Dick Hinch
Dick Hinch (Republican Party) was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 21. He assumed office in 2008. He left office on December 9, 2020.
Hinch (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 21. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hinch was sworn in as state House speaker on December 2, 2020. He previously served as state House minority leader and state House majority leader. Hinch passed away on December 9, 2020, from COVID-19.[1][2][3]
On December 10, 2020, the New Hampshire attorney general's office announced Hinch died from complications caused by COVID-19 on December 9.[4]
Biography
Hinch was the owner and principal broker of Hinch-Crowley Realty Associates, LLC. He also served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972.[2]
Hinch's political experience included serving as vice chairman of the Merrimack Budget Committee from 2001 to 2003, chairman of the Merrimack Board of Selectmen from 2003 to 2006, and chairman of the Merrimack Public Library Development Committee from 2008 to 2018. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Merrimack, the Merrimack Lions Club, and the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Hinch was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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• Legislative Administration, Chair |
• Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hinch served on the following committees:
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• Legislative Administration, Chair |
• Rules |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hinch served on the following committees:
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• Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hinch served on this committee:
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• Transportation |
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Hinch endorsed Chris Christie for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[5]
- See also: Endorsements for Chris Christie
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jeanine Notter (R) | 6.9 | 7,588 | |
✔ | Dick Hinch (R) | 6.9 | 7,550 | |
✔ | Maureen Mooney (R) | 6.6 | 7,303 | |
✔ | Bob Healey (R) | 6.6 | 7,282 | |
✔ | Lindsay Tausch (R) | 6.4 | 7,073 | |
✔ | Melissa Blasek (R) | 6.4 | 7,073 | |
✔ | Rosemarie Rung (D) | 6.4 | 7,057 | |
✔ | Mary Mayville (R) | 6.3 | 6,916 | |
Jack Balcom (R) | 6.3 | 6,894 | ||
Wendy Thomas (D) | 6.2 | 6,825 | ||
Nancy Murphy (D) | 6.2 | 6,807 | ||
Mackenzie Murphy (D) | 6.1 | 6,671 | ||
Kathryn Stack (D) | 5.8 | 6,378 | ||
Joseph Sylvester (D) | 5.7 | 6,257 | ||
Cynthia Parente (D) | 5.6 | 6,113 | ||
Bryce Stack (D) | 5.5 | 6,021 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 17 |
Total votes: 109,825 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rosemarie Rung | 13.5 | 2,016 | |
✔ | Wendy Thomas | 13.0 | 1,951 | |
✔ | Nancy Murphy | 12.7 | 1,899 | |
✔ | Kathryn Stack | 12.4 | 1,858 | |
✔ | Mackenzie Murphy | 12.4 | 1,853 | |
✔ | Cynthia Parente | 12.2 | 1,819 | |
✔ | Joseph Sylvester | 12.0 | 1,803 | |
✔ | Bryce Stack | 11.7 | 1,756 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 |
Total votes: 14,968 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dick Hinch | 13.1 | 2,005 | |
✔ | Jeanine Notter | 12.9 | 1,979 | |
✔ | Lindsay Tausch | 11.7 | 1,790 | |
✔ | Maureen Mooney | 11.6 | 1,775 | |
✔ | Bob Healey | 10.9 | 1,677 | |
✔ | Jack Balcom | 10.8 | 1,653 | |
✔ | Melissa Blasek | 10.7 | 1,643 | |
✔ | Mary Mayville | 9.6 | 1,482 | |
R. Brian Snow | 8.8 | 1,358 |
Total votes: 15,362 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bob L'Heureux (R) | 7.0 | 5,698 | |
✔ | Rosemarie Rung (D) | 6.7 | 5,440 | |
✔ | Nancy Murphy (D) | 6.6 | 5,414 | |
✔ | Jeanine Notter (R) | 6.6 | 5,405 | |
✔ | Dick Barry (R) | 6.5 | 5,327 | |
✔ | Dick Hinch (R) | 6.5 | 5,304 | |
✔ | Wendy Thomas (D) | 6.5 | 5,294 | |
✔ | Kathryn Stack (D) | 6.3 | 5,110 | |
Brenda Grady (D) | 6.2 | 5,040 | ||
Lindsay Tausch (R) | 6.1 | 5,003 | ||
Jack Balcom (R) | 6.1 | 4,990 | ||
Kim Kojak (D) | 5.9 | 4,817 | ||
Chuck Mower (D) | 5.8 | 4,770 | ||
Keith Jeffery (R) | 5.8 | 4,769 | ||
John Washburn (R) | 5.8 | 4,711 | ||
Brian Stisser (D) | 5.5 | 4,475 |
Total votes: 81,567 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rosemarie Rung | 13.4 | 1,547 | |
✔ | Nancy Murphy | 13.2 | 1,518 | |
✔ | Wendy Thomas | 13.0 | 1,491 | |
✔ | Brenda Grady | 12.8 | 1,469 | |
✔ | Kim Kojak | 12.3 | 1,415 | |
✔ | Kathryn Stack | 12.3 | 1,410 | |
✔ | Chuck Mower | 12.0 | 1,376 | |
✔ | Brian Stisser | 11.1 | 1,276 |
Total votes: 11,502 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bob L'Heureux | 13.7 | 1,337 | |
✔ | Dick Hinch | 13.2 | 1,293 | |
✔ | Jeanine Notter | 13.1 | 1,280 | |
✔ | Dick Barry | 12.9 | 1,262 | |
✔ | Lindsay Tausch | 12.1 | 1,187 | |
✔ | Jack Balcom | 12.0 | 1,179 | |
✔ | John Washburn | 11.6 | 1,131 | |
✔ | Keith Jeffery | 11.5 | 1,121 |
Total votes: 9,790 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Phil Straight (R) did not seek re-election.
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 21 general election.[6][7]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 7.39% | 6,600 | ||
Republican | 8.12% | 7,256 | ||
Republican | 7.84% | 7,009 | ||
Republican | 7.51% | 6,710 | ||
Republican | 8.56% | 7,647 | ||
Republican | 6.93% | 6,193 | ||
Republican | 7.96% | 7,117 | ||
Republican | 7.89% | 7,050 | ||
Democratic | Brenda Grady | 6.21% | 5,553 | |
Democratic | Kim Kojak | 5.82% | 5,199 | |
Democratic | Chuck Mower | 5.57% | 4,976 | |
Democratic | Spencer Nozell | 4.80% | 4,288 | |
Democratic | JoAnn Rotast | 5.38% | 4,805 | |
Democratic | Jack Rothman | 5.22% | 4,668 | |
Democratic | Jacob Weisberg | 4.79% | 4,283 | |
Total Votes | 89,354 | |||
Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State |
The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 21 Democratic primary.[8][9]
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The following candidates ran in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 21 Republican primary.[8][9]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 9.07% | 1,354 | ||
Republican | 8.60% | 1,283 | ||
Republican | 8.83% | 1,317 | ||
Republican | 8.56% | 1,278 | ||
Republican | 9.93% | 1,482 | ||
Republican | 6.81% | 1,016 | ||
Republican | 9.88% | 1,475 | ||
Republican | 10.28% | 1,534 | ||
Republican | John Balcom Incumbent | 5.93% | 885 | |
Republican | Beau Bernard | 5.80% | 865 | |
Republican | Keith A. Jeffery | 4.24% | 633 | |
Republican | David W. McCray | 6.72% | 1,003 | |
Republican | John J. Washburn | 5.34% | 797 | |
Total Votes | 14,922 |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Eight candidates were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while nine candidates faced off in the Republican primary.[10] The general election was contested by eight Democrats and eight Republicans. The Democrats were Evan Fulmer, John Hanson, Kim Kojak, Spencer Nozell, Jo Ann Rotast, Dick Bean, Jack Rothman, and incumbent Brenda Grady. The Republicans participants were John Balcom, Chris Christensen, Josh Moore, and five incumbents: Dick Barry, Dick Hinch, Jeanine Notter, Tony Pellegrino, and Phil Straight. All eight Republicans were victorious over the Democrats in the general election.[11]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | 8.2% | 5,481 | ||
Republican | 8.1% | 5,413 | ||
Republican | 8.1% | 5,361 | ||
Republican | 8% | 5,336 | ||
Republican | 8% | 5,318 | ||
Republican | 7.5% | 4,975 | ||
Republican | 7.3% | 4,841 | ||
Republican | 7.2% | 4,796 | ||
Democratic | Brenda Grady Incumbent | 5.7% | 3,795 | |
Democratic | Dick Bean | 5.1% | 3,415 | |
Democratic | Kim Kojak | 5.1% | 3,399 | |
Democratic | Jo Ann Rotast | 4.8% | 3,206 | |
Democratic | Jack Rothman | 4.6% | 3,054 | |
Democratic | John Hanson | 4.2% | 2,807 | |
Democratic | Evan Fulmer | 4% | 2,659 | |
Democratic | Spencer Nozell | 4% | 2,649 | |
Total Votes | 66,505 |
2012
Hinch won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 21. Hinch advanced past the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13]
2010
On November 2, 2010, Hinch was re-elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[14][15]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hinch was elected by finishing fifth for the eight-seat Hillsborough 19 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives receiving 6,521 votes, behind Republicans Robert L'Heureux (7,899), Peter Batula (7,007), D.L. Christensen (6,653), and Tony Pellegrino (6,606), and ahead of Republican Peyton Hinkle (6,442), Democrat James O'Neil (6,105), Republicans Nancy Elliott (6,047) and Richard Barry (6,025), Democrats Rose Arthur (5,250), Andrew Sylvia (5,013), Kimberly Kojak (4,843), Ilene Therrien (4,303), Richard Arthur (4,126), and Evan Fulmer (3,740). [16]
Campaign themes
2020
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Personal
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Hinch and his wife, Pat, had two children.[17]
Noteworthy events
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On December 10, 2020, the New Hampshire attorney general's office announced Hinch died from complications caused by COVID-19 on December 9.[18]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "New Hampshire House Speaker Richard Hinch dies," December 9, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Patch, "NH House Speaker Hinch Dies a Week After Being Sworn In: Update," December 9, 2020
- ↑ NPR, "Newly Sworn-In GOP N.H. House Speaker Dies Of COVID-19, Autopsy Shows," December 10, 2020
- ↑ Axios, "New Hampshire speaker of the House dies of COVID-19," December 10, 2020
- ↑ New Hampshire Union Leader, "More endorsements for Christie," December 8, 2015
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Hinch," accessed July 29, 2014
- ↑ Axios, "New Hampshire speaker of the House dies of COVID-19," December 10, 2020