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Former state Rep. Dan Hynes (I-Bedford) appeared to be living out of his district for months, the AG’s Office said. (COURTESY PHOTO

CONCORD — Former Republican state Rep. Troy Merner’s criminal case relative to serving in the state House of Representatives is still pending, but in the interim the attorney general disclosed this week that a second House member apparently served for several months after moving out of his district.

Former state Rep. Dan Hynes (I-Bedford) appeared to be living out of district from September 2023 to Feb. 9, 2024, when he resigned the same day the Attorney General’s Office notified House Speaker Sherman Packard and Minority Leader Matt Wilhelm of its investigative findings.

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