Cassandra Levesque

Cassandra Levesque (born c.1999) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, elected as a Democrat from the Strafford 4 district in 2018.[1] She ran for election after an initially unsuccessful attempt to eliminate child marriage in New Hampshire.[2][3][4][5]

Cassandra Levesque
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Strafford 4 district
Personal details
Bornc.1999
Political partyDemocratic
ParentsLarry Levesque and Patricia Levesque
ResidenceBarrington, New Hampshire
Alma materSouthern New Hampshire University
OccupationUniversity student

Levesque attended Dover High School in Dover, New Hampshire. She used her Girl Scout Gold Award project to work on eliminating child marriage in her home state.[6] She will be the youngest member of the legislature.[7]

References

  1. "Cassandra Levesque". Ballotpedia. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. "In New Class of Young Lawmakers, a Former Girl Scout Goes to the Statehouse". The New York Times. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. "Girl scout who led push to end child marriage becomes a state lawmaker at age 19". Women in the World. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  4. Gontcharova, Natalie (2018-05-14). "Cassandra Levesque Scored A Win Against Child Marriage". Refinery29. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  5. Nast, Condé. "How One 17-year-old Tried to End Child Marriage in Her State". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  6. "Meet Cassandra Levesque: A Girl Scout and Global Citizen of America Ending Child Marriage". Global Citizen. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  7. "19-Year-Old Ready To Become Youngest New Hampshire Lawmaker". CBS Boston. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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