James Spillane

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Spillane at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation

James Spillane is an American Republican politician. He serves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in Rockingham County alongside Jason Osborne and Kevin Verville. [1]

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Political career

In 2020 he was investigated by the State Attorney General for a Facebook comment. [2] In June 2023, he switched his endorsement to Ron DeSantis from Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries after Trump's criticism of Kayleigh McEnany. [3]

Controversy

In 2017, Spillane was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. [4]

References

  1. "The New Hampshire House of Representatives". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  2. "NH State Rep. Under Investigation After 'Dangerous Calls To Violence', to wit "Public Service Announcement: If you see a BLM sign on a lawn it's the same as having the porch light on for Halloween. You're free to loot and burn that house." in a Facebook Post". www.cbsnews.com. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  3. "'He Can't Be Trusted': GOP Lawmaker Yanks Trump Endorsement In Scathing Statement". HuffPost UK. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  4. Downey, K. C. (2017-05-16). "NH state representative faces DUI charge". WMUR. Retrieved 2023-12-15.