CONCORD — Republican-turned-Democratic state Rep. Bill Marsh announced Wednesday he will seek to challenge Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro).
Marsh, of Brookfield and a member of the Carroll County legislative delegation, told the Sun Wednesday the gap between his views and Bradley’s on issues like short-term rentals is like a “chasm the size of the Grand Canyon.”
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So much for local control - LOL
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