| Carrie Gendreau | |
| Office: | Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 1st district |
| Term Start: | December 7, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Erin Hennessey |
| Birth Place: | Littleton, New Hampshire |
| Alma Mater: | Bob Jones University |
| Party: | Republican |
Carrie L. Gendreau is an American politician from Littleton, New Hampshire.[1] She serves as a Republican member for the 1st district of the New Hampshire Senate, and previously was a member of the Littleton Board of Selectmen.
Gendreau graduated from Bob Jones University, and was a sorority chaplain during her time there.[2]
Gendreau is a self-identified evangelical Christian. During her time on the Littleton Board of Selectmen, Gendreau would occasionally open meetings with a prayer, and she carried a Bible with her to debates in the New Hampshire Senate. She told the New York Times, "I will listen to my constituents, but if the Lord trumps the majority, I will go with that." After community protests, she did not seek reelection and was succeeded by Kerri Harrington.[2]
She attracted international attention after protesting a mural of a "white iris in front of a rainbow color wheel...two birch trees in front of blue mountains and a white crescent moon... [and] dandelions growing from the pages of a book". Gendreau believed "the iris was a dangerous symbol because Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow".[3]
Gendreau's father was Littleton moderator Gerald Winn.[2]