CONWAY — Once the best of friends in the Legislature, state Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) and state Rep. Bill Marsh (D-Brookfield) differ a lot these days. During their Senate District 3 debate in Valley Vision's studios Tuesday, they sparred over the direction of the Republican Party, Education freedom accounts and each other’s voting records.
Bradley repeatedly hammered Marsh over votes he took while in the GOP, while Marsh countered he “can now sleep at night” since joining the Democratic Party last year.
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