{{Short description|American politician}} {{distinguish|text=English actor Josh Whitehouse}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Joshua Whitehouse | birth_name = Joshua Daniel Whitehouse | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|25|2020|08}}<ref name="Atlantic">{{ cite news |last1=Karl |first1=Jonathan D. |title=The Man Who Made January 6 Possible |work=The Atlantic |date=November 9, 2021|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/trump-johnny-mcentee-january-6-betrayal/620646/}}</ref> | state_house = New Hampshire | district = Strafford 2nd | alongside = Joseph Pitre | term_start = December 3, 2014 | term_end = December 7, 2016 | predecessor = Rachel Burke<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=798552|title = Our Campaigns - NH State House - Strafford 02 Race - Nov 04, 2014}}</ref> | successor = James Horgan | education = Saint Anselm College }}
'''Joshua Daniel Whitehouse''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|25|2020|08|noage=yes}})<ref name="Atlantic" /> is an American politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the town of Farmington from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = State Representative - 2014 General Election - NHSOS|url = http://sos.nh.gov/Elections/Election_Information/2014_Elections/General_Election/State_Representative_-_2014_General_Election.aspx?id=8589941829|website = sos.nh.gov|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = member|url = http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=377273|website = www.gencourt.state.nh.us|accessdate = 2015-10-19}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Whitehouse completed coursework towards a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Saint Anselm College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4824493-Joshua-Daniel-Whitehouse-Resume.html|title=Joshua Daniel Whitehouse Resume|last=Chang (ProPublica)|first=Lilia|website=www.documentcloud.org|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>
== New Hampshire political career == Whitehouse has been a member of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee since 2014,{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} and served on the Executive Board of the New Hampshire Young Republicans from 2013 to 2016.
From March 2015 to February 2016, Whitehouse worked as the coalitions coordinator for the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/donald-trump-makes-3-new-hires-in-new-hampshire/5198946|title=Donald Trump makes 3 new hires in New Hampshire|last=Downey|first=K. C.|date=2015-03-31|website=WMUR|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> Because of his work on the campaign, Whitehouse was largely absent from votes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and did not run for re-election in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosters.com/article/20160401/NEWS/160409933|title=Lawmaker absent since taking job with Trump|last=Andreesen|first=Dave|website=fosters.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103002910/https://www.fosters.com/article/20160401/NEWS/160409933|archive-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>
In 2023, Whitehouse served as the New Hampshire state director for the Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 presidential campaign.<ref name="VivekNHTeam">{{cite web |last1=Lizza |first1=Ryan |last2=Bade |first2=Rachael |last3=Daniels |first3=Eugene |date=April 6, 2023 |title=Playbook: A 'five-alarm warning' for the GOP |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/04/06/a-five-alarm-warning-for-the-gop-00090778 |accessdate=April 6, 2023 |work=Politico}}</ref>
== Trump administration == Whitehouse served as an assistant to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics in the Donald Trump administration from January 20, 2017, to September 16, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/joshua-daniel-whitehouse|title=Joshua Daniel Whitehouse {{!}} Trump Town|last=Perlman|first=Derek Kravitz,Al Shaw,Claire|website=ProPublica|date=7 March 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> After leaving the Department of Agriculture, Whitehouse was communications director for Robert Burns' 2018 campaign for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district. Burns placed fourth in the Republican primary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-republican-2nd-district-us-house-candidate-burns-makes-campaign-staff-hires/22674751|title=NH Primary Source: Republican 2nd District U.S. House candidate Burns makes campaign staff hires|last=DiStaso|first=John|date=2018-08-08|website=WMUR|language=en|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>
In March 2020, Whitehouse was appointed as the Trump administration's liaison to the Department of Homeland Security.<ref>{{cite web | last1=DiStaso | first1=John | title=NH Primary Source: Former Rep. Whitehouse named to key Trump administration Homeland Security post | url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-former-rep-whitehouse-named-to-key-trump-administration-homeland-security-post/31961465# | date=March 27, 2020 | work=WMUR-TV | accessdate=November 15, 2020}}</ref> In September 2020, Whitehouse was appointed as the administration's liaison to the Department of Defense.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Detsch | first1=Jack | title=Trump Taps Loyalists for Top Pentagon Liaison Jobs | url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/12/trump-loyalists-top-pentagon-liaison-jobs-undermine-biden/ | date=October 12, 2020 | work=Foreign Policy | accessdate=November 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Palmer | first1=Anna | last2=Sherman | first2=Jake | title=POLITICO Playbook: The trillion-dollar decision | url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/10/01/the-trillion-dollar-decision-490490 | date=October 1, 2020 | work=Politico | accessdate=November 15, 2020}}</ref>
In January 2021, acting defense secretary Christopher C. Miller appointed him to the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America, which was established by the 2021 NDAA.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2466980/department-of-defense-announces-new-appointments/ |title=Department of Defense Announces New Appointments |date=January 8, 2021 |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |access-date=January 9, 2021}}</ref> On February 12, 2021, he and other Miller appointees to the commission were removed by newly-confirmed defense secretary Lloyd Austin.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/02/12/retired-marine-general-trailblazing-navy-admiral-among-new-picks-who-will-scrutinize-bases-with-confederate-names/ |title=Retired Marine general, trailblazing Navy admiral among new picks who will scrutinize bases with Confederate names |first1=Dan |last1=Lamothe |date=February 12, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
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