Marlene DeChane (born July 8, 1956, Methuen, Massachusetts died Sept 20, 2020) was a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives representing Strafford County District 6. First elected in 1994, she was re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2006.

DeChane, who is openly gay, "sponsored the landmark Civil Rights Law of 1997 that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation."

Marlene DeChane

Education

BS, Plymouth State University, 1978

AS, Mount Ida College, 1976

References

1956 births

Living people

People from Methuen, Massachusetts

Women state legislators in New Hampshire

LGBT state legislators in New Hampshire

Democratic Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Mount Ida College alumni

Plymouth State University alumni

People from Barrington, New Hampshire

LGBT people from Massachusetts

21st-century American women

Marlene DeChane