mark connolly (september 2, 1955 – april 13, 2019) was an american businessman and public official. he was a member of the democratic party. he was one of the main democratic candidate for governor of new hampshire in 2016. new hampshire. he served as a representative in the new hampshire state legislature and as deputy secretary of state. he was also director of the new hampshire bureau of securities regulation from 2002 to 2010.