Contributor Post Created with Sketch. Glenn Cordelli, New Hampshire State Representative

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A Maine native, Max now lives in New Hampshire with his wife, who is an editor at National Review, and their three cats in a c. 1790 house built by an American Revolution war veteran. Max was pretty liberal in college, but then moved to New York City, which, though it's the most liberal city in the world, ironically made him into a conservative. Max does a number of things for Ricochet, including maintenance, project management, customer service, and some writing from time to time.
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NH State Representative Glenn Cordelli

Glenn Cordelli has been knocking on constituent doors for the past month in preparation for the September 13 state primary in New Hampshire. Cordelli is seeking reelection to his third term in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, where he serves on the House Education Committee. “Parents should be in control of their children’s education, not government ‘educrats,’” he says. “Why shouldn’t a parent be able to have their child take an online course, take several classes at the public school, hire a tutor, etc? Put education dollars back into the hands of parents. That is the education reform we need.”

Cordelli’s district encompasses the towns of Moultonborough, Sandwich, and Tuftonboro. On one recent expedition, Cordelli recalls, he saw a big yellow sign at the end of a driveway that read: “Go away. Turn around now.” He laughs. “I didn’t knock on that door.” But he has been to 400 other houses so far, with another week to go.

A Republican, Cordelli was a statewide chair of Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign in 2012, has a 96 percent rating from the American Conservative Union and a 100 percent rating from Americans for Prosperity. “I’m very proud of the A+ rating from Americans for Prosperity for 2016. They look at bills based upon limiting the growth of government and creating economic growth — both vital to the future of New Hampshire. As government expands, our liberties and freedoms shrink. As our economy grows, opportunities grow — opportunities for employment or to start or expand a business.”

At 400 members, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is the fourth-largest individual legislative chamber in the English-speaking world (The New Hampshire General Court — the House and the Senate — is the third largest legislature in the English-speaking world). Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives receive $100 per year in compensation. In addition to representing their districts in Concord (the state capital), members also serve as county delegates.

Maggie Hassan signs Willa's Law as Glenn Cordelli Looks On
Maggie Hassan signs Willa’s Law with Glenn Cordelli, the bill’s co-sponsor, standing on the right

A bill that Cordelli co-sponsored during the most recent legislative session was signed into law by New Hampshire’s governor, Maggie Hassan (who is running for the US Senate against Kelly Ayotte). The bipartisan law, HB 645—also known as “Willa’s Law,” after a four-year-old girl who died in an unlicensed day care—changes state law to make it a felony, instead of a misdemeanor, when negligence causes severe injury or death. “This is a great example of why I enjoy serving in the New Hampshire House,” says Cordelli. “After the tragic death of this little girl, we discovered a loophole in the law that we were able to remedy. It makes the time and effort worth it.”

There are almost 7,400 state legislators across the United States. Many, like Cordelli, deserve our support and thanks for their efforts to make government more open and accountable. Share your local legislators’ accomplishments, good and bad, in the comments below, or start your own post on the member feed.

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  1. Basil Fawlty Member
    Basil FawltyJoined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member

    He sounds nice. But I have an instinctive dislike for all bipartisan laws named for children.

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    • September 7, 2016, at 3:02 PM PDT
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  2. Max Ledoux Admin
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    Why? All laws are different. Some such laws may be good, some may be bad.

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  3. Basil Fawlty Member
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    Max Ledoux:Why? All laws are different. Some such laws may be good, some may be bad.

    Then they should be sold based on their substance, and not on their emotional appeal.

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  4. La Tapada Member
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    Max Ledoux:“Parents should be in control of their children’s education, not government ‘educrats,’” he says. “Why shouldn’t a parent be able to have their child take an online course, take several classes at the public school, hire a tutor, etc? Put education dollars back into the hands of parents. That is the education reform we need.”

    We need more thinking like this.

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  5. Basil Fawlty Member
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    La Tapada:

    Max Ledoux:

    “Parents should be in control of their children’s education, not government ‘educrats,’” he says. “Why shouldn’t a parent be able to have their child take an online course, take several classes at the public school, hire a tutor, etc? Put education dollars back into the hands of parents. That is the education reform we need.”
    We need more thinking like this.

    How about just letting parents use their education dollars to send their kids to the school of their choice?

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  6. John Walker Contributor
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    Max Ledoux: At 400 members, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is the third-largest legislative chamber in the world.

    According to this 2013 article from the Financial Times, the top ten legislative bodies in the world all have more than 500 members.

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    John Walker:

    Max Ledoux: At 400 members, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is the third-largest legislative chamber in the world.

    According to this 2013 article from the Financial Times, the top ten legislative bodies in the world all have more than 500 members.

    Sorry, third-largest legislative chamber in the English-speaking world. Post corrected.

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  8. Illiniguy Member
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    Basil Fawlty:

    La Tapada:

    Max Ledoux:

    “Parents should be in control of their children’s education, not government ‘educrats,’” he says. “Why shouldn’t a parent be able to have their child take an online course, take several classes at the public school, hire a tutor, etc? Put education dollars back into the hands of parents. That is the education reform we need.”
    We need more thinking like this.

    How about just letting parents use their education dollars to send their kids to the school of their choice?

    I wish Illinois could borrow Glenn and put him in our General Assembly. I’m proposing the same thing in my run for State Representative, and when I present a bill to give parents greater control of their kids’ education, I’m going to end up feeling pretty lonely.

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    Glenn won his primary today!

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    • September 13, 2016, at 9:46 PM PDT
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