Susan McLane

Susan McLane
Susan McLane
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
	In office; 1981–1995
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
	In office; 1969–1981
Personal details
Born	Susan Neidlinger; September 28, 1929; Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	February 13, 2005 (aged 75); Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Spouse	Malcolm McLane
Relations	Ann McLane Kuster (daughter)
Alma mater	Mount Holyoke College; Harvard University

Susan McLane (née Neidlinger) (September 28, 1929 – February 13, 2005) was an American politician.

Early life and Education

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, McLane graduated from Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1947. She then attended to Mount Holyoke College. In 1981, McLane returned to school and studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

From 1969 to 1981, McLane served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. In 1980, McLane unsuccessfully ran for United States Congress, competing in the Republican primary against Charles Bass and Judd Gregg. Gregg eventually won the election, and Bass was elected to congress in 1995. In 2010, Bass was defeated by McLane's daughter, Ann.^[1]

From 1981 to 1995, McLane served in the New Hampshire Senate. Originally a Republican, McLane later became an independent and a Democrat.

She married Malcolm McLane, a businessman and politician, and lived Concord, New Hampshire from 1952 until her death from Alzheimer's disease in 2005.^[2]^[3] McLane's daughter is Ann McLane Kuster, a congresswoman who has represented New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since 2013.^[4]

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^ "Susan N. McLane", The Portsmouth Herald, February 14, 2005, pg. 7
^ "A G.O.P. Stronghold to Lean Towards the Democrats", The New York Times, Sara Rimer, October 27, 1996
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