Steve Marchand

Steve Marchand
Mayor Steve Marchand
Mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
In office January 9, 2006 – January 3, 2008
Preceded by	Evelyn Sirrell
Succeeded by	Thomas G. Ferrini
Personal details
Born	( 1974-01-10) January 10, 1974 (age 43) Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sandi Hennequin
Religion	Roman Catholic

Steve Marchand (born January 10, 1974) is the former Mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from 2005 to 2008. He is the principal of SRM Consulting, a public affairs and strategic communications firm. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Corporate Relations for the University of New Hampshire.

Marchand was an early Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate for the 2008 election, but he dropped out of the race in 2007 and endorsed former Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Marchand was also a Democratic primary candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016 but was defeated by Colin Van Ostern in that race.

On April 3, 2017, Marchand formally announced his 2018 candidacy for the Governor of New Hampshire, a position currently held by Republican Chris Sununu.

Steve Marchand was born and raised on the west side of Manchester, New Hampshire. A first-generation American, Steve's parents came to New Hampshire from Quebec, Canada. His father, Normand, was a carpenter, and his mother Suzanne was a mill worker. He has a sister named Joanne. Steve attended Manchester and Goffstown public schools and was the first member of his family to attend college.

Marchand received a B.S in International Relations and a B.A. in Public Affairs from Syracuse University in 1996. He went on to receive a Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University in 1998.