Tony Labranche

Tony Labranche (born (2001-11-11)November 11, 2001) is a New Hampshire politician. He currently serves as the youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]

Tony Labranche
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Hillsborough 22 district
Assumed office
December 3, 2020
Personal details
BornNovember 11, 2001
Nashua, New Hampshire
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAmherst, New Hampshire
Websitetonylabranche.com

Early life

Tony Labranche was born at St Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire on November 11, 2001 to parents Patrick Labranche and Sandra Martin.[2] Labranche was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at age ten.[3] In 2014, Labranche moved to Amherst, New Hampshire.[4]

Education

Labranche graduated from Souhegan High School in early 2020.[5][6]

Political career

While finishing his senior year of high school Labranche ran unsuccessfully for the Souhegan Cooperative School Board.[4][3] Labranche then pursued a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Labranche won that bid,[7] and took office on Dec 3rd, 2020.[5]

Labranche is currently running for Rules Committee of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.[8]

References
  1. "Representative Tony Labranche (D)". The New Hampshire House of Representatives. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. "L'un des plus jeunes élus aux États-Unis a des racines thetfordoises". Courrier Frontenac (in French). 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. Mackin, Jean (2020-11-05). "18-year-old from Amherst elected to New Hampshire state house". WMUR. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. Labranche, Tony. "Tony Labranche: Who I am and Why I'm Running". The Claw.
  5. "Tony Labranche - Hills. District 22". NH General Court.
  6. "Class of 2020" (PDF). The Amherst Citizen. June 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  7. Correspondent, Kimberly Houghton Union Leader. "Amherst teen elected to state legislature". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  8. "2021 Officer Elections". NHDP. Retrieved 2021-02-02.


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