â¨â¨CONCORD â The stateâs new House Speaker Richard W. Hinch, R-Merrimack, has died.â¨â¨The 71-year-old was sworn in to a job he called the honor of his life on Dec. 2.
âMy heart goes out to his wife Pat and his family and we are saddened by his passing,â said House Democratic Leader Renny Cushing of Hampton.
Cushing learned of Hinchâs death late Wednesday afternoon from Deputy House Speaker Sherm Packard.
Hinch was attending a virtual meeting with legislators on Tuesday, but had reportedly been feeling ill after spending most of the cold day Dec. 2 outdoors for Organization Day. He normally would have chaired the meeting had he not been feeling sick.
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House Minority Leader Dick Hinch, R-Merrimack is pictured in this file Twitter photo
CONCORD – The state’s new House Speaker Richard W. Hinch, R-Merrimack, has died.
The 71-year-old was sworn in last week to a job he called the honor of his life.
“My heart goes out to his wife Pat and his family and we are saddened by his passing,” said House Democratic Leader Renny Cushing of Hampton.
Cushing learned of Hinch’s death late Wednesday afternoon from Deputy House Speaker Sherm Packard.
Gov. Chris Sununu said he was profoundly saddened to learn of Hinch’s death.