Frank Edelblut
Frank Edelblut | |
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| Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education | |
| Assumed office February 15, 2017 | |
| Governor | Chris Sununu |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Hillsborough District 38 | |
| In office December 2014 – December 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Wilton, New Hampshire |
| Alma mater | University of Rhode Island (B.S.) Hellenic College (M.T.S.) |
| Website | frankedelblut |
Frank Edelblut is an American businessman and politician who is the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education. [1] Edelblut formerly served as a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. During his term in the House, Edelblut represented the people of Hillsborough County District 38, which includes the towns of Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenville, Greenfield, Hancock, Hillsborough, Lyndeborough, Wilton and Windsor. He served on the New Hampshire House of Representatives' Finance Committee,[2] Special Committee on Pensions[3] and the Child and Family Law Committee.[4] He was a Republican candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016.[5]
Education
Edelblut attended the University of Rhode Island where he earned a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration – Accounting in 1983. Edelblut also holds a Masters of Theological Studies from the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, 2015.[citation needed]
Career
Professional
Edelblut started his career as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in South Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach) where he worked as a Certified Public Accountant auditing a variety of businesses.[6] He then briefly worked as the CFO for one of his PwC clients, Niagara Corp.,[6] before launching a business of his own, Control Solutions.[6] Control Solutions was sold to Altran. Edelblut left Control Solutions/Altran in 2009, and joined a Boston-based angel investment group called Common Angels (now Converge Venture Partners).[7][8] In 2013, he left Common Angels and now does early-stage investing on his own.[citation needed]
Political
Edelblut served on the New Hampshire House of Representatives Finance Committee,[2] Special Committee on Pensions[3] and on the Child and Family Law committee.[4]
Edelblut was the prime sponsor of a number of bills in 2016, including bills on net metering, freedom of speech on college campuses, arming otherwise-unarmed New Hampshire National Guard facilities,[9] supporting the ability of members of the military to wear dress uniforms in graduation ceremonies, and several measures in the family court to try to reduce conflict in already difficult divorce proceedings.[10]
In 2016, Edelblut announced he would not seek reelection as state representative and would instead be a Republican candidate for Governor of New Hampshire during the 2016 primary election. Edelblut ultimately lost the election to now-Governor Chris Sununu by fewer than 900 votes. The pair appeared at a joint press conference on the steps of the Capital Building the day following the election, where Edelblut endorsed Sununu. [11]
In January 2017, Governor Chris Sununu nominated Edelblut to be the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education. Edelblut was confirmed by the republican led New Hampshire Executive Council in February. [12]
Personal life
Edelblut has been married for 30 years[13] and has seven children.[14] Three are college graduates, two are currently in college, and two are still at home. All of his children have been home educated.[15] Edelblut also has two grandchildren.[15]
Edelblut has competed in triathlons[16] and Nordic ski racing,[17] including a biathlon.[18]
References
- ^ "Frank Edelblut confirmed as NH education commissioner". unionleader.com. February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "House Finance Committee". Gencourt.state.nh.us. New Hampshire House of Representatives. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "House Special Committee on Public Employee Pension Plans". Gencourt.state.nh.us. New Hampshire House of Representatives. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "House Children and Family Law Committee". Gencourt.state.nh.us. New Hampshire House of Representatives. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ DiStaso, John (September 25, 2015). "Updated: Sununu, Forrester, Edelblut attend Republican Governors Association meeting". WMUR. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Frank Edelblut". ZoomInfo. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ Saari, Ashley (March 22, 2016). "Edelblut explores a run for governor seat". Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Frank Edelblut". Angel.co. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "New Hampshire: Petition to Governor Hassan to Arm the National Guard!". Nraila.org. July 23, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Frank Edelblut". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Updated: Frank Edelblut concedes gop Governor's primary race endorses Chris Sununu". wmur.com. September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Edelblut confirmed as NH education commissioner". unionleader.com. February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Edelblut for Hillsborough 38 (Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield, Greenville, Hancock, Hillsborough, Lyndeborough, Wilton & Windsor)". Nhcornerstone.org. October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Frank Edelblut". Lfda.org. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "Meet Frank". Frankedelblut.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN WATER SWIM TRAINING - SWIM TRAINING WITH ENDLESS POOLS". Endlesspools.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ Sibilia, Janice (Winter 2008). "Bill Koch League" (PDF). New England Nordic News. 13 (2): 3. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "New England Nordic Ski Association Winter Event Guide 2007-2008" (PDF). Nensa.net. New England Nordic Ski Association. 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2016.