O'Brien is Republican Nominee for Speakerby: Jennifer DalerThu Nov 18, 2010 at 15:56:39 PM EST |
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Bill O'Brien beat Gene Chandler for the nomination of the Republican caucus to be the next Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives on the second ballot: 142-133.
O'Brien is the co-chair of the House Republican Alliance, whose legislative agenda includes repeal of marriage equality, a constitutional amendment to take the state out of education funding, nullifying health care reform in New Hampshire (O'Brien himself sponsored a floor amendment last spring to make it a felony for a government official to carry it out in this state), among other things. Adding: I have since heard there are many disappointed Republicans despite the "unified" face. Looking at the numbers above, I can see why. The other thing is that O'Brien is just entering his third term. He doesn't have much experience. At all. |