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

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Ha ...

, 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 and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, along with national accreditation for some hospita ...

) in 1971. Martel also took graduate classes at Emerson College, Wellesley College,

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

, and

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

. He worked in various businesses as a general manager and auditor. Martel served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and from 2012 until his death and served in the

New Hampshire State Senate The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population ...

for the 18th district from 2002 to 2006. He was a

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. Martel died at

Catholic Medical Center Catholic Medical Center (CMC) is a 330-licensed bed (with 258 beds staffed) not-for-profit full-service acute care hospital located in the West Side area of Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. CMC offers medical-surgical care with more than ...

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

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1946 births 2016 deaths Politicians from Manchester, New Hampshire Southern New Hampshire University alumni Emerson College alumni Wellesley College alumni Cornell University alumni Princeton University alumni Businesspeople from New Hampshire Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Republican Party New Hampshire state senators 20th-century American businesspeople {{NewHampshire-politician-stub