Arnie Arnesen | |
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| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives from the 7thGrafton district | |
| In office 1984–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Harnish |
| Succeeded by | William Driscoll David Dow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deborah Arnie Arnesen (1953-10-01)October 1, 1953 (age 72) New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Website | Official website |
Deborah "Arnie" Arnesen (born October 1, 1953), is an American radio show host and former politician, serving for eight years as a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives.
Arnesen was born inBrooklyn, New York to a Norwegian father and an Italian mother.[1]
Arnesen is a former fellow of theHarvard Institute of Politics, and a former member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives fromOrford, New Hampshire, serving from 1984 to 1992.[2] She was the Democratic nominee in the1992 New Hampshire gubernatorial election, when she he became the first woman in New Hampshire history to be nominated by a major political party in a race for governor. She also ran forU.S. Congress in 1996.[3] Arnesen was elected to theCommon Cause National Governing Board in 1993 and again in 1997.
Arnesen has supported a broad-based tax plan in New Hampshire, rejectingThe Pledge and supporting the establishment of a state-level income tax.[4]
Arnesen is the host ofThe Attitude onWNHN 94.7FM in New Hampshire.[5] She has also made several appearances onC-SPAN.[6]
Arnesen has two daughters, Melissa Arnesen-Trunzo (born 1982) and Kirsten Arnesen-Trunzo (born 1984) from her marriage to Thomas Trunzo. They divorced in 2000. She met Martin J. Capodice in 2000 and married him in 2002. He died in 2013.[7][8]
Currently she runs a B&B (booked through AirBNB) across the street from the Christa McCauliffe school. One of the rooms has a plaque in it where a former Democratic president slept.[citation needed][who?]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of New Hampshire 1992 | Succeeded by |