Joshua Query is an American politician from Manchester, New Hampshire who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022.[1] They represented the Hillsborough 16th District as a member of the Democratic Party. Query was re-elected to the statehouse in 2020 as New Hampshire’s first genderqueer representative.[2] Query is running for State Representative in the 2024 cycle in the Hillsborough 20th district.[3]

Joshua Query
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the 16th Hillsborough district
In office
December 6, 2018 – December 7, 2022
Serving with Barbara Shaw
Preceded byVictoria Sullivan
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Electoral history

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2018 New Hampshire House of Representatives election, Hillsborough's 16th district[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Shaw (incumbent) 1,614 30.6
Democratic Joshua Query 1,290 24.4
Republican Victoria Sullivan (incumbent) 1,213 23.0
Republican Thomas Robert 1,164 22.0
Total votes 5,281 100
2020 New Hampshire House of Representatives election, Hillsborough's 16th district[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Shaw (incumbent) 2,330 30.6
Democratic Joshua Query (incumbent) 1,810 23.8
Republican Robert Kliskey 1,776 23.3
Republican Steven Stefanik 1,704 22.4
Total votes 7,620 100

Personal life

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Query identifies as genderqueer, and uses they/them pronouns.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "NH Primary Source: Election boosts diversity in Democratic NH House caucus". WMUR-TV, November 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Transgender representation to nearly double in state legislatures". NBC News. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ "Office of the Secretary of State - Election Division Democratic Cumulative Filing As of 06/21/2024" (PDF). June 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "New Hampshire Elections Results: State House - Hillsboro District 16 - General". Associated Press. New Hampshire Public Radio. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire Elections Results: State House - Hillsboro District 16 - General". Associated Press. New Hampshire Public Radio. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Bauer, Sydney (November 6, 2020). "Transgender representation to nearly double in state legislatures". NBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Purlfoy, Parker (November 18, 2020). "Trans, non-binary candidates make history in state legislative races". Washington Blade. Retrieved November 29, 2020.