Shannon Chandley

{{short description|American politician}}

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|state_senate = New Hampshire

|district = 11th

|term_start = December 7, 2022

|term_end = December 4, 2024

|predecessor = Gary Daniels

|successor = Tim McGough

|term_start1 = December 5, 2018

|term_end1 = December 2, 2020

|predecessor1 = Gary Daniels

|successor1 = Gary Daniels

|office2 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

|constituency2 = Hillsborough 22nd

|term_start2 = December 7, 2016

|term_end2 = December 5, 2018

|predecessor2 = Multi-member district

|successor2 = Multi-member district

|term_start3 = December 2012

|term_end3 = December 3, 2014

|predecessor3 = Multi-member district

|successor3 = Multi-member district

|constituency3 = Hillsborough 22nd

|constituency4 = Hillsborough 6th

|term_start4 = December 2008

|term_end4 = December 2010

|predecessor4 = Multi-member district

|successor4 = Multi-member district

|birth_name = Shannon E. Chandley

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|14}}

|birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|spouse = Tom{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/110116/shannon-chandley |title=Shannon Chandley's Biography |publisher=VoteSmart |access-date=18 December 2019}}

|children = 4

|residence = Amherst, New Hampshire

|party = Democratic

|profession =

|education = University of Rhode Island, B.A.

|website = {{URL|https://www.shannonchandleyforsenate.com|Campaign website}}
{{URL|http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/members/webpages/district11.aspx|Official website}}

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Shannon E. Chandley (born September 14, 1962) is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire. A Democrat, Chandley represented the 11th district in the New Hampshire Senate from 2018 until 2020, when she was defeated by the seat's former Republican incumbent, Gary Daniels. She defeated Daniels in 2022 and returned to the senate until 2024, when she was defeated by Tim McGough.{{cite web|url=http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/members/webpages/district11.aspx |title=Senator Shannon Chandley (D-Amherst) |publisher=New Hampshire State Senate |access-date=18 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/democrats-win-control-of-nh-house-nh-senate-executive-council-projections-show/24784966 |title=Democrats win control of NH House, NH Senate, Executive Council |author=John DiStaso |publisher=WMUR9 |date= 7 November 2018|access-date=18 December 2019}}

Chandley is married to Thomas Silvia, an executive with VineBrook Homes{{Cite web |title=EX-10.8 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1755755/000119312521189749/d173202dex108.htm |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=www.sec.gov}} and a former owner of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=K. C. |date=2023-12-06 |title=New Hampshire Fisher Cats being sold |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-fisher-cats-diamond-baseball-holdings/46043058 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=WMUR |language=en}}

Chandley previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives for three noncontiguous terms between 2008 and 2010, 2012–2014, and 2016–2018.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Shannon_Chandley|title=Shannon Chandley |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=18 December 2019}}

In March 2025 Chandley was elected Finance Chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party{{Cite web |title=NHDP {{!}} Officers |url=https://www.nhdp.org/officers |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=NHDP |language=en}}