Jennifer Soldati
Jennifer Soldati | |
|---|---|
| Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1947 Rochester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 2024 (aged 77) |
| Residence | Somersworth, New Hampshire |
Jennifer Gemma Soldati (September 16, 1947 – October 29, 2024)[1] was an American politician. She was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1989 to 1994 where she served as House Minority Whip.[2] She was later a city councilor in Somersworth, New Hampshire.[3]
Early life and education
Soldati was born in Rochester, New Hampshire, the daughter of Lincoln Arturo Soldati and Virginia Eudalia Thomas.[1] Her father was a World War II veteran who ran an Italian restaurant in Portsmouth;[4][5][6] her mother was from Arkansas, and worked at Pease Air Force Base.[7] Soldati graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1965, and attended Emerson College.[8] She graduated from New Hampshire College.[1] Her brother Lincoln was mayor of Somersworth and a county attorney.[6]
Career
Soldati, a Democrat, served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1989 to 1994, and was House Minority Whip. In 1989 she successfully sponsored a bill creating a motorcycle safety education program, but later that year she expressed disappointment with how the law was working.[9] She sponsored a bill concerning Medicare reimbursements in 1991,[10] and another bill protecting residents of mobile home parks from condominium conversions.[11] In 1992, she was appointed to the National Commission on Manufactured Housing.[12]
In 1992, Soldati resigned from the legislature during her third term, to become executive director of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association.[13] She was executive director of the Chamber of Commerce in Somerset, New Hampshire, from 2006 to 2015, and a member of the city council in Somersworth from 2012 to 2016.[1]
Soldati was also a potter and an art teacher.[1] She and her brother were avid hikers.[6]
Personal life
Soldati married Michael David Feinstein in 1970, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston; their wedding was performed by Paul Shanley.[8] They had two children, and divorced in 1979.[14] Soldati died in 2024, at the age of 77.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Jennifer Gemma Soldati Obituary". Foster's Daily Democrat. October 31, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ Charest, Bob (December 30, 2024). "Leaders in State Politics from All Walks of Life Left Us in 2024". InDepthNH.org. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Atheist Flag Will Be Raised Over Ten Commandments Monument". NPR. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Sgt. Lincoln Soldati Home on Furlough". The Portsmouth Herald. July 9, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Lincoln A. Soldati". Concord Monitor. October 16, 1984. p. 4. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Dandurant, Karen. "Lincoln Soldati remembered as a force in law, politics, community and family". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "Obituary for Virginia E. Thomas". Concord Monitor. January 3, 1989. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Soldati Weds Michael D. Feinstein". The Portsmouth Herald. April 11, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Belman, Felice (October 4, 1989). "Concord Legislator May Try to Repeal Law She Sponsored". Concord Monitor. p. 10. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kiernan, Laura A. (September 15, 1991). "Bid to cut Medicare payments reviewed". The Boston Globe. pp. 257, 265. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Belman, Felice (March 22, 1991). "House passes bill to protect park tenants; Condo conversions would be blocked". Concord Monitor. p. 9. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Soldati going mobile". Concord Monitor. June 1, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Council mulls special election". Concord Monitor. October 1, 1993. p. 8. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Divorces for September in Merrimack County". Concord Monitor. January 17, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.