CONWAY — People are tired of politics, and that's something Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Sununu hopes to change.
Sununu, 41, of Newfields — one of five candidates seeking to become the GOP nominee in the Sept. 13 primary — was in town last Thursday for a debate, a visit to the MWV Republican Committee's party office and an editorial board at The Conway Daily Sun.
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