CONWAY — Carroll County Commissioner and Conway School Board member Mark Hounsell Thursday kicked off his campaign to seek the Republican nomination for Congress for New Hampshire’s 1st District.
The Conway resident made it official before a small crowd at the Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway at 1 p.m. Thursday.
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