Sherman Packard

Sherman "Sherm" Packard (born February 25, 1949) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. He is the speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, sitting as a Republican from the Rockingham 5 district, having been first elected in 1990.[1][2]

Sherman Packard
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 9, 2020
Preceded byDick Hinch
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Rockingham 5th district
Assumed office
December 5, 1990
Personal details
Born (1949-02-25) February 25, 1949
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationAutomobile upholsterer

Career

For the 2019–2020 legislative session, Packard served on the Transportation and Rules Committees. In previous legislative sessions, Packard also served in the Legislative Administration Committee and was previously the chair of the Transportation committee.

Packard endorsed Chris Christie in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.[3]

After the death of newly-elected speaker Dick Hinch on December 10, 2020, Packard told news sources that Hinch had cold-like symptoms that were not COVID-19-related.[4] It was later found that Hinch had indeed died of COVID-19.[5]

Following Hinch's death, Packard assumed office as acting speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[6] Packard was later elected speaker at the legislature's drive-in style meeting held on January 6, 2021.[7]

References
  1. "Welcome to the NH General Court | NH General Court". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved Dec 10, 2020.
  2. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/8443/sherman-packard
  3. "More endorsements for Christie". New Hampshire Union Leader.
  4. Tracy, By Paula. "NH House Speaker Dick Hinch dies week after he's sworn in". Seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  5. "Sununu: Late House Speaker Hinch's Death 'A Warning Sign' Of COVID-19 Dangers". 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. "Newly Sworn-In GOP N.H. House Speaker Dies Of COVID-19, Autopsy Shows". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  7. Rogers, Dan Tuohy, Josh. "A Roll Call Of Car Horns: N.H. House Elects New Speaker At 'Drive-in' Meeting". www.nhpr.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.


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