Concord, N.H. - Today, the New Hampshire House considered two bills to ban conversion therapy on minors, but the state's newly-elected Republican House Speaker Gene Chandler twice voted to break ties in order to reject both bills and continue the abusive practice in the state. NHDP Chair Ray Buckley issued the following statement: "Today, Gene Chandler defined his new speakership by breaking two ties to single-handedly continue the abusive practice of conversion therapy on

Concord, N.H. - With 192 votes, Republican state Representative Gene Chandler was elected Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. NHDP Chair Ray Buckley issued the following statement: "Gene Chandler is famous for a scandalous run as New Hampshire Speaker from 2001 to 2004, ending in an expulsion recommendation and the longest run of Democratic governors in the state since before the Civil War. People who know Chandler remember him for his corruption lawsuit,

Concord, N.H. - NHDP Chair Ray Buckley issued the following statement in reaction to Representative Gene Chandler becoming the Republican nominee for New Hampshire Speaker of the House: "Congratulations to the New Hampshire House Republicans for nominating one of the most deeply scandalous and embarrassing public figures in modern New Hampshire history. Gene Chandler pled guilty to a misdemeanor for hiding cash gifts he received from lobbyists, looked the other way on a sexu