{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = C. Donald Stritch |office = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 5th district |term_start = 1992 |term_end = 2002 |office1 = Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 75th district |term_start1 = 2002 |term_end1 = 2004 |office2 = Commissioner of Rockingham County, New Hampshire |term_start2 = 2004 |term_end2 = 2013 |birth_name = Charles Donald Stritch |birth_date = {{birth date|1931|07|06}} |birth_place = Sanford, Maine, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2014|01|05|1931|07|06}} |death_place = Auburn, New Hampshire, U.S. |party = Republican<ref name="a" /><br>Democratic<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://electiondatabase.nhpr.org/elections/view/70333/|title=1998 State Representative General Election: Rockingham 5 District|work=ElectionStats and New Hampshire Public Radio|access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref> |alma_mater = University of Maine }}
'''Charles Donald Stritch''' (July 6, 1931 – January 5, 2014) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, he served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1992 to 2004 and as commissioner of Rockingham County, New Hampshire from 2004 to 2013.
== Life and career == Stritch was born in Sanford, Maine, the son of Bertram and Gertrude Stritch. He attended Coburn Classical Institute, graduating in 1949. After graduating, he attended the University of Maine, earning his master's degree in history in 1953, which after earning his degree, he served in the United States Air Force.<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/unionleader/name/c-stritch-obituary?id=19500745|title=C. Stritch Obituary (1931-2014)|work=New Hampshire Union-Leader|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=July 6, 2025|via=Legacy.com}}</ref>
Stritch served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1992 to 2004.<ref>{{Citation|title=State Elective Officials and the Legislatures|publisher=Council of State Governments|date=1995}}</ref> After his service in the House, he served as commissioner of Rockingham County, New Hampshire from 2004 to 2013.<ref name="b" />
== Death == Stritch died on January 5, 2014, at his home in Auburn, New Hampshire, at the age of 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.connorhealy.com/obituary/2376284|title=C. Donald Stritch|work=Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center|access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>
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