# Don LeBrun

Donald L. LeBrun (October 26, 1935 – January 30, 2025) was an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. He served as a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018.

## Life and career

LeBrun was born on October 26, 1935, in Dundalk, Maryland. He was raised in the Baltimore area and attended Essex Community College. He relocated to Nashua, New Hampshire, in 2000, after meeting his wife, Marcia Kostoulakos. He served as an alderman for Nashua's ward 5.
In 2010, LeBrun won a write-in bid to be one of ten Republican candidates for the Hillsborough 26th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He went on to win the general election, representing Nashua wards 5, 8, and 9. In 2012, redistricting allocated Nashua's 5th ward to its own district, the Hillsborough 32nd. He won re-election there in 2012, 2014, and 2016, retiring in 2018. In 2012, he sponsored legislation that would have required EBT cardholders to have photo identification, stating that he would like food stamp recipients to undergo random drug testing. The following year, he unsuccessfully sponsored legislation that would revived straight-ticket voting, and successfully sponsored legislation that mandated background checks for summer camp employees. In 2016, he proposed legislation that would have required reporters to wear nametags while covering the state legislature, a move opposed by the state press assocation. That year, LeBrun endorsed Chris Christie's presidential campaign, and begrudgingly backed Donald Trump's bid, calling his behavior "immature" and "very juvenile."
He died at the age of 89 on January 30, 2025, in Nashua.

## Electoral history
### 2010
#### Primary election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26th District, 2010 primary election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Silva * | 1,368 | 12.9 |
| | Republican | Barry Palmer | 1,207 | 11.4 |
| | Republican | Bill Ohm | 1,192 | 11.3 |
| | Republican | Kevin J. Brown | 1,191 | 11.3 |
| | Republican | Randall Whitehead | 1,189 | 11.2 |
| | Republican | David S. Robbins | 1,100 | 10.4 |
| | Republican | Michael Reed | 1,079 | 10.2 |
| | Republican | Joseph F. Krasucki | 1,077 | 10.2 |
| | Republican | James Summers | 1,067 | 10.1 |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun (write-in) | 81 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | Conard (write-in) | 25 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,576 | 100 |

#### General election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 26th District, 2010 general election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter Silva * | 4,554 | 6.5 |
| | Republican | Kevin J. Brown | 4,238 | 6.0 |
| | Republican | Bill Ohm | 4,152 | 5.9 |
| | Republican | Randall Whitehead | 4,010 | 5.7 |
| | Republican | Barry Palmer | 3,977 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun | 3,920 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | David S. Robbins | 3,758 | 5.3 |
| | Republican | Michael Reed | 3,749 | 5.3 |
| | Republican | James Summers | 3,637 | 5.2 |
| | Republican | Joseph F. Krasucki | 3,601 | 5.1 |
| | Democratic | Angeline Kopka * | 3,531 | 5.0 |
| | Democratic | Brian Poznanski * | 3,384 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | Michael O'Brien * | 3,266 | 4.6 |
| | Democratic | John Kelley * | 3,193 | 4.5 |
| | Democratic | Carolyn M. Lisle * | 2,968 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Tom Finnerty | 2,943 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Arthur Douzanis | 2,936 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Roland H. Laplante | 2,911 | 4.1 |
| | Democratic | Linda C. Harriott-Gathright | 2,868 | 4.1 |
| | Democratic | Richard Thompson | 2,696 | 3.8 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 110 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,402 | 100 |

### 2012
#### Primary election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32nd District, 2012 primary election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Murotake | 433 | 31.9 |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun * | 391 | 28.8 |
| | Republican | James Summers * | 192 | 14.1 |
| | Republican | Barry Palmer * | 184 | 13.5 |
| | Republican | Anthony G. DuBois | 157 | 11.6 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,359 | 100 |

#### General election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32nd District, 2012 general election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Murotake | 2,332 | 17.8 |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun * | 2,301 | 17.6 |
| | Democratic | John Kelley | 2,300 | 17.5 |
| | Democratic | Michael Pedersen | 2,226 | 17.0 |
| | Democratic | Rita Gail MacAuslan | 2,094 | 16.0 |
| | Republican | James Summers * | 1,853 | 14.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,106 | 100 |

### 2014
#### Primary election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32nd District, 2014 primary election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun * | 547 | 32.9 |
| | Republican | David Murotake * | 520 | 31.3 |
| | Republican | Barry Palmer | 323 | 19.4 |
| | Republican | James Summers | 263 | 15.8 |
| | Republican | Michael Pedersen | 1 | 0.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,661 | 100 |

#### General election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32nd District, 2014 general election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Murotake * | 1,933 | 19.7 |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun * | 1,900 | 19.4 |
| | Republican | Barry Palmer | 1,652 | 16.9 |
| | Democratic | Michael Pedersen | 1,533 | 15.6 |
| | Democratic | Raymond P. Labrecque | 1,473 | 15.0 |
| | Democratic | Rita Gail MacAuslan | 1,298 | 13.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 14 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,803 | 100 |

### 2016
#### Primary election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32nd District, 2016 primary election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun * | 466 | 34.6 |
| | Republican | David Murotake * | 462 | 34.3 |
| | Republican | Steve Negron | 409 | 30.4 |
| | Republican | Raymond P. Labrecque | 1 | 0.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 7 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,345 | 100 |

#### General election

New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 32nd District, 2016 general election * denotes incumbent     Source: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Donald L. LeBrun * | 2,462 | 18.0 |
| | Republican | David Murotake * | 2,360 | 17.2 |
| | Republican | Steve Negron | 2,346 | 17.1 |
| | Democratic | John Kelley | 2,312 | 16.9 |
| | Democratic | Raymond P. Labrecque | 2,286 | 16.7 |
| | Democratic | Marcus Hermansen | 1,928 | 14.1 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 9 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,703 | 100 |