Peter Hansen (politician)

Peter Hansen was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Amherst. He was first elected in 2010. He was defeated in his fourth re-election bid in 2018. ^[1]

In 2013, Hansen referred to women as "vaginas" in an e-mail to his House colleagues, as part of a discussion concerning the stand-your-ground law. After a widespread outcry, Hansen initially said the controversy had been "blown out of proportion", but later apologized for his choice of language. ^[2]

Electoral history

2018 New Hampshire House of Representatives election: Hillsborough 22 (Top 3 Elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Megan Murray	3,243	18.8
	Democratic	Julie Radhakrishnan	2,999	17.4
	Republican	Reed Panasiti (Incumbent)	2,872	16.7
	Democratic	Daniel Veilleux	2,859	16.6
	Republican	Peter Hansen (incumbent)	2,726	15.8
	Republican	Scott Courtemanche	2,521	14.6
Total votes			17,220	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Republican hold

References

1. "2018 General Election Information and Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
2. Landrigan, Kevin (April 17, 2013). "State Rep. from Amherst seeking shock value with 'children and vaginas' email comment on Stand Your Ground Law" . Nashua Telegraph. The Nashua Telegraph . Retrieved April 20, 2015.