Lou D'Allesandro

Lou D'Allesandro (born July 30, 1938) is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 20th district since 1998. D'Allesandro has served as chair of Senate Finance and vice chair of the Ways & Means and Capital Budget committees. Previously he was a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from 1975 to 1981^[1] and the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1996 through 1998 and from 1972 to 1974.^[2] D'Allesandro appears frequently on the Paul Westcott Show on WGIR (AM) and WQSO.

Lou D'Allesandro
D'Allesandro in 2016
Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 1998
Preceded by	Richard Danais
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the 46th Hillsborough district
In office December 4, 1996 – December 2, 1998 Serving with Irene M. Messier, Frank J. Reidy
Preceded by	John M. White
Succeeded by	John M. White
Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from the 4th district
In office 1975–1981
Preceded by	John F. Bridges
Succeeded by	Louis J. Georgopoulos
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the 34th Hillsborough district
In office 1972–1974 Serving with James A. Sweeney, Doris T. Lynch, Robert H. Gillmore
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Gerard H. Belanger
Personal details
Born	(1938-07-30) July 30, 1938 (age 85) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia
Alma mater	University of New Hampshire
Profession	Retired college administrator and basketball coach

D'Allesandro with Governor Maura Healey at a breakfast hosted by the New England Council in 2023

A 1956 graduate of Worcester Academy and of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1961, D'Alessandro was a three-year letterman on the football team, and served as the team's co-captain during his senior season in 1960–61. He was also a two-year member of the lacrosse team and played one year of baseball for the Wildcats. While at UNH, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. He was inducted into the UNH Hall of Fame on September 25, 2010.^[3]

In 1963, D'Allesandro became the first athletic director and men's basketball coach at Southern New Hampshire University (known then as New Hampshire College), where he was instrumental in helping the school achieve NCAA status. As head coach, the men's basketball team won three consecutive conference titles from 1964–65 to 1966–67. He was inducted into the SNHU Penmen Hall of Fame in 1970.^[4]

A biography of D'Allesandro, Lou D'Allesandro: Lion of the New Hampshire Senate and Thoughts for Presidential Hopefuls, by Mark C. Bodanza, was published in 2018.^[5]

Early life

D'Allessandro was born and raised in East Boston. At three years old, a house fire occurred in his family's tenement, and he was saved by the Boston Fire Department.^{[citation needed]}

Footnotes

1. . State of New Hampshire Executive Council. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29.
2. "The New Hampshire State Senate".
3. Staff Writer. "University of N.H. to honor state Sen. D'Allesandro". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
4. "Lou D'Allesandro". SNHU Penmen. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
5. Mark C. Bodanza (April 1, 2018). Lou D'Allesandro: Lion of the New Hampshire Senate and Thoughts for Presidential Hopefuls. North Hill Press. ISBN 978-0997014426.

External links

• The New Hampshire Senate - Senator Lou D'Allesandro official NH Senate website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Lou D'Allesandro (NH) profile
• Follow the Money - Lou D'Allesandro
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 campaign contributions
• profile
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Appearances on C-SPAN (alt)