| George Sykes | |
| State House: | New Hampshire |
| District: | Grafton 13th |
| Term Start: | December 5, 2012 |
| Office1: | Member of Lebanon City Council from Ward 2 |
| Term Start1: | 2019 |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Residence: | Lebanon, New Hampshire |
| Children: | 1 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | Bridgewater State College (BA) Southern New Hampshire University (MBA) Empire State College (BS) |
George E. Sykes (born June 3, 1951) is an American politician serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Grafton-13 district since December 5, 2012,[1] and a member of the Lebanon City Council from Ward 2 since 2019.[2] Sykes is a member of the Democratic Party.[3]
Sykes was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1951 and lives in Lebanon, New Hampshire. In Lebanon, Sykes served as Deputy Fire Chief.[4] Sykes served on the Lebanon City Council from 2008 to 2010, before taking a position with the American Red Cross providing relief to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.[5] In 2012, he was first elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He is married and has one child.[6] [7]
During the 2018 New Hampshire House of Representatives election, Sykes pledged to introduce legislation banning single-use plastic bags, as well as look into the issues refugees face in getting driver's licenses.[4]