District 20: Goffstown and Wards 3, 4, 10 and 11 in the City of Manchester
Current Committees: Chair, Finance; Vice-Chair, Capital
Budget; Vice-Chair, Ways and Means
View Bills Senator D'Allesandro Sponsored This Session
Contact Information:
State House, Room 117
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-2117
Email:
lou.dallesandro@leg.state.nh.us
Senator Lou D'Allesandro is currently serving his 11th term in the New
Hampshire State Senate representing District 20, which includes Manchester
Wards 3, 4, 10, and 11 and the Town of Goffstown. Senator D'Allesandro will
serve as Chair of the Senate Finance Committee as well as Vice Chair of both
the Ways and Means and Capital Budget Committees. His priorities for the
upcoming legislative session include combatting the opioid crisis and
improving access to mental health care.
Senator D'Allesandro was recently elected national chair of the Council of
State Governments. He has been actively involved with the Council of State
Governments throughout his time in the NH Senate and was honored to be
chosen for this role by his colleagues from around the country, Canada, and
Puerto Rico. He looks forward to serving over the next year.
A 1961 graduate of the University of New Hampshire where he received his
bachelor's degree in history, he went on to earn a master's degree from
Riviver University in 1971. Lou was the recipient of the Caroline Gross
Fellowship to attend the JFK School of Government at Harvard University.
D'Allesandro serves on the Board of Directors of Southern New Hampshire
Services, a local community action program. He just completed nearly two
decades of service as an appointee to the New England Board of Higher
Education, a regional congressionally authorized compact founded in 1955 by
six New England governors to promote greater opportunities in higher
education for New England stuents. He has served as Chair and Vice Chair of
this organization. As a lifelong educator, improving access to higher
education has always been a passion of Senator D'Allesandro's. He has always
been a vocal advocate for NEBHE's Regional Student Program (RSP), which
enables students across New England to attend a college or university from
another state at an in-state tuition rates if they are pursuing a program
not offered at their own state's educational institutions. He has also been
a longtime advocate for improved civics education and was finally able to
pass legislation in New Hampshire requiring a course in civics for high
school graduation. The Senator also visits each school in his district every
fall to engage with students of all ages as well as teachers and
administrators.
Senator D'Allesandro and his wife, Pat, resident in Manchester, New
Hampshire. They have three children, nine grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. Senator D'Allesandro recently published a book about
his life and experiences in politics authored by Mark Bodanza and titled,
'Lou D'Allsandro: Lion of the New Hampshire Senate Thoughts for Presidential
Hopefuls.'
Years Served in the Senate: 1999-2016, 2017-18, 2019-20 (Current)
Years Served in the House: 1973-1974, 1997-1999
Years Served on the Executive Council: 1974-1980
Profession: Educator; Former President, Daniel Webster
College and Nasson College; Former Vice President, Franklin Pierce
University
Military Service: Retired; U.S. Marine Corps
Education: University of New Hampshire, Rivier College, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Recognition: New England College Honorary Doctor of Law – 2015; New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Hall of Fame Inductee – 2013; Outstanding Legislator Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness – 2012; Walter R. Peterson Citizen Leader Award given by Franklin Pierce University – 2011; University of New Hampshire Athletic Hall of Fame - 2010;
Honorary Doctorates from Franklin Pierce University, New Hampshire Institute
of Art, and Daniel Webster College
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