Nickolas Levasseur | |
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Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Hillsborough 11th district | |
In office 2006 - 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Edwards |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Manchester,New Hampshire |
Nickolas J. Levasseur is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,representing the Hillsborough 11th District from 2006 to 2014. [1]
He came under criticism in 2010 after comments about anime and Japan (and,by extension,relations with that country) on his Facebook page were circulated,in which he said that "anime is a prime example of why two nukes wasn't enough". He has since apologized. [2]
Levasseur ran as a Democratic candidate for Hillsborough 16th District in the 2018 New Hampshire House of Representatives election. He lost the primary election,having gained 16.7% of the vote. [3]
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