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The State of New Hampshire has a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States,with three branches:the executive,consisting of the Governor of New Hampshire and the other elected constitutional officers;the legislative,called the New Hampshire General Court,which includes the Senate and the House of Representatives;and the judicial,consisting of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and lower courts.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court,the bicameral legislature of the state of New Hampshire. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 204 legislative districts across the state,created from divisions of the state's counties. On average,each legislator represents about 3,300 residents,which is the smallest lower house representative-to-population ratio in the country.
Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England,546 U.S. 320 (2006),was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving a facial challenge to New Hampshire's parental notification abortion law. The First Circuit had ruled that the law was unconstitutional and an injunction against its enforcement was proper. The Supreme Court vacated this judgment and remanded the case,but avoided a substantive ruling on the challenged law or a reconsideration of prior Supreme Court abortion precedent. Instead,the Court only addressed the issue of remedy,holding that invalidating a statute in its entirety "is not always necessary or justified,for lower courts may be able to render narrower declaratory and injunctive relief."
Ann L. McLane Kuster is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously worked as a lobbyist.
Stacie-Marie Laughton is an American politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2020 to 2022,representing District 31 in Hillsborough County. A member of the Democratic Party,she had previously been elected to the chamber in the 2012 elections to represent Ward 4 in Nashua,but resigned her position as Representative-elect due to the surfacing of a past criminal conviction. She was also a selectwoman in the ward.
Marilinda Joy Garcia is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Republican,she served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives,representing the Rockingham 8th district from 2012 to 2014. She previously represented the Rockingham 4th district from 2007 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2012. A harpist,Garcia is also a music teacher.
Laura C. Pantelakos is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. She was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,sitting as a Democrat from the Rockingham 25 district,from 1978 to 2022. At retirement,she was the longest-serving member of the chamber.
David E. Cote is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,sitting as a Democrat from the Hillsborough 31 district,having been first elected in 1982. Cote currently serves as house minority leader,and ranking member on the election law and redistricting committees. He previously chaired the election law and judiciary committees. As of early 2022,he had not cast a vote or attended a House session since March 11,2020 due to COVID health concerns.
Melanie Ann Levesque is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Democrat,Levesque represented the 12th district in the New Hampshire Senate from 2018 until 2020;she was the first African American to serve in that body. Levesque was chair of the Senate Election Law &Municipal Affairs committee,and served on the Judiciary and Transportation committees. Levesque previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010 and 2012 to 2014. In 2021,Levesque was a senior advisor for the New Hampshire Democratic Party. In 2022,Levesque announced her run for the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
Mary Sullivan Heath is an American educator and politician. She has served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,representing Hillsborough 14,since 2013. She is a Democrat and serves as the House's Majority Floor Leader. She is the former dean of the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University.
Kimberly A. Rice is an American politician who served as speaker pro tempore of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Josh Yokela is an American Republican legislator elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives on November 6,2018. He was elected to represent Rockingham 33 district which includes the towns of Brentwood,Danville,and Fremont. He sits on the Children and Family Law Committee which hears matters including the rights of children,divorce,and child support. He lives in Fremont,New Hampshire and holds positions on the Fremont Zoning Board of Adjustments and the Fremont Budget Committee.
Jerry Knirk is a New Hampshire doctor and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Tony Labranche is a New Hampshire politician. He was the youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the youngest openly LGBTQ+ legislator in United States history.
Timothy Horrigan is a New Hampshire politician.
Fenton L. Groen is a New Hampshire politician currently serving in the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2020. He formerly served in the New Hampshire Senate from 2010 to 2012.
Peter Petrigno is an American politician,educator,and community organizer who is currently serving as a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for Hillsborough 43 - Milford. He was first elected in 2018.
Laurie Sanborn is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,sitting as a Republican from the Hillsborough 41 district,having been first elected in 2012. Sanborn has been a Deputy Majority Leader since December 2,2020. Sanborn served in the House previously,representing Merrimack 5 from 2010 until her resignation on June 5,2012.
Melissa Blasek is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. She was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,sitting as a Republican from the Hillsborough-21 multi-member district from 2020 to 2022.
Jesse C. "Jess" Edwards is an American politician,who is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He represents the Rockingham 4 district,comprising the towns of Auburn,Chester,and Sandown.
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- ↑ "Welcome to the NH General Court | NH General Court".
- ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ↑ "Sandra Keans". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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