Keene's lone Libertarian representative resigns from Legislature | Local News | sentinelsource.com - William Holt, Keene Sentinel:
August 15, 2018 - "State Rep. Joseph P. Stallcop, L-Keene, submitted his letter of resignation to the N.H. House Clerk’s Office Aug. 6, according to House Communications Director James E. Rivers.
"Stallcop, 22, represented Cheshire District 4, which covers Keene’s Ward 1.
"The Libertarian was elected to the House in 2016 as a Democrat during his junior year at Keene State College. He ran unopposed.
"In an interview Tuesday, Stallcop said he’d intended to stay for just one term, noting that those two years coincided with the remainder of his time at Keene State. After graduating in May, Stallcop said he moved to Dover because of better job opportunities in the Seacoast region.... He said he hadn’t been aware he needed to submit a letter of resignation until recently, believing that his term had come to a close with the end of the normal legislative session on May 23....
"In May 2017, Stallcop announced on the steps of the Statehouse in Concord that he had changed his political affiliation, saying he no longer felt welcome in the Democratic Party. The change did not affect his ability to serve out his term, which was set to end later this year.
"Stallcop did not file for re-election in June. Democrat David Morrill and Libertarian David Crawford are both running for the seat."
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August 15, 2018 - "State Rep. Joseph P. Stallcop, L-Keene, submitted his letter of resignation to the N.H. House Clerk’s Office Aug. 6, according to House Communications Director James E. Rivers.
"Stallcop, 22, represented Cheshire District 4, which covers Keene’s Ward 1.
"The Libertarian was elected to the House in 2016 as a Democrat during his junior year at Keene State College. He ran unopposed.
"In an interview Tuesday, Stallcop said he’d intended to stay for just one term, noting that those two years coincided with the remainder of his time at Keene State. After graduating in May, Stallcop said he moved to Dover because of better job opportunities in the Seacoast region.... He said he hadn’t been aware he needed to submit a letter of resignation until recently, believing that his term had come to a close with the end of the normal legislative session on May 23....
"In May 2017, Stallcop announced on the steps of the Statehouse in Concord that he had changed his political affiliation, saying he no longer felt welcome in the Democratic Party. The change did not affect his ability to serve out his term, which was set to end later this year.
"Stallcop did not file for re-election in June. Democrat David Morrill and Libertarian David Crawford are both running for the seat."
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