By now, most readers know that I’m all about right-to-know and have discussed the records of misguided Rs that voted the wrong way on HB 1002’s most recent roll call.
As mentioned in Spike’s recent article, I’ve “gone scorched earth” on groups giving high marks to enemies of 91A. On a personal note, my first exposure to the words “scorched earth” was when former Rep Melissa Blasek used the phrase in 2022. Because she’s the executive director of RebuildNH, I feel a duty to “go scorched earth” on them. Plus I’d be giving them special treatment if they were exempt from my criticism.
However, let it be known that they do good things and have given good ratings to good people. The other thing is that this group was a product of anti-covid tyranny activism. At this point, I’ll remind the readers that RTK happens to be an important related issue and I hope that future rating processes do consider voting records of both HB 1002 and future bills that seek to undermine 91A. But for now, here is the list of 25 Grade A status incumbent reps who are proven enemies of 91A:
- Alexander
- Aures
- Aylward
- Burnham
- DeSimone
- Drye
- Gagne
- Griffin
- Harrington
- Katsakiores
- Khan
- Love
- McGough
- McMahon
- Moffett
- Notter
- Pauer
- Post
- Pratt
- Seaworth
- Stone
- Terry
- Wallace
- Walsh
- Weyler
Many arguments exist for why RTK is a crucial issue tied into Monday morning quarterbacking of almost, if not all, parts of covid response, but I’ll share a Nashua-centric example. Outdoor dining made its debut over four years ago, and the vestiges of it refuse to disappear. All you have to do is visit a segment of Main St. The Jersey barriers are still there after two city elections. Where am I going with this? I’ll refer you to our local RTK guru, Laurie Ortolano, whose arts center litigation journey got started by asking about the Jersey barriers. If you don’t think RTK is important to “rebuilding NH” from covid fallout, think again.
