Joseph Stallcop: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox state representative

| name = Joseph P. Stallcop

| honorific-suffix =

| 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 =  

| successor = David Morrill

| committees      = None

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|05|07}}

| birth_place = [[Saratoga Springs, New York]]

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| spouse =  

| party = [[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|Libertarian]] (2017–present)

| otherparty = [[New Hampshire Democratic Party|Democratic]] (2016–2017)

| relations =

| alma_mater = [[Keene State College]]

| signature =

| signature_alt =

| website = [http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408480 Legislative webpage]

| footnotes =

'''Joseph P. Stallcop''' (born May 7, 1996) is an American politician and a former member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was first elected to the chamber in 2016 as a [[New Hampshire Democratic Party|Democrat]]. In May 2017, Stallcop switched his party affiliation to [[Libertarian Party of New Hampshire|Libertarian]]. He served on the House Legislative Administration Committee and as a member of the House Libertarian Caucus led by Rep. [[Caleb Q. Dyer]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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]].

In June 2016, Stallcop filed to run as a Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire House of Representatives from [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-hampshire-state-house-cheshire-district-4|title=Election Results – NH House Cheshire 4|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=11 May 2017}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

*[http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ New Hampshire General Court]

 

[[Category:1996 births]]

[[Category:Living people]]

[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]

[[Category:Members of the Libertarian Party (United States)]]

[[Category:Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives]]

[[Category:New Hampshire Libertarians]]

[[Category:People from Keene, New Hampshire]]

[[Category:People from Saratoga Springs, New York]]