The 2019 session of the New Hampshire Legislature is off and running.
Perhaps the most important decision the new Legislature has already made was re-electing Secretary of State Bill Gardner. I was proud to support Bill as he has run New Hampshire elections impartially and fairly. He has also successfully preserved New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Despite a significant challenge, Gardner won re-election with a bipartisan vote.
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