Dennis Ruprecht | |
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Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Grafton 3rd district | |
In office December 2, 2020 –December 17, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Susan M. Ford |
Succeeded by | Jerry Stringham |
Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Grafton 15th district | |
In office December 5,2018 –December 2,2020 | |
Preceded by | David Binford |
Succeeded by | David Binford |
Personal details | |
Born | Littleton,New Hampshire,U.S. | May 15,1999
Political party | Independent (2022-Present) Democratic (2017-2021) |
Education | University of New Hampshire Saint Michael's College Plymouth State University (BA) |
Dennis Michael Ruprecht Jr. is a former New Hampshire politician who was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from December 5,2018,to December 17,2021. [1]
Ruprecht was born on May 15,1999,in Littleton,New Hampshire,and grew up in Bath,New Hampshire. [2] He graduated from Woodsville High School in 2017,and that same year was chosen for the United States Senate Youth Program. [3] [4] After graduating from Woodsville High School,Ruprecht enrolled at the University of New Hampshire where he was a member of Phi Mu Delta. Ruprecht then briefly attended Saint Michael's College before transferring to Plymouth State University where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 2021. [5] [3]
Ruprecht first ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent the Grafton 15th district in 2018. He won in the general election on November 6,2018,with 54.8% of the vote. [1] Ruprecht was first elected at the age of 19,and was the youngest currently-serving member of the House at the time that he was sworn in. [6]
In 2020,Ruprecht was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent the Grafton 3rd district on November 3,receiving 53.4% of the vote. [1]
Ruprecht served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from December 5,2018,until stepping down on December 17,2021. [7] Ruprecht resigned due to having moved out of his district to Vermont. [8]
Ruprecht was a member of the House Committee on Fish and Game and Marine Resources. [1]
Ruprecht was an early supporter of Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries having endorsed him in July 2019,months ahead of the New Hampshire presidential primary. [9] Ruprecht was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. [6]
Ruprecht is Roman Catholic. He resides in Vermont. [8]
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