CLAREMONT, N.H. — The Sullivan County NH Republican Committee announced with great pleasure the following appointments of two of our committee members:
Virginia Drye has moved to the Director’s Assistant for Governor Ayotte’s office of Citizens Services.
Born and raised in Plainfield, New Hampshire, Drye fell in love with politics when she was 12. She ran in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024 for State Representative and has been a delegate and county committee member for Sullivan County GOP since 2018. She became State Chair of the New Hampshire Young Republicans in 2023. Outside of politics, Virginia graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in History and was the circulation manager for the Eagle Times daily newspaper in Claremont, New Hampshire.
Nicholas Stone has become a Special Assistant on K-12, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs.
Stone is a native of Claremont, New Hampshire, and graduated from Stevens High School in 2018. He has served as a delegate and county committee member for Sullivan County GOP.
Nicholas joins the U.S. Department of Education after most recently serving on the Trump-Vance 60th Presidential Inaugural Committee. He previously served as a Regional Field Director for the Trump campaign in his home state of New Hampshire during the First in the Nation Primary.
Following this, he then served as the Political Field Director for the state of Maine. He graduated from Plymouth State University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Stone has
also contributed to his community by serving on the Claremont School Board where he worked to improve educational quality and advance student success. In addition, he served on the Claremont Planning Board, focusing on efficient development and community planning.
