First, let’s take a moment to look across the aisle, shall we? Heather Raymond was a social worker, and it was on her watch that a kid in the system, Brielle Gage, died (Concord Monitor 4/16/17). She got Children and Family Law. Awkward!
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Maybe being a subordinate of the insufferable chairman Rep Pearson is karma.
Luz Bay, as you can see in luzbay dot run, is a social justice warrior and got Election Law. What member of that committee could be more dangerous than one whom Melanie Levesque praises on social media? In case anyone reading this is new to NH or has forgotten, Melanie is now known statewide for taking her SJW agenda to Concord in more ways than one, most recently in her attempt to usurp future elections as the SoS.
There are four Nashua reps on Public Works. Diversity, anyone? Nashua is the 2nd largest city in NH and has perhaps the biggest spending problem. This is a city that failed to elect the amazingly qualified Laurie Ortolano to the local office of the same name in favor of the social media tyrant Paul Shea, locally known for his “Great American Downtown.” Talk about spreading the Nashua cancer to Concord and beyond!
There are three Nashua reps on Resources, Recreation, and Development. Once again, I mention the buzzword “diversity,” but it’s one less Rep than Public Works and likely a committee with less potential to do as much damage.
And now, onto our side, or is it really?
Kelley Potenza, no stranger in the state house, requested HHS and/or Election Law and got Environment and Agriculture. I am convinced this happened due to one or more of the following: The decision was made to spite her and perhaps the rest of NH. She was put where the speaker thought she could be silenced the most. The Damn Emperor told the speaker where to put her.
No Rep actively involved in the Voter Integrity Project was selected for Election Law despite six requesting it. Why is that? Aren’t committee members, especially freshmen, supposed to be selected for what’s in their wheelhouses? If Sandra Panek et al. were placed elsewhere because they were branded as potential troublemakers, I’d refer you back to what I said about freshman Luz Bay. Doesn’t the speaker want clean elections? Evidence to the contrary is on full display.
One of the requestors of Election Law was assigned to Legislative Administration. While I can’t prove anything from the following observation, I will point out to the readers that while I was in the state house cafeteria on Organization Day, the chair of Legislative Administration approached me and asked if I was that particular rep to which I said no and asked why he asked. He said he was looking for her, and there was some speculation that she was assigned by the establishment swamp to “keep an eye on her.” Badge of honor, in my opinion. Also noteworthy is that Osborne sits on that committee in a non-leadership position. Osborne is no friend of The Resolve Initiative.
While anything I just said would not (by itself) be admissible in a court of law, I find it a rather unusual combination of happenings.
I emailed several Resolve-endorsed reps, some freshmen and some not, and did not allow ample time for all of them to reply on this holiday weekend. However, I wanted to share my observations while the House committee assignments are still a current event and before the next House session.
I will consider if future responses from those I emailed warrant a sequel to this article. For now, have an excellent time, however you choose to spend it, and keep paying attention.