Garrett Muscatel (born December 7, 1997) is a former Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Grafton County District 12, Hanover and Lyme, from December 5, 2018, to June 8, 2020."College Student Among Winners of Grafton County House Seats". Valley News, November 7, 2018. Muscatel resigned in June 2020 after his claims of being a New Hampshire resident were challenged by the New Hampshire Republican State Committee.
Early life and education At the time of his election to the legislature, he was a government and economics student at Dartmouth College, where he served as vice president of the Dartmouth Democrats."'It's a poll tax': how New Hampshire became a battlefield for voting rights". The Guardian, October 24, 2018. Muscatel first became interested in politics when he attended Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20, 2009. At age 21, he was the youngest openly LGBTQ legislator serving in the entire United States."New Hampshire Democrats Celebrate Historic ‘Firsts’ and Record-Breaking Performances on Election Day". NH Labor News, November 7, 2018. He received his JD from Stanford Law School as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. He has two siblings, Evan Muscatel and Quinn Muscatel.
Political engagement
Muscatel is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit led by the New Hampshire Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters against a new state requirement that imposes residency requirements for voting, SB3.
On November 6, 2018, Muscatel won a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. His constituency included Dartmouth College and the surrounding areas, including Hanover and Lyme.
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