Dan Feltes

Dan Feltes (born March 23, 1979) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 15th district since 2014. Senator Feltes serves as chair of the Senate Ways & Means committee, and as vice chair of the Finance, Energy & Natural Resources, and Rules & Enrolled Bills committees. He is the Senate Majority Leader and is the youngest Senate Majority leader in the state's history.[1]

Dan Feltes
Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate
Assumed office
December 5, 2018
Preceded byJeb Bradley
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 15th district
Assumed office
December 2014
Preceded bySylvia Larsen
Personal details
Born (1979-03-23) March 23, 1979
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Northern Iowa (BA)
Georgetown University (MPP)
University of Iowa (JD)
WebsiteGovernment website

Early life and career

Feltes is from Dubuque, Iowa. He earned his law degree from the University of Iowa and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University.[2] Dan grew up in a working-class family, with his dad working in a furniture factory for his entire adult life and his mom working part-time jobs while raising four kids.[2]

Feltes worked as a legal aid attorney for almost a decade.[3] For four years, Feltes managed the staff, casework and grants under the Housing Justice Project. In 2013, Feltes received the Robert E. Kirby Award of the New Hampshire Bar Association, awarded annually to a New Hampshire attorney 35 years old or younger who demonstrates the traits of civility, courtesy, perspective, and excellent advocacy [4]

New Hampshire Senate

In 2014, Feltes ran for the state senate seat being vacated by Sylvia Larsen, and won.[5] Larsen backed Feltes's opponent in the Democratic primary, while other local Democratic leaders backed Feltes.[3] Feltes won the Democratic primary, winning all towns and all wards in the 15th District.[6] Feltes won 70% of the vote in the Democratic primary and over 65% of the vote in the general election.[7]

In 2016, Feltes was elected to a second term in the state senate, winning all towns and all wards in the 15th District and outperforming every Democrat up ticket, including getting more votes in the 15th District than Hillary Clinton.[8]

Feltes declined to run for governor of New Hampshire in the 2018 election.[9] He is running in the 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election.[10][11]

Awards

Feltes has received numerous Legislator of the Year awards for bipartisan leadership on many critical issues, including from the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy for his work advancing paid family and medical leave insurance, from Early Learning NH for his work on full-day kindergarten, from Ski NH for his work promoting tourism and the ski industry, from New Hampshire Council on Development Disabilities and from Community Bridges for his work helping persons with disabilities, from the Home Builders and Remodelers Association and from Housing Action NH for his work expanding affordable and workforce housing, from the NH ACLU for his work on criminal justice reform, and from New Futures and from the National Association of Social Workers for his work on both mental health parity and combatting the opioid public health epidemic.[12] [13]

Personal life

Feltes and his wife, Erin, have two daughters.[14]

References
  1. News, NH Labor (November 9, 2018). "Sen Soucy Elected Senate President And Sen Feltes Becomes Youngest Majority Leader In NH Senate". NH LABOR NEWS. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. "Dan Feltes for NH State Senate". Danfeltesnh.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. Doyle, Megan (June 26, 2014). "Concord attorney Dan Feltes releases list of supporters for his state Senate bid". Concord Monitor. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. "New Hampshire Bar Foundation - Robert E Kirby Award". Nhbarfoundation.org. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. Doyle, Megan (November 5, 2014). "Feltes easily wins N.H. Senate District 15 seat". Concord Monitor. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. Doyle, Megan (September 11, 2014). "Feltes wins all wards, towns in District 15". Concord Monitor. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. "Dan Feltes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  8. "New Hampshire 15th District State Senate Results: Dan Feltes Wins". Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. John DiStaso (March 9, 2018). "Democrat Feltes won't run for governor, will seek third term in state Senate". Wmur.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  10. John DiStaso (July 11, 2019). "State Sen. Dan Feltes says he's 'strongly considering' run for governor". Wmur.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  11. DiStaso, John; Sexton, Adam (September 3, 2019). "Promising to put working-class families first, Democrat Dan Feltes announces run for governor". WMUR 9. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  12. https://danfeltesnh.com/issues/
  13. "People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News Rundown". NH Business Review. NH Business Review. October 28, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  14. https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200301/feltes-lets-get-real-results-for-working-families-in-2020
New Hampshire Senate
Preceded by
Jeb Bradley		 Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate
2018–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Sylvia Larsen		 Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 15th district
2014–present		 Incumbent
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