# Dan Innis
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{{Short description|American politician (born 1963)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Dan Innis
|image = Our four guest hosts are talking to Dan Innis, who is running for Congress. Listen in LIVE at http ift.tt 1NtUC1A (23882863759).jpg
|office = Member of the [New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate)
|term_start = December 7, 2022
|term_end =
|predecessor = [Harold French](/source/Harold_F._French)
|successor =
|constituency = [7th district](/source/New_Hampshire's_7th_State_Senate_district)
|term_start1 = December 7, 2016
|term_end1 = December 5, 2018
|predecessor1 = [Nancy Stiles](/source/Nancy_Stiles)
|successor1 = [Tom Sherman](/source/Tom_Sherman_(politician))
|constituency1 = [24th district](/source/New_Hampshire's_24th_State_Senate_district)
|birth_name = Daniel Eugene Innis[{{Cite web|url=https://gc.nh.gov/Senate/members/webpages/district07.aspx|title=The New Hampshire State Senate}}]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|7}}
|birth_place = [Columbus, Ohio](/source/Columbus%2C_Ohio), U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
|spouse = {{marriage|Margaret Fuller||2006|end=div}}
{{marriage|Doug Palardy||2019|end=div}}
{{marriage|Spencer Wyand|2024}}
|children = 3
|education = [Ohio University](/source/Ohio_University) ([BBA](/source/Bachelor_of_Business_Administration))
[Miami University](/source/Miami_University) ([MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration))
[Ohio State University](/source/Ohio_State_University) ([PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy))
}}
'''Daniel E. Innis''' (born April 7, 1963) is an American academic and politician. He currently serves as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_United_States) State Senator, representing [District 7](/source/New_Hampshire's_7th_State_Senate_District) in the [New Hampshire Senate](/source/New_Hampshire_Senate). He previously represented [District 24](/source/New_Hampshire's_24th_State_Senate_District) in the Senate from 2016 to 2018. He is also a professor of marketing and hospitality management[{{Cite web|url=https://paulcollege.unh.edu/faculty/innis-phd|title=Daniel E. Innis, PhD {{!}} Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics|website=paulcollege.unh.edu|access-date=June 18, 2016|archive-date=August 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809125005/https://paulcollege.unh.edu/faculty/innis-phd|url-status=dead}}] at the [University of New Hampshire](/source/University_of_New_Hampshire). He served as the Dean of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire from 2007 to 2013, overseeing major developments at the school.[{{cite web|url=http://www.unh.edu/presidentialevents/speakersbureau/speakerdetails.cfm?sid=187|title=UNH Speakers Bureau: Daniel Innis|publisher=University of New Hampshire|accessdate=February 4, 2011}}]
==Academic career==
Prior to his tenure at the [University of New Hampshire](/source/University_of_New_Hampshire) as a professor and dean, Innis served as the dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health at the [University of Maine](/source/University_of_Maine) in [Orono](/source/Orono%2C_Maine). He also served [Ohio University](/source/Ohio_University) as the Associate Dean of the College of Business, Chair of the Marketing Department, and was a professor in the Marketing Department.
==Political campaigns==
thumb|right|Innis campaigning in 2013
Innis is a past finance chairman of the [New Hampshire Republican Party](/source/New_Hampshire_Republican_State_Committee).[{{cite news| last1=DiStaso| first1=John| title=Innis resigns as state GOP finance chair, files papers for congressional candidacy| url=http://www.wmur.com/politics/innis-resigns-as-state-gop-finance-chair-files-papers-for-congressional-candidacy/34147042| accessdate=February 24, 2016| publisher=WMUR| date=July 13, 2015}}]
===2014===
{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2014#District 1}}
Innis was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) candidate in the [2014 election for the United States House of Representatives in New Hampshire](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire%2C_2014) for the [1st congressional district](/source/New_Hampshire's_1st_congressional_district). He lost the primary to former [Congressman](/source/U.S._Representative) [Frank Guinta](/source/Frank_Guinta), who went on to win the general election against Democratic incumbent [Carol Shea-Porter](/source/Carol_Shea-Porter).
===2016===
{{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2016#District 1}}
In October 2015, Innis announced he would again run for Congress in New Hampshire's 1st district. Before suspending his campaign, he was slated to face incumbent [Frank Guinta](/source/Frank_Guinta) and Jamieson Gradert in the Republican primary on September 13, 2016. Guinta was thought to be vulnerable due to a campaign finance controversy in which he accepted a campaign donation from his parents far exceeding the contribution limit for individuals.[{{cite news|last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=Jack|title=Why Frank Guinta May Not Survive a Campaign Finance Violation|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/why-frank-guinta-may-not-survive-a-campaign-finance-violation/443481/|accessdate=February 24, 2016|publisher=The Atlantic|date=December 7, 2015}}]
In December 2015, Innis asked his supporters to make year-end contributions to a Manchester drug treatment center, Hope for New Hampshire, instead of to his campaign.[{{cite news|last1=Corwin|first1=Emily|title=Dan Innis Asks Donors To Give To Drug Recovery Center Instead of His Campaign|url=http://nhpr.org/post/dan-innis-asks-donors-give-drug-recovery-center-instead-his-campaign|accessdate=February 24, 2016|publisher=New Hampshire Public Radio|date=December 29, 2015}}]
Innis suspended his congressional campaign in March 2016, citing family priorities and business interests.[{{cite news|last1=DiStaso|first1=John|title=Innis suspends congressional campaign, says family, business interests come first|url=http://www.wmur.com/politics/innis-suspends-congressional-campaign-says-family-business-interests-come-first/38695996|accessdate=March 25, 2016|publisher=WMUR|date=March 25, 2016}}]
On May 26, 2016, Innis announced he would be running for New Hampshire Senate District 24 which comprises the towns of [Greenland](/source/Greenland%2C_New_Hampshire), [Hampton](/source/Hampton%2C_New_Hampshire), [Hampton Falls](/source/Hampton_Falls%2C_New_Hampshire), [Kensington](/source/Kensington%2C_New_Hampshire), [New Castle](/source/New_Castle%2C_New_Hampshire), [North Hampton](/source/North_Hampton%2C_New_Hampshire), [Newton](/source/Newton%2C_New_Hampshire), [Rye](/source/Rye%2C_New_Hampshire), [Seabrook](/source/Seabrook%2C_New_Hampshire), [Stratham](/source/Stratham%2C_New_Hampshire) and [South Hampton](/source/South_Hampton%2C_New_Hampshire).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.wmur.com/politics/new-hampshire-primary-source-stiles-to-retire-from-state-senate-innis-to-seek-seat/39726706|title=New Hampshire Primary Source: Stiles to retire from state Senate, Innis to seek seat|last=DiStaso|first=John|website=WMUR|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=June 18, 2016}}] On September 13, 2016, Innis won the Republican nomination in a four-way race for State Senate in NH District 24.[{{cite web| url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160913/innis-wins-district-24-republican-primary| title=Innis wins District 24 Republican primary| publisher=Seacoast Media Group| accessdate=September 15, 2016| archive-date=September 15, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915170846/http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160913/innis-wins-district-24-republican-primary| url-status=dead}}] He beat Democratic State Rep. [Tom Sherman](/source/Tom_Sherman_(politician)) for the seat in the general election on November 8.[{{Cite news| url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161109/dan-innis-wins-state-senate-seat| title=Dan Innis wins state Senate seat| last=Sullivan| first=Max| newspaper=seacoastonline.com| access-date=December 5, 2016| archive-date=December 20, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101217/http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161109/dan-innis-wins-state-senate-seat| url-status=dead}}]
===2018===
Sherman challenged Innis again in a rematch for the seat in the general election on November 6. This time, Innis was defeated.[{{Cite news| url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181106/sherman-defeats-innis-for-senate-district-24-seat| title=Sherman Defeats Innis for Senate District 24 seat| last=Sullivan| first=Max| newspaper=seacoastonline.com| access-date=December 1, 2018| archive-date=December 2, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070739/http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181106/sherman-defeats-innis-for-senate-district-24-seat| url-status=dead}}]
===2022===
Innis relocated to New Hampshire’s 7th State Senate District prior to seeking re-election to the chamber in 2022. On November 8, Innis was elected, defeating Democratic anthropologist [Richard Lobban](/source/Richard_Lobban).[{{Cite news| url=http://www.sj-r.com/elections/results/race/2022-11-08-state_senate-NH-31122/ | title= 2022 New Hampshire State Senate - District 7 Election Results | last=| first=| newspaper=The State Journal Register| access-date=September 5, 2023}}]
===2026===
In July 2025, Innis announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the [2026 United States Senate election in New Hampshire](/source/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Hampshire).[{{Cite web |last=Mitropoulos |first=Arielle |date=July 16, 2025 |title=First on WMUR: GOP State Sen. Dan Innis announces run for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/dan-innis-announces-run-for-us-senate-07162025/65419244 |access-date=September 3, 2025 |publisher=[WMUR-TV](/source/WMUR-TV) |language=en-US}}]
==Memberships==
Innis is a member of [Beta Gamma Sigma](/source/Beta_Gamma_Sigma), [Alpha Kappa Psi](/source/Alpha_Kappa_Psi), the [National Society of Collegiate Scholars](/source/National_Society_of_Collegiate_Scholars), the [American Marketing Association](/source/American_Marketing_Association), the Academy of Marketing Science, the Association for Consumer Research, the Council of Logistics Management, and the [American Psychological Association](/source/American_Psychological_Association). Innis is a national board member of the [Log Cabin Republicans](/source/Log_Cabin_Republicans). He is also a member of the New Hampshire Republican Party, the New Castle Historical Society, [The Music Hall](/source/The_Music_Hall_(Portsmouth)) in Portsmouth, the New Castle Republican Town Committee, and the Rye New Hampshire Republicans.
==Personal life==
He has three children, all of whom are [UNH](/source/University_of_New_Hampshire) students or alumni, and is married to his husband, Spencer Wyand.[{{cite web |last=Cullen |first=Fergus |title=Dan Innis: School to Business to Congress? |url=http://nhjournal.com/dan-innis-school-to-business-to-congress |accessdate=February 24, 2016 |agency=The New Hampshire Union Leader |publisher=New Hampshire Journal |date=April 11, 2014}}][{{cite news| last1=Leubsdorf |first1=Ben |title=Republican Dan Innis announces run for Congress in N.H.'s 1st District |url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/localstate/8850539-95/republican-dan-innis-announces-run-for-congress-in-nhs-1st-district |accessdate=February 24, 2016 |publisher=Concord Monitor |date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141413/http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/localstate/8850539-95/republican-dan-innis-announces-run-for-congress-in-nhs-1st-district |archivedate=March 5, 2016 }}][{{cite news|title=Seacoast Local: Crafting a Uniquely New Hampshire Business|url=http://freecoast.org/2015/02/21/seacoast-local-crafting-a-uniquely-new-hampshire-business-dan-innis-doug-palardy-freecoast-festival-01/|accessdate=February 24, 2016|publisher=The Freecoast|date=February 21, 2015}}][{{Cite news|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160907/veteran-portsmouth-innkeepers-to-open-new-castle-inn|title=Veteran Portsmouth innkeepers to open New Castle inn|last=Dinan|first=Elizabeth|newspaper=seacoastonline.com|access-date=December 5, 2016|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924185457/http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160907/veteran-portsmouth-innkeepers-to-open-new-castle-inn|url-status=dead}}][{{cite news |last1=Fitzsimons |first1=Tim |title=Gay Republican Dan Innis says he's changing hearts and minds in the GOP |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/0-1-percent-gay-republican-dan-innis-says-he-s-n913326 |access-date=23 September 2025 |work=NBC News |date=27 September 2018 |language=en}}]
== Electoral history ==
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