On Friday, April 9th, the NH House approved a bill that allows children to sell lemonade without a permit. Amazing that we actually needed a bill to “allow” that: common sense has long gone out the window.
Anyway, you might have guessed that almost all Nashua State Representatives are so authoritarian that they voted “NAY.”
House Bill 183, prohibiting municipalities from requiring a license for a soft drink stand operated by a person under the age of 18 with a vote of 211-163.
Here’s the link to the Roll Call vote and a summary of Nashua’s State Reps’ vote on this bill:
20 Nashua State Representatives, all DEMOCRATS, voted AGAINST Lemonade Stands for Kids.
Ward 1 / Hills 28
- Janice Schmidt (Democrat)
- Bruce Cohen (Democrat)
Ward 2 / Hills 29
- Paul Bergeron (Democrat)
- Ray Newman (Democrat)
- Sue Newman (Democrat)
Ward 3 / Hills 30
- Patricia Klee (Democrat)
- Sherry Dutzy (Democrat)
- Suzanne Vail (Democrat)
Ward 4 / Hills 31
- Manny Espitia (Democrat)
- Stacie-Marie Laughton (Democrat)
Ward 5 / Hills 32
- Allison Nutting-Wong (Democrat)
- Michael Pedersen (Democrat)
- Dan Toomey (Democrat)
Ward 6 / Hills 33
- Efthasia Booras (Democrat)
Ward 7 / Hills 34
- Deb Stevens (Democrat)
Ward 8 / Hills 35
- Laura Telerski (Democrat)
- Latha Mangipudi (Democrat)
Ward 9 / Hills 36
- Linda Harriet-Gathright (Democrat)
- Martin Jack (Democrat)
- Michael O’Brien (Democrat)
4 Nashua State Representatives Voted to ALLOW Lemonade Stands for Kids:
Ward 1 / Hills 28
- Tom Lanzara (Republican, the only one in Nashua)
Ward 6 / Hills 33
- Mark King (Democrat)
- Frances Nutter-Upham (Democrat)
Ward 7 / Hills 34
- Melbourne Moran (Democrat)
3 Nashua State Reps were ABSENT for this vote:
Ward 4 / Hills 31
- David Cote (Democrat)
Ward 7 / Hills 34
- Catherine Sofikitis (Democrat)
Ward 8 / Hills 35
- Skip Cleaver (Democrat)