Frank Guinta
Frank Christopher Guinta (born September 26, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who represented New Hampshire's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and 2015 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, from 2006 to 2010. He is identified by National Journal as a moderate.
Frank Guinta | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Carol Shea-Porter |
| Succeeded by | Carol Shea-Porter |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Carol Shea-Porter |
| Succeeded by | Carol Shea-Porter |
| 54th Mayor of Manchester | |
| In office January 3, 2006 – January 3, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Baines |
| Succeeded by | Ted Gatsas |
| City of Manchester Alderman from the 3rd Ward | |
| In office January 3, 2002 – January 3, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Levasseur |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Long |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the 50th Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 4, 2002 – December 6, 2004 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the 39th Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 5, 2000 – December 4, 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Christopher Guinta September 26, 1970 Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Morgan Smith |
| Education | Assumption College (BA) University of New Hampshire, Concord (MA) |
Guinta worked in the insurance industry before being elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, where he served from 2000 to 2004; he also served as a Manchester alderman from 2001 to 2005. He resigned from the State House in 2004 to work as senior policy adviser to Republican Congressman Jeb Bradley. In 2005, he ran for mayor of Manchester and defeated three-term Democratic incumbent Robert A. Baines. He was re-elected in 2007 but did not run for a third term in 2009. Instead, he ran for Congress in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Carol Shea-Porter. In a rematch in 2012, Shea-Porter defeated Guinta to reclaim the seat. Guinta defeated Shea-Porter for a second time in 2014. Shea-Porter defeated Guinta on November 8, 2016, to win back the seat. He and Kelly Ayotte are the most recent Republicans to represent New Hampshire in Congress.