Personal Biography
Yale University, B.A.
Vermont Law School, J.D.
NH Public Defender Program, 1982 - 1994
- Managing Attorney (Keene & Dover) 1982 - 1988
- Homicide Unit, 1988 - 1992
- Deputy Appellate Defender, 1992 - 1994
Board Chair, ACLU-NH, 2011 - 2017
Member, National ACLU Board, 2008 - 2015
Local Government Involvement
Police Commissioner, Portsmouth, 2021 - present.
State representatives write and vote on state laws and the state budget. Each represents a district in the legislature's lower chamber, which is called the House, the Assembly, or the House of Delegates depending on the state. Most serve two-year terms.