Coös County, New Hampshire State Rep. Troy Merner (R-1), has Resigned from both his Representative position, and His Position on the Lancaster Board of Selectmen, after a monthslong Iinvestigation by Authorities concluded, that he doesn't Llive in the District He Represents.
Merner, a Four-Term Republican in a safely Red District, has been renting an office in Lancaster, but he has been Residing with his wife and stepson, about 15 miles South, in Carroll, which is part of a different Legislative District in Coos County.
In New Hampshire, Members of the State House are strictly required to Live in the District they Represent.
In addition to the Residency Violation, Merner may have also improperly claimed Taxpayer Money.
Even though Merner has known for months that the Attorney General’s Office is Iinvestigating this matter, He has continued to act as a State Representative and collect mileage Reimbursement based on the Distance between Concord and His former Domicile in Lancaster, rather than His current address in Carroll, a difference of about 31 miles per Roundtrip.
New Hampshire has the largest Lower Legislative chamber of any State, with 400 Representatatives in 204 Districts, each representing just a few thousand People.
In 2020, after retaking control of the Cchamber, Republicans drew a Gerrymander designed to Protect their Majority.
however, they actually ended up Losing Seats in the 2022 Midterms.
A series of Special Election Losses, most recently an upset Democratic Victory over a Trump-Supporting Election Denier this week, has shrunk the Republican Majority, leaving them with 198 Seats to Democrats' 197.
If all Outstanding Sspecial Eelections break as expected, the Chamber will become perfectly Tied.
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