Finlay Rothhaus

Finlay C. Rothhaus
Member of the Merrimack Town Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Chair of the Merrimack Town Council
In office
2017–2019
Succeeded byThomas Koenig
Member of the Marrimack Selectboard
In office
2021–2001
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough 12 district
In office
1991–1995
Personal details
Born1956
Political partyLibertarian (1991–present)
Republican (until 1990)
EducationSouthern New Hampshire University, University of New Hampshire

Finlay C. Rothhaus[1] (born 1956) is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He represented Merrimack from 1991 until 1995 as a member of the Libertarian Party[2] and is a current member of the Merrimack Town Council.

Early and personal life

Rothhaus graduated from Merrimack High School in 1975, and went on to attend Southern New Hampshire University and the University of New Hampshire. He also spent three years in the U.S. Army. As of 2006 he had been married 20 years with three children. Outside politics Rothhaus worked as a servicer of spas and swimming pools.[2]

Career

Having originally been elected as a member of the Republican Party in 1990,[3] Rothhaus joined the Libertarian Party in 1991.[4] The next year he was re-elected as a Libertarian.[5] He went on to serve on the Merrimack selectboard from 1995 until 2001.[2] In 2001 he unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Merrimack school board.[1] In October 2003 he was sworn in for a six-month term as a member of Merrimack's ethics committee.[6] In May 2015 he endorsed Rand Paul's 2016 presidential campaign.[7] As of 2017 he is a member of the Merrimack Town Council, serving a three-year term that will expire in 2020.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Trout, Angela (March 16, 2001). "Middle school shot down". Merrimack Journal. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet the town council candidates". Merrimack Journal. June 22, 2006. p. 9. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Tsipopoulos, Dorothea (November 7, 1990). "Voters kick out 6 N.H. House incumbents". The Telegraph. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "Libertarian Party History". PBS. July 5, 2000. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Libertarians maintain ballot status". Sun Journal. November 6, 1992. p. 13. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  6. ^ Trout, Angela (October 17, 2003). "Ethical oversight begins". Merrimack Journal. p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  7. ^ "Rand Paul picks up another 25 endorsements". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 15, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  8. ^ "Finlay Rothhaus – Merrimack NH". www.MerrimackNH.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Town Council". The Town of Merrimack. Retrieved October 6, 2017.