About
Rick Becksted

Let’s Make a Difference!

Married, father of two children
Building contractor & business owner
Portsmouth Resident since age 12

Civic Experience

- 1 term city council, 1 term Mayor of the city of Portsmouth

- Council representative:

- Rockingham planning commission

- Recreation board

- Pease development authority

- Citywide Neighborhood committee

- Legislative committee

- Portsmouth LL board of directors 6 years

- Coached and managed both youth baseball and football leagues

Successfully added the first recreational field in the City of Portsmouth in 40 years, at Community Campus.
Negotiated at the state level to build the I-95 sound barriers (being built as we speak!)
Increasing the distribution of the Rooms and Meals tax at the state level for Portsmouth.
Successfully secured the location, design and finances of the Chris Rice Skateboard Park well known to the seacoast community today.
Secured the existence of the Seacoast Community School by advocating for the city’s purchase of the Community Campus.
Successfully secured over $12 million of federal aid to the City of Portsmouth during the pandemic.