Lynne Blankenbeker

Lynne Blankenbeker is an American politician and United States Navy captain.[1]

Lynne Blankenbeker
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Merrimack 11th district
In office
December 7, 2009 – December 7, 2012
Preceded byTara Reardon
Succeeded bySteve Shurtleff

Blankenbeker ran for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2008, but finished in seventh for the five positions. She ran in a special election for the New Hampshire House in 2009 after Tara Reardon resigned her seat, and won. She did not run for reelection in 2012 after she was recalled for duty in the U.S. Navy.[2]

In the 2018 elections, Blankenbeker ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. She is running again in the 2020 elections.[3] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was deployed to the USNS Comfort.[4]

References
  1. John DiStaso. "Republicans working to find strong candidate to challenge Kuster". WMUR. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  2. "Blankenbeker's Out - Concord, NH Patch". Patch.com. June 8, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  3. https://www.vnews.com/Blankenbeker-to-run-for-Congress-again-29254420
  4. "NH combat nurse deploys on Navy hospital ship heading to NYC | Coronavirus". unionleader.com. March 26, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.


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