Doug Scamman Jr.

Doug Scamman
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
2004 – December 2006
Preceded byGene Chandler
Succeeded byTerie Norelli
In office
1987–1990
Preceded byJohn B. Tucker
Succeeded byHarold Burns
Personal details
Born
Walter Douglas Scamman Jr.

(1941-11-26) November 26, 1941 (age 82)
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1963)​
Children4
ParentDoug Scamman Sr. (father)
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire

Walter Douglas Scamman Jr. (born November 26, 1941) is a Republican former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Stratham, New Hampshire.[1][2]

Scamman was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1941, the son of Doug Scamman Sr., who served in the New Hampshire House from 1942 to 1947 and 1949 to 1958, and as speaker in 1957.[3] He attended the University of New Hampshire with the help of scholarships and graduated with a degree in political science in 1964.[2] He eventually ran for office and became a state representative and then Speaker of the House in the New Hampshire Legislature. He married Stella Emanuel in 1963 and has four children.[3] Scamman and his wife, Stella, served as New Hampshire state campaign co-chairs for John Kasich's 2016 presidential campaign.[1] He encouraged Kasich to run again in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Doug and Stella Scamman endorse John Kasich". New Hampshire Union Leader. August 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Billings, Kim (Fall 2011). "Matching Memories & Dreams". UNH Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (August 30, 2000). American Legislative Leaders in the Northeast, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313032080 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Doug Scamman: Welcome back to New Hampshire, Gov. Kasich". Concord Monitor. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.