Union Leader newspaper reports: Right-to-work gets wins

In his weekly State House Dome column for the New Hampshire Union Leader, Kevin Landrigan reports:

Right-to-work gets wins

Those campaigning to try and have New Hampshire join states to end making any workers join unions or pay dues had a very good week.

In the Republican primaries, the right-to-work forces picked off four incumbent House members who had opposed them in the past.

Former state Rep. Dan McGuire, R-Epsom, easily defeated Rep. John Klose.

Rep. Brodie DeShaies, R-Wolfeboro also lost to RTW supporter Katy Peternel.

Rep. James Allard, R-Pittsfield, lost to newcomers Clayton Wood and Cy Aures, and Rep. Dennis Acton, R-Fremont, lost to Emily Phillips.

In one of the biggest near-shockers last week, 10-term state Rep. and anti-right-to-work lawmaker Bonnie Ham, R-North Woodstock, barely survived with a two-vote win over right-to-work supporter Paul Schirduan.

This one will almost surely be going to a recount...

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