Candidate Bio: Dan Oberlander, Republican for State Representative

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Dan Oberlander, Republican

Running for state representative

Date of birth: Feb. 12, 1960

Your background /education: My background is in engineering, physics, and management. Education: Northeastern University, Southern Methodist University, Harvard College/Harvard University DCE; Engineering, Natural Science, and selected graduate studies in Computer Science and Applied Physics.

Experience/Occupation: My experiences cover directly technical endeavors, management in the civil service, and federal representation as an agency liaison in Washington DC.

My occupations covering the past few decades are as follows:

• Research Associate - Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge MA
• Research Associate - Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) Barcelona Spain
• Sub millimeter Array Engineering - Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics  Cambridge MA
• Service Sector Center A Manager - Logan International Airport Boston MA
• Agency Liaison - Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration Washington DC
• External Technical Staff - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory - Lexington MA

Prior elected office: None

Personal: Father of two excellent young men; one is in college desiring to be a lawyer, the other a F-18 pilot for the US Navy. Definitely the better half, Tracie, and I have lived in Merrimack since 2003 and are proud to call it home. We are also loving parents to our two dogs and six cats!

Priorities: My priorities are to represent the the folks of Hillsborough's District 21, especially on the issues of lower taxes, efficient government reforms, and assisting all of our residents in connecting and navigating the bureaucracies of government whenever necessary.

Why are you running? I am running for State Representative because I believe it is time I gave back to our community. In these tumultuous times, with high unemployment/underemployment, fiscal uncertainties, and our diminishing electorates connection with their own government, I will represent the District 21 community as their direct voice in the New Hampshire's House of Representatives on these, and all other matters concerning our interests to the very best of my abilities if so elected.

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