House Committee Information
Committee Name: Commerce and Consumer AffairsPosition: Member
Committee Phone: 603-271-3369
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs to consider all matters pertaining to commerce, banks and banking institutions; insurance companies and contracts or insurance of any character; the licensing of businesses to sell liquor; the needs of the business community; all matters relating to consumer affairs and the economic conditions of commerce and industry; all matters relating to the economic development of the state, and such other matters as may be referred to it.
Personal Biography
Place of Birth: Southampton, NY
Married, 3 Children, 5 Grandchildren
Graduate of Riverhead H.S. (NY), Union College (NY), B.A., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, M.Div.
Honorably retired Presbyterian minister with 39 years of service with four congregations
Elected to four terms as President of the Corporation and Chairperson of my Presbytery’s Board of Trustees (responsibility for 30+ churches in CT, MA and RI)
Nicholas Noyes Hospital Board of Directors (Dansville, NY)
Chairperson of American Red Cross Hornell, NY Chapter Board of Directors Founding Chairperson of Concerned Christians for Israel (RI)
Member of School Board (RI)
NH GOP State Committeeman from Belknap County
Local Government Involvement
Former Legislative Aide and District Representative to the last Republican Speaker of the New York State Assembly