Bill Gannon (New Hampshire politician)

Bill Gannon
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2, 2020
Preceded byJon Morgan
In office
December 7, 2016 – December 4, 2018
Preceded byRussell Prescott
Succeeded byJon Morgan
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Rockingham 4th district
In office
December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2016
Preceded byDaniel Dumaine
Succeeded byWilliam Polewarczyk
Personal details
BornOctober 1962 (age 62)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJanice
Children4
ResidenceSandown, New Hampshire
EducationSaint Anselm College (BA)
Massachusetts School of Law (JD)
WebsiteCampaign website Government website

William M. "Bill" Gannon (born October 1962) is an American politician, attorney, and businessman. A Republican, Gannon is currently serving as senator for the 23rd district of the New Hampshire Senate and was first elected in 2016.[1] Gannon represented the 4th Rockingham district as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016.[2][3]

During his first term in the Senate, Gannon served as Vice Chairman of the Transportation Committee, a member of the Judiciary Committee, and a member the Executive Departments and Administration Committee.[4]

Gannon is currently serving his third term as senator, he is the Vice Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.[5] Gannon's Senate district covers twelve towns in central and Seacoast Rockingham County bordering Massachusetts.[6]

He and his wife Janice have four children and they live in Sandown, New Hampshire. Gannon graduated with a BA from Saint Anselm College and a JD from the Massachusetts School of Law. He is an attorney and the owner of a small construction business.[7]

  1. ^ Max Sullivan. "Gannon defeats Morgan to regain Senate District 23 seat - News - seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH". Seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. ^ Tony Schinella (15 April 2016). "Another Republican Enters District 23 State Senate Race - News - Exeter Patch - Exeter, NH". patch.com/new-hampshire/exeter. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  3. ^ Staff. "New Hampshire 23rd State Senate Results Bill Gannon Wins - News - The New York Times - New York, NY". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  4. ^ "About | Gannon for Senate". Williamgannon.net. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  5. ^ "About | Gannon for Senate". Williamgannon.net. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  6. ^ "William Gannon". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. ^ Hadley Barndollar. "Republican Gannon wins District 23 NH Senate race - News - seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH". Seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.