Alisson Turcotte (formerly Alan Turcotte) is an American politician in
New Hampshire
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. A member of the
Democratic Party, she served in the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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from 2012 to 2020 and 2022 to 2024.
Career
On November 6, 2012, Turcotte was elected to the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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where she represented the Merrimack 22nd district from 2012 to 2020, and the 11th district from 2022 to 2024. A
Democrat
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, Turcotte first assumed office on December 5, 2012.
She did not run for reelection in
2020
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, but returned and won in the
2022 election. In 2024, she
lost reelection against Republican
Matthew Pitaro by 53 votes.
Personal life
Turcotte resides in
Allenstown, New Hampshire
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.
She came out as
transgender
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in 2022 and began using the name Alisson after her reelection that year.
See also
*
List of transgender public officeholders in the United States
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References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Living people
American transgender politicians
21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court
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