Donald Stewart McFarlane is a British-American politician and cybersecurity consultant. He is the member-elect for the Grafton 18th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[3] The district represents the towns of Alexandria, Bridgewater, Bristol, Canaan, Dorchester, Enfield, Grafton, Groton, Hebron, and Orange.[4] He is a member of the planning board and budgeting committee for the town of Orange,[5] where he has lived since 2008.[6]
Donald McFarlane | |
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| Member-elect of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Grafton 18th district | |
| Assuming office December 4, 2024 | |
| Succeeding | John Sellers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Stewart McFarlane United Kingdom |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Residence(s) | Orange, New Hampshire, U.S.[2] |
| Occupation |
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McFarlane is on the advisory board of red-team vendor Xcape Inc. He is a former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for American International Group Investments and Bluestone Capital Partners, and Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Merrill Lynch. He has contributed at many hacker conferences and is the owner of McFarlane Associates, LLC.[7]
Life
editMcFarlane was raised in the United Kingdom and the United States. He became a permanent resident of the United States in 1995 after he finished his studies and served in the military. He is an electrical engineering graduate. He became an American citizen in 2002. McFarlane and his wife Karen married in 2012. They have one son and a dog named Neep.[6] McFarlane first ran for the Grafton 9th district in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2022, winning the Republican party primary but losing the general election to Corinne Morse.[8] He won the November 2024 election against Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban for the Grafton 18th district.[9]
Political views
editMcFarlane supports a "constitutional, limited government". He is an advocate of school choice.[10]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald McFarlane | 5,533 | 52.2 | |
| Democratic | Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban | 5,070 | 47.8 | |
| Total votes | 10,603 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Corinne Morse | 1,030 | 54.1 | |
| Republican | Donald McFarlane | 875 | 45.9 | |
| Total votes | 1,905 | 100 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Donald McFarlane". Citizens Count. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State - Elections Division" (PDF). New Hampshire Secretary of State.
- ^ "Donald McFarlane". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Candidates". Grafton GOP.
- ^ "Election 2024: Previews of Grafton County legislative races for Upper Valley seats". Valley News.
- ^ a b "Donald McFarlane for New Hampshire House - Grafton County District 9". Donald McFarlane for New Hampshire House.
- ^ "Donald McFarlane". The Impact Conference 2025.
- ^ a b "Donald McFarlane". New Hampshire Public Radio.
- ^ "New Hampshire Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Donald McFarlane for New Hampshire House - Grafton County District 9 - Issues". Donald McFarlane for New Hampshire House.
- ^ "2024 New Hampshire State House Grafton District 18th election results". The Boston Globe. (subscription required)
External links
edit- Donald McFarlane at Citizens Count
- "Rep. Donald McFarlane (@donald4nh) | Twitter" – via Twitter.
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