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Robert J. Lynn

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Robert J. Lynn
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
2
Prior offices:
New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7
Years in office: 2020 - 2022
New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice
Years in office: 2018 - 2019
Successor:Gordon MacDonald (Nonpartisan)
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Years in office: 2010 - 2018
Compensation
Base salary
$100/year
Per diem
No per diem is paid
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
University of New Haven, 1971
Law
University of Connecticut School of Law, 1975
Personal
Birthplace
West Haven, CT
Profession
Lawyer
Contact


Robert J. Lynn (Republican Party) is a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingRockingham 17. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Lynn (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representRockingham 17. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Lynn was the chief justice of theNew Hampshire Supreme Court. He was first nominated by GovernorChris Sununu (R) on February 6, 2018, and later confirmed by theNew Hampshire Executive Council. He was sworn in on April 9, 2018, and retired on August 23, 2019.[1][2][3] To learn more about his appointment to chief justice,click here. To learn more about his retirement from office,click here.

Lynn was first appointed to the court as an associate justice. In November 2010, GovernorJohn Lynch nominated Lynn to succeedLinda Dalianis, who became chief justice of the court.[4][5]

Biography

Robert J. Lynn was born in West Haven, Connecticut. Lynn earned a B.S. in criminal justice from the University of New Haven in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1975. His career experience includes working as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's Office, the executive editor of the Connecticut Law Review, and a special agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.[4][6]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Lynn was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Lynn was assigned to the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon (R)
 
15.8
 
5,445
✔
Image of Katelyn Kuttab
Katelyn Kuttab (R)
 
15.6
 
5,370
✔
Image of Daniel Popovici-Muller
Daniel Popovici-Muller (R)
 
15.2
 
5,236
✔
Image of Robert J. Lynn
Robert J. Lynn (R)
 
15.2
 
5,225
Image of David Martsolf
David Martsolf (D) Candidate Connection
 
10.2
 
3,501
Marie Yanish (D)
 
9.8
 
3,373
Michael Caruso (D)
 
9.6
 
3,306
Edward Schoen (D)
 
8.5
 
2,924
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
16

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Total votes: 34,396
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

David Martsolf,Marie Yanish,Michael Caruso, andEdward Schoen advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Martsolf
David Martsolf Candidate Connection
 
26.3
 
725
✔Marie Yanish
 
25.8
 
710
✔Michael Caruso
 
24.2
 
666
✔Edward Schoen
 
23.4
 
644
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
7

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Total votes: 2,752
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

IncumbentCharles McMahon, incumbentRobert J. Lynn, incumbentKatelyn Kuttab, and incumbentDaniel Popovici-Muller advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 10, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
 
26.3
 
1,270
✔
Image of Robert J. Lynn
Robert J. Lynn
 
24.6
 
1,189
✔
Image of Katelyn Kuttab
Katelyn Kuttab
 
24.4
 
1,181
✔
Image of Daniel Popovici-Muller
Daniel Popovici-Muller
 
24.1
 
1,165
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
28

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Total votes: 4,833
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon (R)
 
14.4
 
3,882
✔
Image of Robert J. Lynn
Robert J. Lynn (R)
 
13.7
 
3,700
✔
Image of Katelyn Kuttab
Katelyn Kuttab (R) Candidate Connection
 
13.6
 
3,654
✔
Image of Daniel Popovici-Muller
Daniel Popovici-Muller (R)
 
13.3
 
3,591
Image of Kristi St. Laurent
Kristi St. Laurent (D)
 
11.9
 
3,198
Image of Valerie Roman
Valerie Roman (D) Candidate Connection
 
9.3
 
2,492
Marie Yanish (D)
 
7.0
 
1,881
Image of Ioana Singureanu
Ioana Singureanu (D)
 
6.7
 
1,811
Alan Carpenter (Independent)
 
5.8
 
1,563
Image of Matthew Rounds
Matthew Rounds (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
4.1
 
1,098
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
52

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Total votes: 26,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

Kristi St. Laurent,Valerie Roman,Marie Yanish, andIoana Singureanu advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kristi St. Laurent
Kristi St. Laurent
 
28.8
 
637
✔
Image of Valerie Roman
Valerie Roman Candidate Connection
 
24.4
 
541
✔Marie Yanish
 
22.5
 
499
✔
Image of Ioana Singureanu
Ioana Singureanu
 
22.1
 
489
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.1
 
47

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Total votes: 2,213
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 (4 seats)

IncumbentCharles McMahon, incumbentRobert J. Lynn,Daniel Popovici-Muller, andKatelyn Kuttab defeatedCynthia Finn in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17 on September 13, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
 
21.8
 
1,190
✔
Image of Robert J. Lynn
Robert J. Lynn
 
20.8
 
1,134
✔
Image of Daniel Popovici-Muller
Daniel Popovici-Muller
 
19.5
 
1,065
✔
Image of Katelyn Kuttab
Katelyn Kuttab Candidate Connection
 
18.8
 
1,025
Cynthia Finn
 
18.1
 
987
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
57

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Total votes: 5,458
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔Mary Griffin (R)
 
16.2
 
5,591
✔
Image of Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon (R)
 
16.1
 
5,554
✔
Image of Robert J. Lynn
Robert J. Lynn (R)
 
14.8
 
5,089
✔
Image of Julius Soti
Julius Soti (R)
 
13.9
 
4,777
Image of Kristi St. Laurent
Kristi St. Laurent (D) Candidate Connection
 
12.7
 
4,357
Image of Valerie Roman
Valerie Roman (D)
 
10.0
 
3,443
Henri Azibert (D)
 
8.2
 
2,808
Image of Ioana Singureanu
Ioana Singureanu (D)
 
8.1
 
2,782
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
19

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Total votes: 34,420
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)

Kristi St. Laurent,Valerie Roman,Henri Azibert, andIoana Singureanu advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kristi St. Laurent
Kristi St. Laurent Candidate Connection
 
29.4
 
1,043
✔
Image of Valerie Roman
Valerie Roman
 
24.4
 
864
✔Henri Azibert
 
22.8
 
808
✔
Image of Ioana Singureanu
Ioana Singureanu
 
22.7
 
804
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
23

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Total votes: 3,542
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7 on September 8, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Charles McMahon
Charles McMahon
 
20.1
 
1,166
✔Mary Griffin
 
19.6
 
1,136
✔
Image of Julius Soti
Julius Soti
 
17.4
 
1,009
✔
Image of Robert J. Lynn
Robert J. Lynn
 
17.2
 
995
Walter Kolodziej
 
15.9
 
918
Joseph Plonski
 
9.3
 
538
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
29

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Total votes: 5,791
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Robert J. Lynn did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Robert J. Lynn did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Robert J. Lynn campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024*New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17Won general$2,281 $0
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 17Won general$3,373 $0
2020New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 7Won general$6,980 N/A**
Grand total$12,634 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Appointments

See also:New Hampshire Supreme Court justice vacancy (April 2018)

New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief JusticeLinda Dalianis retired on April 1, 2018. Dalianis reached New Hampshire's mandatory retirement age of 70 in October 2018.

Under New Hampshire law, Republican GovernorChris Sununu nominated a successor from a list submitted by theNew Hampshire Judicial Selection Commission. Sununu's nominee,Robert J. Lynn was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council and took office on April 9, 2018.[7][8] Lynn was Sununu's second nominee to the five-member supreme court.

Scorecards

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Ascorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

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2024

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show].   

In 2024, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 13.

Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes and if they align with the organization's values.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
  • Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund:Senate andHouse
Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues


2023

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show].   

In 2023, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2022

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show].   

In 2022, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.

Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
Legislators are scored based on their votes and if they align with the organization's values.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
  • Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund:Senate andHouse
Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.


2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].   

In 2021, theNew Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on economic issues.
Legislators are scored based on if they voted with the Republican Party.
Legislators are scored by the organization "on pro-liberty and anti-liberty roll call votes."
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.









Political ideology

See also:Political ideology of State Supreme Court Justices

In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.

Lynn received a campaign finance score of -1.02, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.99 that justices received inNew Hampshire.

The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[9]

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