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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = Mark Connolly
|image       = MarkConnolly.jpg
|state_house = New Hampshire
|district    =  9th [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough]]
|term_start  = December 1, 1976
|term_end    = December 6, 1978
|alongside   = Marjorie Y. Peters, Anna S. Van Loan
|predecessor = Michael B. Ingram
|successor   = James T. Richards
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1955|9|2}}
|birth_place = [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S.
|death_date  = {{death date and age|2019|4|13|1955|9|2}}
|death_place = [[Rancho Mirage, California]], U.S.
|party       = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|otherparty  = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (formerly)
|alma_mater  = [[Dartmouth College]]<br>[[Kellogg School of Management|Northwestern University]]
}}
'''Mark Connolly''' (September 2, 1955 – April 13, 2019) was an American businessman and public official in the state of [[New Hampshire]].
Connolly was a Democratic primary candidate for [[Governor of New Hampshire]] in 2016. He had previously served as a Representative in the New Hampshire state legislature, Deputy Secretary of State, and as Director of the [[New Hampshire]] Bureau of Securities Regulation from 2002 to 2010.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/mark-connolly-democratic-candidate-for-governor-and-former-state-securities/article_272c86b0-d5fe-5235-98c8-1ffd5d2549c2.html|title=Mark Connolly, 2016 Democratic candidate for governor and former state securities chief, dies suddenly|last=Landrigan|first=Kevin|website=UnionLeader.com|date=14 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Connolly was born in [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190413/mark-connolly-leader-in-nh-government-has-died|title=Mark Connolly, leader in NH government, has died|author=Staff report|website=seacoastonline.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> He earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Government and Environmental Studies from [[Dartmouth College]] and received his [[Master of Business Administration]] through First Chicago's First Scholar program from [[Northwestern University]] [[Kellogg School of Management]].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhbr.com/remembering-mark-connolly/|title=Remembering Mark Connolly|date=2019-04-15|website=NH Business Review|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
==Career==
Connolly was first elected to the state legislature in 1977 as a Republican State Representative from Bedford, NH while still a student at [[Dartmouth College]].<ref name="auto1"/>
He worked for [[First Chicago Bank|First Chicago]], Chubb Life Insurance, [[Fleet bank|Fleet Bank]], and [[Wellington Management Company]] in the area of investment management.
Connolly was appointed [[Deputy Secretary of State]] and later Director of the Bureau of Securities Regulation under [[Bill Gardner (politician)|Secretary of State William Gardner]], where he oversaw cases against [[Tyco International]], [[Ameriprise Financial|Ameriprise]], [[ING Group|ING]], Pennichuck Corp., [[Morgan Stanley]], [[Merrill Lynch]] and [[UBS]], netting more than $55 million in securities fines and investor restitution.<ref name="nhbr">{{cite news |last=Feingold |first=Jeff |url=http://www.nhbr.com/businessnews/statenews/866815-257/connolly-honored-for-securities-regulation-career.html |title=Connolly honored for securities regulation career |work=[[New Hampshire Business Review]] |date=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401211637/http://www.nhbr.com/businessnews/statenews/866815-257/connolly-honored-for-securities-regulation-career.html |archive-date=2012-04-01}}</ref>
Connolly was awarded the [[North American Securities Administrators Association|North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)]] Inc.'s Outstanding Service Award in 2010. He was also presented with the association's 2007 Enforcement Award.<ref name="nhbr" />
[[File:Mark Connolly 2016 Gubernatorial Campaign Announcement.jpeg|thumb|Mark Connolly announces his campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination for Governor of New Hampshire at [[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|FIRST]].]]
After resigning from the Bureau of Securities Regulation in 2010, Connolly became owner and principal of New Castle Investment Advisors, LLC, an asset management firm, located in Portsmouth, NH.
On November 5, 2015, Connolly announced what would ultimately be an unsuccessful bid in the Democratic primary election for [[Governor of New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cousineau|first1=Michael|title=Democrat Mark Connolly, former securities director, announces run for governorf|url=http://www.unionleader.com/Democrat-Mark-Connolly-announces-run-for-governor|access-date=27 April 2016|website=UnionLeader.com|date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Connolly|title=Mark Connolly|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/post/connolly-former-head-nh-securities-office-run-governor|title=Connolly, Former Head of N.H. Securities Office, To Run For Governor|last=Rogers|first=Josh|website=www.nhpr.org|date=20 October 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Connolly lived in [[New Castle, New Hampshire]]. He was the former Chairman of the town's Planning Board. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Strawbery Banke Museum and the Portsmouth Athenaeum. He was a former board member of New Hampshire Child and Family Services, the New Hampshire Audubon, and the Greater Manchester Development Commission.<ref name="auto"/> He also served as a board member and Treasurer of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20130314/LIFE/303140345|title=Ogunquit Museum of American Art board of directors|website=seacoastonline.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
Connolly died on April 13, 2019, in Rancho Mirage, California due to complications from a sudden brain hemorrhage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/national_world/mark-connolly-former-candidate-for-governor-of-new-hampshire-dies/article_11267386-c75d-56a1-ad10-94838c7b8b4c.html|title=Mark Connolly, former candidate for governor of New Hampshire, dies at 63|author=Sentinel Staff|website=SentinelSource.com|date=19 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book| title = Cover-Up: One Man's Pursuit of the Truth Amid the Government's Failure to End a Ponzi Scheme| publisher =White Whale Press| date =2011}}
==References==
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[[Category:1955 births]]
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[[Category:20th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court]]
[[Category:21st-century New Hampshire politicians]]
[[Category:Dartmouth College alumni]]
[[Category:Kellogg School of Management alumni]]
[[Category:Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives]]
[[Category:New Hampshire Democrats]]
[[Category:New Hampshire Republicans]]
[[Category:People from New Castle, New Hampshire]]