amount of a new mortgage, which also causes rent to increase, but we can incentivize new buildings to allow for more competition by relaxing zoning. Without a sufficient amount of housing the state becomes less affordable which forces more people to move out of the state. If that goes too far, New Hampshire can’t compete to attract new companies or retain existing companies. It’s a problem we’re going to face in this state and it can be corrected now with more housing. HB 1661 which takes effect this month is a good start to allowing for more building.
That beats the answers of his Republican wife: Other than some personal background information, Brittany Ping-LeClear, as she presents herself on InkLink, didn’t answer any questions about policy.
What gives? Does anyone believe that Matthew Ping is really a Democrat? And why is Brittany Ping/LeClear Ping not in the clear when it comes to discussing the issues?
There has always been talk of Free Staters running as “Stealth Candidates” — running as a Republican in a GOP-leaning district, and as Democrat in a district leaning towards the Democratic Party — but when it comes to STEALTH, this is ridiculous.
