Leah Cushman

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Leah Cushman is an American politician from New Hampshire. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a member of the New Hampshire Republican Party.{{Cite web|title=Leah Cushman for NH State Representative|url=https://www.leahcushman.com/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Leah Cushman|language=en-US}} She represents district 2.{{cite web |title=The New Hampshire House of Representatives |url=https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408994 |website=www.gencourt.state.nh.us |access-date=20 February 2022}} Cushman is a member of the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee.

Biography

In 2014, Cushman earned an associate's degree from Middlesex Community College. She later earned a B.S. in nursing from the University of Massachusetts.{{cite web|title=Leah Cushman|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Leah_Cushman|publisher=ballotpedia|access-date=2022-06-14}} Cushman is a registered nurse.{{cite web|url=https://forms.nh.gov/licenseverificationtest/Details.aspx?result=d099ab77-2863-4ebd-a393-6bfb07422d36|title=New Hampshire Online Licensing|access-date=2022-06-15}} In 2017, Cushman and her family moved from Massachusetts to Weare, New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.leahcushman.com/about/|title=Leah Cushman: About|access-date=2022-06-15}}

Political positions

=Vaccination=

Cushman opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates for religious reasons.{{cite news |title=Covid vaccine: Why these US workers won't get jabbed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58851205 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=October 10, 2021 |quote=Leah Cushman is prepared to lose her nursing job rather than get vaccinated. "My beliefs are religious. I believe that my creator endowed me with an immune system that protects me, and if I get sick, that's an act of God. [...]" said Ms Cushman.}}

=Ivermectin=

In 2021, Cushman sponsored a bill that would have allowed over-the-counter sale of ivermectin.{{cite news|url=https://indepthnh.org/2021/09/21/lawmakers-take-aim-at-vaccines-and-face-masks/|title=Lawmakers Take Aim at Vaccines and Face Masks|first=Garry|last=Rayno|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=2022-06-14|publisher=indepthnh.org}}

=Abortion=

In 2021, Cushman voted for HB 625 which prohibits abortion after 24 weeks.{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/votes/78230|title=HB 625 - Prohibits Abortion After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy - Voting Record|access-date=2022-06-14|publisher=VoteSmart}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Category:Women state legislators in New Hampshire

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:University of Massachusetts alumni

Category:American nurses

Category:21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court