Andre A. "Andy" Martel (December 16, 1946 – December 22, 2016) was an American businessman and Republican politician. Born in

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is the List of municipalities in New Hampshire, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Located on the banks of the Merrimack River, it had a population of 115,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Manches ...

, Martel graduated from Bishop Bradley High School in 1964 and New Hampshire College (now

Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private university between Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, along with ...

) in 1971. Martel also took graduate classes at

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...

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, and

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. He worked in various businesses as a general manager and auditor. Martel served in the

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from 1998 to 2002 and from 2012 until his death and served in the

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for the 18th district from 2002 to 2006. Martel died at

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in Manchester, New Hampshire.'Manchester's Rep. Andre Martel passes away at 70,' Union Leader, December 23, 2016.

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