Lou D'Allesandro
Sen.
Lou
D'Allesandro is serving his sixth
term representing District 20
in the New Hampshire Senate.
The senator is chairman of the Finance
Committee,
vice chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, vice chairman of the
Rules and
Enrolled Bills Committee and a member of the Capital Budget Committee.
D'Allesandro has been a familiar face in New
Hampshire
government for many years. He served the people of New Hampshire for three terms as an
executive councilor
and for two terms as a member of the New
Hampshire House
of Representatives.
In addition to his career in public service, the senator has enjoyed
professional success in the field of education. He holds an honorary doctorate from Daniel
Webster College as well as degrees from the University
of New Hampshire and Rivier College.
He
won
the Caroline Gross Fellowship to attend the program for Senior
Executives
in State and Local Governments at Harvard University and two other
post-graduate programs
there.
An active member of the local community, D'Allesandro has
served in many
civic capacities, including as a volunteer with the National Council on
Alcoholism and as a member of the Manchester Board of School
Committee. He is a member of The
National
Football Foundation and College Hall
of Fame
Inc., and is a director of the New Hampshire
Hockey Hall
of Fame. Additionally, he currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the
Manchester
Community Health Center and is the former vice chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's board of
directors.
Most recently, D'Allesandro served as chairman of the New
England Board of Higher Education, a congressionally authorized
interstate compact designed to encourage cooperation among New
England-based colleges and universities.
Established
in 1955, the
organization and its programs are principally focused on the
relationship
between New England higher education
and regional economic development.
D'Allesandro lives in Manchester with
his wife,
Patricia. They have three children and eight grandchildren.