William L. O'Brien

Bill O’Brien
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 2010 – December 5, 2012
Preceded byTerie Norelli
Succeeded byTerie Norelli
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Hillsborough 5th district
In office
December 5, 2012 – December 7, 2016
Succeeded byGerald Griffin
Glen Dickey
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Hillsborough 4th district
In office
December 3, 2008 – December 5, 2012
Preceded byMike Kaelin
Succeeded bySteve Spratt
Kermit Williams
In office
December 1, 2004 – December 6, 2006
Preceded byMarge Hallyburton
Succeeded byMike Kaelin
Personal details
Born
William Lawrence O'Brien

(1951-07-20) July 20, 1951 (age 73)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRoxanne
Children3
EducationFramingham State University (BA)
Suffolk University (JD)
University of New Hampshire, Concord (LLM)

William Lawrence O'Brien (born July 20, 1951[1]) is a lawyer and Republican legislator from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives beginning in 2004, representing district Hillsborough-4. He was elected the Speaker of the House on December 1, 2010, when Republicans took control of the House. When Democrats regained control of the House in the 2012 election, O'Brien did not run for a leadership position.[2]

In 2014, after Republicans regained the majority in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, O'Brien ran for Speaker again, but lost to fellow Republican Shawn Jasper.[3]

  1. ^ "Bio : Rep. William O'Brien (R-New Hampshire) biography". Congress.org. 1951-07-20. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ^ Kevin Brennan (February 8, 2013). "Former N.H. House Speaker Mulling Kuster Challenge". National Journal. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Allie Morris (December 3, 2014). "In marathon session, Republican Shawn Jasper edges out Bill O'Brien to be next House Speaker". Concord Monitor. Retrieved December 3, 2014.