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Lex Berezhny
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byBeth A. Folsom
ConstituencyGrafton 11th
In office
December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022
Serving with Edward "Ned" Gordon
Preceded byVincent Paul Migliore
Succeeded byCorinne Morse
ConstituencyGrafton 9th
Personal details
BornJanuary 1984 (age 40)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
Political partyRepublican[1]
Occupation
  • Politician
  • software engineer

Lex Berezhny is an American Republican party politician and software engineer. He represents the Grafton 11th district in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[2]

Berezhny was born in Ukraine and emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 7. He spoke out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine shortly after it began in 2022.[3] He supported the comments of former president of Poland, Lech Wałęsa, about "the unfinished job of defeating Russia" when Walesa came to address the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2022.[4] Berezhny is running unopposed in the 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives election.[5] He is a cosponsor of House Bill 1633 which would legalize the recreational use of cannabis.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "NH House Grafton County District 11: Elected Officials". CitizensCount. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Representative Lex Berezhny (R)". The General Court of New Hampshire. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Sexton, Adam (March 11, 2022). "New Hampshire state representative born in Ukraine says country won't stop fighting". WMUR-9. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  4. ^ Sexton, Adam (May 12, 2022). "Former Polish President Walesa tells New Hampshire lawmakers US leadership needed". WMUR-9. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Adrian, Patrick (June 18, 2024). "Two Democrats, two Republicans seek open NH Executive Council seat that represents Upper Valley". Valley News. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 New Hampshire Cannabis Bills". Marijuana Policy Project. 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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Sexton, Adam (March 11, 2022). "NH state representative speaks out against invasion of home country". WMUR-9. Retrieved October 7, 2024.