Marlene DeChane
US politician, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
About Marlene DeChane
Lived 1956 – 2020 (aged 63–64). Marlene DeChane was an American politician.
Marlene DeChane (July 8, 1956, Methuen, Massachusetts – September 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 was openly gay, "sponsored the landmark Civil Rights Law of 1997 that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation."
Education BS, Plymouth State University, 1978 AS, Mount Ida College, 1976
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US politician, Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
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Marlene DeChane was born in 1956.
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