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William L. "Bill" O'Brien (born July 20, 1951) is a lawyer and Republican legislator from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire who has been a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives since 2004, representing district Hillsborough-4. O'Brien was elected the Speaker of the House on December 1, 2010 when Republicans took control of the House. When Democrats regained control of the House in the 2012 election, O'Brien did not run for a leadership position. In 2014, after Republicans regained majority in New Hampshire House of Representatives, O'Brien ran for Speaker, but lost to fellow Republican Shawn Jasper. ==Biography== O'Brien obtained his bachelor's degree in history in 1974, a law degree in 1977, and received an LL.M. in Intellectual Property in 2003. He has served as Chair of the NH Republican Party Platform Committee, Vice-Chair of the Granite State Taxpayers, and Co-Chair of the House Republican Alliance. He is a past member of the Mont Vernon School Board and the Mont Vernon Police Advisory Commission.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Tea Party Tribune )〕 He has contributed to a couple of Democratic candidates over a decade ago and since then has contributed to the Republican campaigns and candidates, such as the NH Republican Committee (06/14/06, 05/24/07), John McCain (09/07/08), Republican National Committee (09/15/08), Robert Giuda (07/13/09 & 03/15/10), and Ovide Lamontagne (03/31/10).〔(Campaign Contribution Search )〕 O'Brien is a member of the New Hampshire Bar and the Massachusetts Bar, former Executive Director of the New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation,〔(New Hampshire Legal Rights Foundation )〕 and a former equity partner at Finneran, Byrne, Drechsler & O'Brien (Massachusetts). Additionally, he was a professor of law at the New England School of Law and General Counsel of several companies. In 2013, O'Brien and his wife, Roxanne, have been married for 40 years and have three grown children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nashua Women to Feature O'Brien )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William L. O'Brien」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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