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Lex Berezhny
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Lex Berezhny is an American Republican party politician and software engineer. He represents the Grafton 11th district in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]
Key Information
Berezhny was born in Ukraine and emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 7. He spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine shortly after it began in 2022.[3] He supported the comments of the former president of Poland, Lech Wałęsa, about "the unfinished job of defeating Russia" when Wałęsa came to address the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2022.[4] He is a cosponsor of House Bill 1633 which would legalize the recreational use of cannabis.[5] Berezhny ran unopposed in the 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election.[6] He won re-election in 2024.[7]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ned Gordon | 1,175 | 69.2 | |
| Republican | Lex Berezhny | 345 | 20.3 | |
| Republican | Tejasinha Sivalingam | 166 | 9.8 | |
| Republican | Other | 11 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 1,697 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ned Gordon | 3,507 | 36.2 | |
| Republican | Lex Berezhny | 2,316 | 23.9 | |
| Democratic | Catherine Mulholland | 2,007 | 20.7 | |
| Democratic | Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban | 1,826 | 18.9 | |
| Other | 28 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 9,684 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lex Berezhny | 1,264 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | Catherine Mulholland | 905 | 41.7 | |
| Other | 2 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 2,171 | 100 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "NH House Grafton County District 11: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Representative Lex Berezhny (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Sexton, Adam (March 11, 2022). "New Hampshire state representative born in Ukraine says country won't stop fighting". WMUR-9. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ Sexton, Adam (May 12, 2022). "Former Polish President Walesa tells New Hampshire lawmakers US leadership needed". WMUR-9. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "2024 New Hampshire Cannabis Bills". Marijuana Policy Project. 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ Adrian, Patrick (June 18, 2024). "Two Democrats, two Republicans seek open NH Executive Council seat that represents Upper Valley". Valley News. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "New Hampshire Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lex Berezhny". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
External links
[edit]Sexton, Adam (March 11, 2022). "NH state representative speaks out against invasion of home country". WMUR-9. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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