Tony Labranche

Tony Labranche (born November 11, 2001) is a New Hampshire politician. He currently serves as the youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1] He is also the youngest openly LGBTQ+ legislator in United States history.[2]

Tony Labranche
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Hillsborough 22nd district
Assumed office
December 3, 2020
Personal details
Born (2001-11-11) November 11, 2001
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political party
Residence(s)Amherst, New Hampshire
WebsiteCampaign website

Early life

Tony Labranche was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on November 11, 2001 to parents Patrick Labranche and Sandra Martin. Both of whom are originally from Thetford Mines, Québec where the majority of his family still lives today.[3] Labranche was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at age ten.[4] In 2014, Labranche moved to Amherst, New Hampshire.[5]

Education

Labranche graduated from Souhegan High School in early 2020.[6][7] Labranche currently attends Nashua Community College and is majoring in political science.[8][3]

Political career

In April 2020 Labranche was selected to serve as an alternate delegate for Bernie Sanders at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[9][10]

While finishing his senior year of high school Labranche ran unsuccessfully for the Souhegan Cooperative School Board.[5][4] Labranche then pursued a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Labranche won that bid,[11] and took office on Dec 3rd, 2020.[6]

In 2021 Labranche ran for Rules Committee of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.[12] In the same year Labranche ran again for a seat on the Souhegan Cooperative School Board unsuccessfully. [13]

In 2022 Labranche announced that he would leave the Democratic Party and caucus as an Independent. He cited issues with New Hampshire Democratic Party Leadership, Joe Biden's COVID-19 response, and the two-party system as reasons for his departure.[14]

References
  1. "Representative Tony Labranche (D)". The New Hampshire House of Representatives. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. Flores, Andrew; Gossett, Charles. "11 openly LGBTQ lawmakers will take their seats in the next Congress. That's a record in both numbers and diversity". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. Fortier, Claudia (2020-11-06). "L'un des plus jeunes élus aux États-Unis a des racines thetfordoises". Courrier Frontenac (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2021-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Mackin, Jean (2020-11-05). "18-year-old from Amherst elected to New Hampshire state house". WMUR. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. Labranche, Tony. "Tony Labranche: Who I am and Why I'm Running". The Claw.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Tony Labranche - Hills. District 22". NH General Court.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Class of 2020" (PDF). The Amherst Citizen. June 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Tony Labranche, Amherst School Board Candidate". Amherst, NH Patch. 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  9. Sylvia, Andrew (2020-04-28). "Two Manchester residents selected as DNC Delegates". manchesterinklink.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Summerson, Mia. "New Hampshire Democrats elect convention delegates virtually". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved 2021-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Houghton, Kimberly. "Amherst teen elected to state legislature". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "2021 Officer Elections". NHDP. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  13. Schinella, Tony (2021-06-09). "Pray, D'Angelo Win Amherst Selectmen Seats". Amherst, NH Patch. Retrieved 2021-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Rep. Tony Labranche". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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