James Demers

( New Hampshire )

Subjects: All Subjects

Clients

1) Air BnB Inc.

2) Alzheimers Assoc.

3) American Association of Dental Boards, Inc

4) American Coatings Assoc.

5) Bank of America Corp

6) Centene Corp and Affiliates

7) Comcast Cable Communications Mgmt LLC

8) Consumer Healthcare Products Assoc.

9) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Boston/Enterprise Mobility

10) Eversource

11) FedEx

12) International Bottled Water Assoc.

13) Kalkomey Enterprises

14) Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Assoc. of NH

15) New England Pest Management Assoc.

16) NH Athletic Trainers Assoc.

17) NH City and Town Clerks Assoc.

18) NH Court Reporters Assoc.

19) NH Driver Education Teachers Assoc.

20) NH Golf Course Superintendents

21) NH Group LLC

22) NH Motor Speedway

23) NH Nurses Assoc.

24) NH Police Assoc.

25) NH Retail Assoc.

26) NH Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

27) NH Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

28) NH Speech Language Hearing Assoc.

29) NH Tax Collectors Assoc.

30) NH Troopers Assoc.

31) NH Wine and Spirits Brokers Assoc.

32) North Country Environmental Services

33) Phrma

34) Planned Parenthood NH Action Fund

35) Port City Air

36) RAI Services Company

37) Sanofi US Services Inc.

38) SAS Institute Inc.

39) SPAN

40) Teamsters Local 633

41) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

42) Walmart Stores Inc.

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Biography

James M. Demers is the founder of The Demers Group and Demers, Blaisdell Inc., he presently serves as President & CEO of Demers, Blaisdell & Prasol Inc. Mr. Demers is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and former congressional candidate. He has over 40 years of experience in the legislative, regulatory and political fields. He has been a political commentator for numerous media outlets including ABC News, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News as well as NH news stations WMUR-TV, WBIN-TV and New England Cable News. He has been actively involved in advising presidential campaigns, serving as co-chairman of President Barack Obama's NH campaign in 2008. He presently serves on the advisory board of the NH Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College, chairman of the NH International Trade Advisory Commission and he is a "political insider" for Politico and the National Journal. He was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the US Senate to serve on the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which is the country's development financial institution. He has been recognized by numerous state and national publications as one of New Hampshire's "most influential" and "most powerful" people. He is a graduate of the University of Miami (FL) and he holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. He served three terms in the NH House where he served as the Assistant Minority Whip. He has also served as President and Executive Director of the New England-New York-New Jersey Financial Services Association and the National Card Coalition after doing corporate government affairs work for two national financial services companies. He is a resident of Concord, NH.

Last Updated: May 02, 2025