Speaker Sherm Packard

Sherm Packard (R-Londonderry), who will be the next Speaker of the House takes part in Gene Chandler's roast at the Red Jacket in May 2017. (LLOYD JONES PHOTO)

CONCORD — “I know I can speak for everyone when I say I never expected to be in this position,” Rep. Sherman "Sherm" Packard (R-Londonderry) said Friday afternoon after his party nominated him to serve as the next Speaker of New Hampshire's House of Representatives when members are scheduled to convene on Jan. 6.

Packard’s selection comes nine days after Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) died as a result of COVID-19.

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