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

Career

Phinney earned his associate degree from

Great Bay Community College Great Bay Community College (GBCC) is a public community college in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The main campus is in ...

and his

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from

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 2016, he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a

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, beating his Democratic opponent by just 116 votes. There, he became notable in atheist 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

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

Career

Electoral history

2016

2018

See also

References