Jeanie Forrester is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the New Hampshire Senate

New Hampshire Senate

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, representing the 2nd district since 2010. A businesswoman by trade, Forrester sits on the Finance and Public/Municipal Affairs committees.

Personal

Forrester was born in Michigan

Michigan

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 and moved to New Hampshire

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 in 1985. After her graduation from the University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire

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, she went to work for then-Governor John H. Sununu

John H. Sununu

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. During this time, Forrester juggled work and further education, eventually earning a Masters in Business Administration from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics

Whittemore School of Business and Economics

Whittemore School of Business and Economics – University of New HampshireThe Whittemore School of Business and Economics is the business school of the University of New Hampshire, a public university located in Durham, New Hampshire. The Whittemore School is located on the main campus, in its own...

.

2010 election

Forrester announced her candidacy on April 8, 2010. In the Republican primary in September, she bested then-State Representative Fran Wendelboe by 911 votes. On election day, which saw a Republican sweep at the state level, Forrester defeated her Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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opponent, State Senator Deborah Reynolds.