>A top Stratham Democrat Jonathan Caldwell got caught red-handed over the weekend stealing a political sign put up by a Republican voter. >That Republican, Peter Lessels, is now pushing to have Caldwell charged. >“I filed a report with the police,” Lessels told NHJournal. >Caldwell chaired the Stratham Town Democratic Committee as recently as 2022, and is listed as Democratic state Sen. Debra Altschiller’s campaign treasurer. He could not be reached for comment >Last week, Lessels put up a large, homemade sign near the campaign signs for several Democrats with the message that they “Supports men in women’s sports.” Lessels’ sign featured the message and arrows pointing to the Democrats’ signs. >“They do support that. That’s just a fact,” Lessels said. >The area where the signs are going up is public property on a traffic circle in Stratham. Lessels said political signs are allowed on that property. >Lessels’ sign disappeared after a few days. It’s not the first time Lessels dealt with sign theft. He was part of Republican Don Bolduc’s 2022 campaign for U.S. Senate and had numerous signs stolen or damaged during that effort. . . [Video Only](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0s-xmDIp0hU) [Archive](https://archive.today/CF5Ca)