Ann McLane Kuster
| Ann McLane Kuster | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Bass |
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Ann McLane September 5, 1956 Concord, New Hampshire, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Brad Kuster |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College Georgetown University |
| Religion | Episcopalianism |
| Website | House website |
Ann "Annie" McLane Kuster (born September 5, 1956) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since 2013. An attorney, lobbyist, and non-profit consultant from Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Kuster is a member of the Democratic Party. She was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Kuster was born in Concord in 1956. Both of her parents were politicians. Her father Malcolm McLane was Mayor of Concord, a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, and an owner of Wildcat Mountain Ski Area. In 1972, he ran for Governor of New Hampshire as an independent. He got 20 percent of the vote, allowing Republican Mel Thomson to win the election with a plurality of 40 percent of the vote. In the 1976 presidential election, he endorsed Republican Gerald Ford. In the 1980 presidential election, he endorsed Republican turned independent John B. Anderson. Her mother, Susan McLane, was elected to the New Hampshire Senate as a Republican. In 1980, she ran for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, but got second place in the crowded Republican primary with 25 percent. Judd Gregg won with 34 percent of the vote, whilst Charles Bass (whom Kuster defeated in 2012) came third with 22%. Kuster's great grandfather, John McLane, was Governor of New Hampshire from 1905–1907. He was elected as a Republican in 1904 with 58 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Henry Hollis.
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