Carrie Gendreau

American politician from New Hampshire
Carrie Gendreau
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byErin Hennessey
Personal details
Born1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[1]
Littleton, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican
Alma materBob Jones University

Carrie L. Gendreau is an American politician from Littleton, New Hampshire.[2] She serves as a Republican member for the 1st district of the New Hampshire Senate, and previously was a member of the Littleton Board of Selectmen.

Gendreau graduated from Bob Jones University, and was a sorority chaplain during her time there.[1]

Gendreau is a self-identified evangelical Christian. During her time on the Littleton Board of Selectmen, Gendreau would occasionally open meetings with a prayer, and she carried a Bible with her to debates in the New Hampshire Senate. She told the New York Times, "I will listen to my constituents, but if the Lord trumps the majority, I will go with that." After community protests, she did not seek reelection and was succeeded by Kerri Harrington.[1]

She attracted international attention after protesting a mural of a "white iris in front of a rainbow color wheel ...two birch trees in front of blue mountains and a white crescent moon ... [and] dandelions growing from the pages of a book". Gendreau believed "the iris was a dangerous symbol because Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow".[3]

Gendreau's father was Littleton moderator Gerald Winn.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Russell, Jenna (April 28, 2024). "How One Reaction to a Mural Tore a New England Town Apart". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Carrie Gendreau". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ Gokee, Amanda (October 24, 2023). "A battle over LGBTQ+ art in public spaces brews in Littleton, N.H." Boston Globe.

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Members of the New Hampshire Senate
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  1. ▌Carrie Gendreau (R)
  2. ▌Timothy Lang Sr. (R)
  3. ▌Jeb Bradley (R)
  4. ▌David Watters (D)
  5. ▌Suzanne Prentiss (D)
  6. ▌James Gray (R)
  7. ▌Daniel Innis (R)
  8. ▌Ruth Ward (R)
  9. ▌Denise Ricciardi (R)
  10. ▌Donovan Fenton (D)
  11. ▌Shannon Chandley (D)
  12. ▌Kevin Avard (R)
  13. ▌Cindy Rosenwald (D)
  14. ▌Sharon Carson (R)
  15. ▌Becky Whitley (D)
  16. ▌Keith Murphy (R)
  17. ▌Howard Pearl (R)
  18. ▌Donna Soucy (D)
  19. ▌Regina Birdsell (R)
  20. ▌Lou D'Allesandro (D)
  21. ▌Rebecca Kwoka (D)
  22. ▌Daryl Abbas (R)
  23. ▌Bill Gannon (R)
  24. ▌Debra Altschiller (D)


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