CONCORD – N.H. Rep.-elect Stacie Laughton, a Nashua Democrat who did not disclose her criminal history while running for office this fall, plans to give up her seat in the state Legislature.
“After a lot of thought and after talking with the state party chair and my democratic caucus director, I’ve decided to resign my position of state representative-elect,” Laughton said Tuesday.
“As far as the stuff that’s been going on up until now, and with that in mind, I’ve decided to resign for now, and leave my options open for future political office,” she added. “There’s been a lot of negative news that’s been published about me as far as what I’ve done in my past.”
The Laconia Sun and The Telegraph first reported last week that Laughton served four months in jail in 2008 on charges of conspiracy to commit credit card fraud. But, Laughton, known until December 2010 as Barry Charles Jr.![]()
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