Joseph Stallcop
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Joseph P. Stallcop
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| image = Stallcop.jpg
| alt = Rep. Joseph Stallcop
| state_house = New Hampshire
| district = Cheshire 4
| term_start = December 7, 2016
| term_end = August 6, 2018
| predecessor = William Pearson
| successor = David Morrill
| committees = None
| salary = $100/year
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|05|07}}
| birth_place = Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
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| party = Libertarian (2017–present)
| otherparty = Democratic (2016–2017)
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| residence = Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
| alma_mater = Keene State College
| occupation = Student
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| website = [http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408480 Legislative webpage]
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Joseph P. Stallcop (born May 7, 1996) is an American politician, author, EMT, and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408480|title=Joseph Stallcop – New Hampshire House of Representatives|publisher=New Hampshire House of Representatives|accessdate=11 May 2017}} He was first elected to the chamber in 2016 as a Democrat. In May 2017, Stallcop switched his party affiliation to Libertarian. He served on the House Legislative Administration Committee and as a member of the House Libertarian Caucus led by Rep. Caleb Q. Dyer.{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keene-state-representative-leaves-democratic-party/article_669351f4-dba3-5374-9ae6-dea3bca1ae2b.html|title=Keene state representative leaves Democratic party|last=Foley|first=Meghan|date=11 May 2017|work=SentinelSource.com|publisher=The Keene Sentinel|accessdate=11 May 2017}}
Personal life
Joseph Stallcop was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, on May 7, 1996, to John and Julie Stallcop. When Joseph was young, his father was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy and thus their family moved several times before eventually settling in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, where he was raised. He attended Saint Bernard School, a Catholic private school in Uncasville, Connecticut, from the 6th grade through high school. In 2014, Joseph moved to New Hampshire to attend Keene State College. He is also an author.{{cite web |title=Joseph Stallcop: books, biography |url=https://www.amazon.com/stores/Joseph-Stallcop/author/B00S7BTKL4?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true |website=Amazon |access-date=10 April 2023 |language=en-us}}
Political career
= Electoral history =
In June 2016, Stallcop filed to run as a Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Cheshire County's 4th district. By the end of the filing period he was the only candidate in the race on either side. On September 13, 2016, he was elected unopposed for the Democratic nomination. On November 8, 2016, without Republican or write-in opposition, Stallcop was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-hampshire-state-house-cheshire-district-4|title=Election Results – NH House Cheshire 4|work=The New York Times|accessdate=11 May 2017}}
=Switch to Libertarian Party=
On May 10, 2017, Stallcop announced that he had changed his voter registration from Democrat to Libertarian. In a speech given on the steps of the New Hampshire State House, Stallcop said that Libertarian Party was a better fit for those of his views, which he described as classically liberal and civil libertarian. Stallcop also cited his experiences attending the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in North Dakota. Stallcop also said he was frustrated by criticism over his vote to kill legislation to increase the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old and his vote to allow the carrying of concealed guns without a permit.{{cite web|url=http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keene-state-representative-leaves-democratic-party/article_669351f4-dba3-5374-9ae6-dea3bca1ae2b.html|title=Keene state representative leaves Democratic Party|author=Meghan Foley|newspaper=Keene Sentinel|date=May 11, 2017}}
Stallcop resigned from the New Hampshire House of Representatives on August 6, 2018, citing the fact that he had moved out of Keene following his graduation from the college and did not plan to run for re-election.{{Cite news |url=https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keenes-lone-libertarian-representative-resigns-from-legislature/article_a2b2dfce-69fd-5bf7-b3c7-91da107b1d9e.html |title=Keene's lone Libertarian representative resigns from Legislature |date=August 15, 2018 |work=The Keene Sentinel |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210429191717/https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keenes-lone-libertarian-representative-resigns-from-legislature/article_a2b2dfce-69fd-5bf7-b3c7-91da107b1d9e.html |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=July 16, 2021 }}
References
External links
- [http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ New Hampshire General Court]
{{New Hampshire House of Representatives}}
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Category:Libertarian Party (United States) officeholders
Category:Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Category:New Hampshire Libertarians
Category:Politicians from Keene, New Hampshire
Category:Politicians from Saratoga Springs, New York
Category:21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court