Newsletter

The State House session was Feb. 22-23 with surprises. On the 22nd, HB639 for legalizing and regulating cannabis passed overwhelmingly (234-127). This bill takes marijuana to a fully regulated business, like alcohol and tobacco. Unfortunately, the bill would open the door to ALL other drugs, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, etc. Therefore we voted against it. […]

On February 2, we attended our first session to vote on bills brought to the house floor by their respective committees. Because it was a light schedule with all the bills except one highly recommended by their committees, this newsletter will deal with process more than bill content. Twenty-seven standing committees hold public hearings on

Constitutional Conservatives Ayres & Wood represented our Chichester Pittsfield constituents on January 4th in Legislative Hall @the State House. The session’s main focus was the House Rules and amendments that would be in effect for the 2023 and 2024 legislation years. Rules can have an interesting way of changing the playing field by providing or

We suspect many of our constituents will qualify for the energy assistance program. Please read the message from the NH Department of Energy below. We have updated the links to go directly to the Community Action Program Belknap-Meerimack County as a convenience for Chichester and Pittsfield residents. NH Department of Energy Message: Granite Staters are

On December 12, the Merrimack County Delegation met for an organizational meeting (elect officers) and a public hearing on the 2023 budget. The election of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk went by party lines – all democrat. As a State Representative, you are also elected to your local county delegation. There are 45 Merrimack County representatives

On December 7, we were sworn in as your State Representatives. This meeting was critical because the official count was 201-198 Republicans/Democrats with 1 tie – the tightest majority in the history of the NH House! We voted for Sherman Packard (R-Londonderry) as Speaker of the House (205-184 with some democratic votes). The Republicans now