Matthew Houde
Matthew Houde (b. March 27, 1969) is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 5 from 2008 to 2012..
Houde served in the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008.
Houde was an attorney for Brown Rudnick from 1998 to 2000. He then worked as a Project Manager for the University of Alabama, Birmingham, from 2000 to 2001. He also worked as an attorney for Hinckley, Allen and Snyder from 2002 to 2003. He has been Assistant Director of the Vermont Law School Office of Career Services since 2003.
Houde earned his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1991. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1997.
Committee assignments
Houde was previously a member of the following committees:
- Commerce, Labor and Consumer Protection
- Judiciary, Chair
- Public and Municipal Affairs
- Election Law and Veterans' Affairs Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
- Rules and Enrolled Bills Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
Elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, Houde won election to the New Hampshire State Senate. He faced no opposition in the September 14 primary and defeated James Danforth in the general election.
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Matthew Houde (R)
|
11,014 | |||
| James Danforth (D) | 7,465 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Matthew Houde won the election for New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 with 17,994 votes.
Houde raised $56,945 for his campaign.[1]
| New Hampshire State Senate, District 5 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Matthew Houde (D)
|
17,994 | |||
| James Danforth (R) | 9,140 | |||
| Others | 18 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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External links
- Matthew Houde's personal website
- Official New Hampshire State Senate website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006
- Mathew Houde: vnews.com, "N.H. Senate Judiciary Chairman Houde Takes Job at DHMC," October 18, 2012
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
New Hampshire State Senate District 5 2008–present |
Succeeded by David Pierce (D) |
