Steve Shurtleff

Stephen James Shurtleff (born September 4, 1947) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. He currently serves as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives A member of the Democratic Party, he serves as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Merrimack 11th district. Shurtleff is a Vietnam veteran and a retired Supervisory Deputy US Marshal. While in the NH House he has held the positions of Committee Chair, Minority Leader, as well as Majority Leader. He previously served eleven years as an At Large member of the Concord City Council (2007 to 2018).

Steve Shurtleff
Minority Leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office December 4, 2014 – December 5, 2018
Preceded by	Gene G. Chandler
Succeeded by	Dick Hinch
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office December 5, 2018 – December 2, 2020
Preceded by	Gene G. Chandler
Succeeded by	Dick Hinch
Personal details
Born	Stephen James Shurtleff September 4, 1947 Concord, New Hampshire, U.S
Political party	Democratic
Children	3
Education	City Colleges of Chicago
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1969
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Career

In 2004, Shurtleff ran for election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was also elected as an at-large member of the Concord City Council in 2007.[1]

Shurtleff served as the majority leader of the New Hampshire House in the 2012-14 session.[1] When the Republican Party took control of the chamber in the 2014 elections in November 2014, the Democratic caucus elected Shurtleff as the new minority leader of the New Hampshire House, succeeding outgoing Speaker Terie Norelli as the Democratic leader.[2][3]

Personal life

Shurtleff is from Ward One of Concord, New Hampshire, comprising the village of Penacook.[1]

In 2013, Shurtleff Received the Henry Toll Fellowship from the Council of State Government. In 2015, he received the Caroline Gross Fellowship to attend the Senior Government Executive training program at Harvard's Kennedy School.

References

1. "Meet the District 11 state rep candidates". Concord Monitor. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
2. "New Hampshire House Dems select Steve Shurtleff as new minority leader". Concord Monitor. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
3. "House Democrats elect Penacook's Shurtleff leader". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

External links

• Profile at Vote Smart