Unmasked COOS in the Legislature 0

At least 61 members of the House — all Republicans — showed up for their Organ- ization Day meeting in early December without face masks, ignoring University of New Hampshire GRAFTON policy, a Durham town ordinance and Gov. Chris 5 Sununu’s executive order about masks. CARROLL At least two state representatives later came 0 down with COVID-19, although it can’t be BELKNAP known for certain where they contracted the disease. 12 STRAFFORD One, House Speaker Dick Hinch, who SULLIVAN MERRIMACK: wore a mask throughout the session, died 3 a week later. 1 5

The unmasked lawmakers, with their ROCKINGHAM hometowns and the number of times CHESHIRE HILLSBOROUGH 15 they have been elected, included: 3 17

Belknap County Hillsborough County Rockingham County Raymond Howard Alton 3 Ted Gorski Bedford 1 Peter Torosian Atkinson 2 Paul Terry Alton 1 John Burt Goffstown 5 Scott Wallace Danville 2 Peter Varney Alton 3 Fred Plett Goffstown 2 Terry Roy Deerfield 2 Mike Sylvia Belmont 4 Hudson 2 James Spillane Deerfield 4 Barbara Comtois Ctr. Barnstead 2 Alicia Lekas Hudson 2 Kevin Verville Deerfield 2 Tom Ploszaj Center Harbor 1 Tony Lekas Hudson 2 David Love Derry 2 Gilford 3 Hudson 8 Fremont 2 Gilford 2 Hudson 3 Dustin Dodge Raymond 1 Gregg Hough Laconia 1 Hudson 9 Tony Piemonte Sandown 2 Dawn Johnson Laconia 1 Mark McLean Manchester 3 Chris True Sandown 3 Meredith 2 Melissa Blasek Merrimack 1 Seabrook 3 Timothy Lang Sanbornton 3 Gerald Griffin Mont Vernon 2 Tina Harley Seabrook 1 New Boston 2 JD Bernardy S. Hampton 1 Cheshire County William Foster New Boston 1 Julius Soti Windham 1 Paul Somero New Ipswich 2 Jim Qualey Rindge 1 Leah Cushman Weare 1 Sullivan County Matthew Santonastaso Rindge 1 James Kofalt Wilton 1 Jennifer Rhodes Winchester 1 S. Acworth 2 Merrimack County Grafton County Strafford County Carol McGuire Epsom 6 David Binford Bath 2 Dave Testerman Franklin 2 Leonard Turcotte Barrington 2 Mark Alliegro Campton 1 Howard Pearl Loudon 2 Glenn Bailey Milton 1 Lex Berezhny Grafton 1 Kenna Cross Northfield 1 Susan DeLemus Rochester 2 Matthew Simon Littleton 1 Margaret Kennedy Warner 1 Jeffrey Greeson Wentworth 1 REPORTING: MARK HAYWARD; GRAPHIC: TOM LYNCH/UNION LEADER