George Sykes | |
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Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Grafton 13th district | |
Assumed office December 5, 2012 | |
Member of Lebanon City Council from Ward 2 | |
Assumed office 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Providence,Rhode Island | June 3,1951
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Lebanon,New Hampshire |
Education | Bridgewater State College (BA) Southern New Hampshire University (MBA) Empire State College (BS) |
George E. Sykes (born June 3,1951) is an American politician serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Grafton-13 district since December 5,2012, [1] and a member of the Lebanon City Council from Ward 2 since 2019. [2] Sykes is a member of the Democratic Party. [3]
Sykes was born in Providence,Rhode Island,in 1951 and lives in Lebanon,New Hampshire. In Lebanon,Sykes served as Deputy Fire Chief. [4] Sykes served on the Lebanon City Council from 2008 to 2010,before taking a position with the American Red Cross providing relief to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. [5] In 2012,he was first elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He is married and has one child. [6] [7]
During the 2018 New Hampshire House of Representatives election,Sykes pledged to introduce legislation banning single-use plastic bags,as well as look into the issues refugees face in getting driver's licenses. [4]
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