Rebecca Whitley (born March 18, 1980) is an American politician who has served in the New Hampshire Senate from the 15th district since 2020. A Democrat, she represents the state capital, Concord, as well as Hopkinton, Penacook, and Bow.[1]
Becky Whitley | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Feltes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1980 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | George Washington University (BBA) Vermont Law School (JD) |
| Website | State Senate website Campaign website |
Before serving as a senator, Whitley worked as an attorney for the New Hampshire Disability Rights Center, a consultant for the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Policy Director for the Children's Behavioral Health Collaborative. She resides in Hopkinton with her husband and son.[2]
New Hampshire Senate
editFollowing Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes' retirement to run for governor, Democrats including Whitley and former congressman Paul Hodes sought the Democratic nomination for his seat. In the September 8th primary, Whitley won the nomination.[3] She went on to win the general election.[4]
While in the Senate, Whitley has co-sponsored legislation to ban no-knock warrants,[5] limit the usage of school resource officers,[6] and increase the state minimum wage.[7] She supports reproductive freedom, the expansion of Medicaid, clean energy policies, and state education funding reform.[8]
For the 2020–2022 term, Whitley has been assigned to the Administrative Rules committee, the Health and Human Services committee, and the Judiciary committee.[9]
Electoral history
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Becky Whitley | 3,853 | 40.9 | |
| Democratic | Paul Hodes | 3,129 | 33.2 | |
| Democratic | Candace Bouchard | 2,422 | 25.7 | |
| Total votes | 9,416 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Becky Whitley | 19,462 | 63.4 | |
| Republican | Linda Rae Banfill | 11,243 | 36.6 | |
| Total votes | 30,705 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Senate District 15". Gencourt.state.nh.gov. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "About Becky". Beckywhitley.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "New Hampshire Primary Results". Wcvb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "New Hampshire State Senate 2020 general election results". Wmur.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "NH HB507". Legiscan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Bill to limit school resource officers sees resistance from New Hampshire police departments". Concordmonitor.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "NH SB136". Legiscan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Platform". Beckywhitley.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Senate District 15". Gencourt.state.nh.gov. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "New Hampshire State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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