Brandon Phinney (born April 27, 1988) is an American politician and former member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
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, representing
Strafford County's 24th district.
Career
Phinney earned his
associate degree
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The fi ...
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
Democratic
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opponent by just 116 votes. There, he became notable in
atheist
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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
Rochester
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City Council in 2019.
He was elected to the State House again in 2022.
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Electoral history
2016
2018
See also
*
Max Abramson
References
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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