title: Sylvia Larsen
New Hampshire Senate
Joseph Foster
Joseph Kenney
Jeanie Forrester
Irving W. Drew
Samuel Bell
Gary Lambert (politician)
Ted Gatsas
Jeb Bradley
sentences: Sylvia Larsen is a New Hampshire politician who was a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate and its longest serving Democratic female leader.
 She represented New Hampshire's 15th State Senate District for 20 years, from 1994 through 2014.
 From 2006 through 2010, during the period when Democrats had regained control of the chamber, Larsen served as Senate President.
 Between 2008-2010, Larsen made history as she led the nation's first female majority legislative body with 13 women and 11 men.
 Legislative accomplishments include sponsoring the nation' s first tax-free college savings 529 plan, the Unique Plan, and NH's first paycheck fairness plan safeguarding equal pay for equal work.
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784.
 It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court.
 It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population.
 Currently, there are 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
Joseph A. Foster (born June 10, 1959) is the former Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire.
 He was formerly a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 13th District from 2002 until 2008 and served as the State Senate Majority Leader in 2007 and 2008.
 Previously he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998.
 On April 17, 2013 he was confirmed to the office of Attorney General.
 He took office on May 15, 2013, succeeding Michael A. Delaney who decided not to seek reappointment by Governor Maggie Hassan at the end of his term, and instead took Foster's old position at his law firm.
 Foster is considered a potential future Congressional candidate.
Joseph D. "Joe" Kenney (born July 12, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who represents District 1 of the Executive Council of New Hampshire.
 He previously served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 3rd District from 2003 to 2009, and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1995 until 2003.
Jeanie Forrester is Chairman of the Republican Party of New Hampshire and a former Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 2nd district from 2010 until 2016.
 A businesswoman by trade, Forrester served on the Finance and Public/Municipal Affairs committees.
 In 2016, Forrester decided not to seek reelection to the senate and instead ran for the republican nomination for Governor of New Hampshire, ultimately losing to now-Governor Chris Sununu.
 Sununu later supported Forrester's successful candidacy for party chairman.
Irving Webster Drew (January 8, 1845April 10, 1922) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.
 Born in Colebrook, he attended Kimball Union Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1870.
 He moved to Lancaster, New Hampshire, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Lancaster.
 He was appointed major of the New Hampshire National Guard in 1876 and served three years.
 In 1883-1884 he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate.
 He left the Democratic Party in 1896 and became a member of the Republican Party; he was a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1902 and 1912, and engaged in banking and the railroad business.
Samuel Bell (February 9, 1770December 23, 1850) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 14th Governor of New Hampshire from 1819 to 1823, and as the United States Senator for New Hampshire from 1823 to 1835.
 Born in Londonderry in the Province of New Hampshire, Bell became a lawyer in the 1790s, and entered politics by becoming a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1804.
 In 1806, the year he left the House, he became the head of a bank which during his tenure in that position became the only New Hampshire bank to fail between 1792 and 1840.
 A member of the New Hampshire Senate from 1807 to 1809, and an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1816 to 1819, Bell was elected to become the Governor of New Hampshire in 1819 as Democratic-Republican.
 Re-elected in 1820, 1821, and 1822 against token opposition, Bell's victory in 1822 was accompanied by the largest share of votes cast for a governor candidate of New Hampshire since John Taylor Gilman's victory in 1795.
 Whilst Governor, New Hampshire's crime level fell, and industry within the state prospered.
 In 1823, declining to stand again for the governorship, he became a Senator for New Hampshire.
 He won re-election in 1829, was the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Claims, and left the Senate in 1835.
 He retired from public life thereafter, and died in Chester, New Hampshire at the age of 80.
 He is buried in Chester Village Cemetery, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
Gary Lambert is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire.
 A Republican from Nashua, he served in the New Hampshire Senate and ran for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in New Hampshire's 2014 congressional elections.
 He competed with Marilinda Garcia and Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in the general election.
Theodore "Ted" Gatsas (born May 22, 1950) is an American politician and member of the Republican party.
 He is currently the Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.
 He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected Mayor.
Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who currently serves as the Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate.
 He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Hampshire.
 He was formerly a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Representative for 2=nd

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 Sylvia Larsen is a New Hampshire politician who was a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate and its longest serving Democratic female leader.
 She represented New Hampshire's 15th State Senate District for 20 years, from 1994 through 2014.
 From 2006 through 2010, during the period when Democrats had regained control of the chamber, Larsen served as Senate President.
 Between 2008-2010, Larsen made history as she led the nation's first female majority legislative body with 13 women and 11 men.
 Legislative accomplishments include sponsoring the nation' s first tax-free college savings 529 plan, the Unique Plan, and NH's first paycheck fairness plan safeguarding equal pay for equal work. 

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 The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784.
 It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court.
 It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population.
 Currently, there are 14 Republicans and 10 Democrats. 

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 Joseph A. Foster (born June 10, 1959) is the former Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire.
 He was formerly a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 13th District from 2002 until 2008 and served as the State Senate Majority Leader in 2007 and 2008.
 Previously he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998.
 On April 17, 2013 he was confirmed to the office of Attorney General.
 He took office on May 15, 2013, succeeding Michael A. Delaney who decided not to seek reappointment by Governor Maggie Hassan at the end of his term, and instead took Foster's old position at his law firm.
 Foster is considered a potential future Congressional candidate. 

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 Joseph D. "Joe" Kenney (born July 12, 1960) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who represents District 1 of the Executive Council of New Hampshire.
 He previously served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 3rd District from 2003 to 2009, and as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1995 until 2003. 

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 Irving Webster Drew (January 8, 1845April 10, 1922) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire.
 Born in Colebrook, he attended Kimball Union Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1870.
 He moved to Lancaster, New Hampshire, where he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Lancaster.
 He was appointed major of the New Hampshire National Guard in 1876 and served three years.
 In 1883-1884 he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate.
 He left the Democratic Party in 1896 and became a member of the Republican Party; he was a delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1902 and 1912, and engaged in banking and the railroad business. 

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 Gary Lambert is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire.
 A Republican from Nashua, he served in the New Hampshire Senate and ran for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in New Hampshire's 2014 congressional elections.
 He competed with Marilinda Garcia and Jim Lawrence in the Republican primary for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in the general election. 

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 Theodore "Ted" Gatsas (born May 22, 1950) is an American politician and member of the Republican party.
 He is currently the Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.
 He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected Mayor. 

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 Joseph E. "Jeb" Bradley (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who currently serves as the Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate.
 He represents his hometown of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and 16 other towns in east-central New Hampshire.
 He was formerly a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Representative for 2=nd 

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Answer: 1784