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Brandon Phinney (born April 27, 1988) is an American politician and former member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives 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 district ...
, representing Strafford County's 24th district.


Career

Phinney earned his
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from Great Bay Community College and his bachelor's degree from Southern New Hampshire University. In 2016, he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a Republican, beating his
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opponent by just 116 votes. There, he became notable in
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circles as the only openly atheist Republican legislator in the United States. On June 27, 2017 he announced in a press conference that he had changed his party affiliation to Libertarian. Phinney was defeated for re-election in a three-way race, finishing in third place with 10% of the total vote. He was succeeded by Republican Mona Perreault. Following his defeat, he announced he would run for
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City Council in 2019. He was elected to the State House again in 2022.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=985537


Electoral history


2016


2018


See also

* Max Abramson


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phinney, Brandon 1988 births Living people American atheists Libertarian Party (United States) officeholders Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives New Hampshire Libertarians Southern New Hampshire University alumni 21st-century American politicians