Lynne Blankenbeker Explained

Lynne Blankenbeker
State House:New Hampshire
District:Merrimack 11th
Term Start:December 7, 2009
Term End:December 7, 2012
Predecessor:Tara Reardon
Successor:Steve Shurtleff
Birth Date:3 March 1964
Party:Republican
Education:Troy University (BS)
Franklin Pierce Law Center (MBA)

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John DiStaso . Republicans working to find strong candidate to challenge Kuster . WMUR . May 25, 2017. May 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Blankenbeker's Out - Concord, NH Patch . Patch.com . June 8, 2012 . May 27, 2017.
  3. Web site: Blankenbeker running again in Republican bid to unseat Rep. Kuster . Valley News . 29 May 2018 . 4 June 2023.
  4. Web site: NH combat nurse deploys on Navy hospital ship heading to NYC | Coronavirus . unionleader.com . March 26, 2020 . May 6, 2020.