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New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch died from COVID-19, a medical examiner ruled Thursday following his unexpected death.Hinch, who was only sworn in as leader of the state s newly Republican-led Legislature a week ago, died Wednesday. Hinch was 71 and was starting his seventh, two-year term in the state House. He previously served as majority leader for the 2016-17 session and as minority leader when Democrats were in control the last two years.His death was announced Wednesday night by his office, which did not give any details of what it called this unexpected tragedy. Hinch is the first New Hampshire speaker to die during the session, according to House Cl
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stanley cup irus after attending an indoor GOP caucus meeting on November 20 where many attendees weren t wearing masks. In this December 2, 2020, photo, New Hampshire House Speaker Dick Hinch speaks at the University of New Hampshire.
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Two African-American Republicans announced congressional campaigns for competitive seats this week in a bit of welcome news for a party that continues to look for ways to broaden its base. The last black Republican to serve in Congress was former Oklahoma Rep. J.C. Watts, who retired in 2002.Still, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele ndash; one of the
stanley cup partyrsquo most high-profile black candidates in 2006 - warns African-American Republican candidates against depending on the national party for assistance and to start building up local, grass-roots support on their own.We have been too damn deaf, dumb and blind about it to engage at a grass-roots level, said Steele. It infuriates me that wersquo;re g
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stanley cup . The two new GOP candidates reflect the grass-roots level of experience and activism Steele is talking about. Kentucky lawyer Erwin Roberts worked his way up through state government, serving in Gov. Ernie Fletcherrsquo administration. In South Florida, Army Lt. Col. Allen West has spent his career in the military, serving in Iraq and now as an independent contractor to Afghan forces in Afghanistan.Their candidacies come under the backdrop of a 2006 cycle where former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman made a concerted but unsuccessful effort to recruit black candidates to
