Jennifer Bernet (born August 21, 1962) is an American social worker and Democratic politician who was a 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 ...

. First elected in 2006, she failed to retake the seat in 2008 and 2010. In 2011, when Bob Mead resigned to be

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to Speaker Bill O'Brien, Bernet handily won a special election to take his place. Following redistricting in 2012, she again lost reelection and ran in 2014 for a seat on the

Executive Council of New Hampshire The Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire (commonly known as the Governor's Council) is the executive body of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Executive Council advises the Governor on all matters and provides a check on the governor ...

. She returned to the House in 2018 and served until 2020.

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New Hampshire General Court The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members. The upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 membe ...

Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1962 births Living people Antioch University alumni State University of New York at Oneonta alumni University of New Hampshire alumni Women state legislators in New Hampshire 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{NewHampshire-politician-stub