CONWAY — The Republican field vying to represent the valley in Concord in the New Hampshire House of Representatives is becoming a crowded one.
House District 1 has three seats, and as of Friday, the last day to file, three more Conway Republicans — Mark Hounsell, Frank McCarthy and Alex Talcott — had thrown their hats in the ring to join incumbent Karen Umberger, Mike DiGregorio and Joe Mosca, who filed earlier.
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