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James Roesener

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James Roesener
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Merrimack 22nd district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

James Roesener is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the 22nd district in Merrimack, having been first elected in 2022; this election made him the first openly transgender man to win election to any state legislature in the United States. Roesener is a member of the Democratic Party.[1][2]

Personal life

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Roesener is openly transgender and bisexual. He lives in Concord, New Hampshire and is married to a woman.[3][1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Treisman, Rachel (November 9, 2022). "James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature". NPR. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire's James Roesener is first trans man elected to a state legislature". NBC News. 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ "James Roesener Is the First Out Trans Man Elected to a U.S. State Legislature". Them. November 9, 2022.