Carrie Gendreau

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]

  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.