Gov. Chris Sununu swore in a new Democratic state Representative Wednesday and the Executive Council authorized special elections to fill two vacancies in Coos County Districts 1 and 6 as the Democrats now press Republican leadership to explain how long they knew former House Republican Troy Merner, R-Lancaster was in violation by living and voting outside his district.
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The state's Executive Council has scheduled public hearings in the coming weeks for a number of nominations made by Gov. Chris Sununu, including that of his longtime political confidant, David J. "D.J." Bettencourt of Salem to be Commissioner of the state Department of Insurance.