CONWAY — Eleven of the 12 people seeking to serve in the New Hampshire House of Representatives took part in the Gibson Center for Senior Services' Five-Minute Forum that was conducted remotely via Zoom.
Democrats Tom Buco, Anita Burroughs, Jerry Knirk, Ellin Leonard, Chris McAleer, Susan Ticehurst and Stephen Woodcock, and Republicans Ray Gilmore, Frank McCarthy, Mark McConkey, Norm Tregenza and Karen Umberger all took part.
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