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Joe Alexander Jr.
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
ConstituencyHillsborough 29th
In office
December 5, 2018 – December 7, 2022
ConstituencyHillsborough 6th
Personal details
BornNovember 1994 (age 30)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGoffstown, New Hampshire
Education

Joseph H. Alexander Jr. is an American politician, who has served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2018. A member of the republican party, Alexander has represented the Hillsborough 29th district since 2022[1] and previously represented the Hillsborough 6th district from 2018 to 2022. He has been the chair of the New Hamsphire House of Representatives Housing Committee since its establishment following the 2022 election.[1][2]

Personal life

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Alexander is a resident of Goffstown, New Hampshire. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science and government from Saint Anselm College in 2017 and a master of public policy degree from the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy.[1][3]

Political career

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Alexander is a former chairman of the Saint Anselm College Republicans. He first ran for office while a student at Saint Anselm College for the Merrimack 19th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2016 and lost in the election to incumbent Christy Bartlett.[4] In 2018, while he was taking courses for his master's degree at the University of New Hampshire, Alexander won the republican party primary for the Hillsborough 6th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives by 41 votes.[5] He won the general election and first became a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2018. He has served as chair of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Housing Committee[6] since the committee's creation following the 2022 election. He also serves as chairman of the Goffstown Budget Committee.[1]

During the deliberations for the bill to establish "Education Freedom Accounts" in New Hampshire in 2024, Alexander used his experience as a gay person that attended high school to make the case that "school choice" could allow more gay people to have the ability to find more welcoming environments.[7] Also in 2024, Goffstown changed their sexual harassment rules for elected officials after a text sent by Alexander to the Goffstown Select Board Chair Peter Georgantas, which said "Yes, good job I hope you remember who always had your back and not the lesbian clit you wanna lick", was publicized.[8]

He has accused the Goffstown Public Library of political bias towards the democratic party and claimed that a political candidate survey organized by its workers, which he objected to completing, was "blatantly" biased in favor of democrats.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Representative Joe Alexander (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "NH House Hillsborough County District 29: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Joe Alexander Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Hannigan, Kailey (November 16, 2016). "Joe Alexander '17 loses close race for State Rep". The Saint Anselm Crier. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "From the Classroom to the State House". University of New Hampshire. October 23, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "NH House Standing Committees". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  7. ^ Lips, Evan (February 18, 2024). "NHDems Use of 'Token' Slur Against Gay, Minority GOP Nothing New". NH Journal: an InsideSources publication. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Fisher, Damien (October 9, 2024). "Offensive Text from State Rep Prompts Changes in Goffstown". InDepthNH.
  9. ^ Richardson, Olivia (March 10, 2025). "Debate over Goffstown public library unfolds in town elections and at State House". New Hampshire Public Radio.
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