Paul Berch is a New Hampshire lawyer and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a Democrat from 2012 to 2022.
Paul Berch | |
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Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Cheshire 1st district | |
In office December 5, 2012 – December 7, 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Westmoreland, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Education | Calvin Coolidge High School George Washington University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Education
editBerch graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School. He earned a B.A. from George Washington University in 1967. Berch also earned a J.D. from University of Chicago in 1970.[1]
Career
editBerch is a retired public service attorney. He worked in the private law sector and in the Windham County Public Defender Office from 1975 to 2009.
On November 6, 2012, Berch was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent the Cheshire 1 district as a Democrat. He assumed office on December 5, 2012.[2]
Berch was re-elected in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
In 2022, Berch ran for re-election to represent the Cheshire 15 district. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2022, losing to incumbent Amanda Toll and Renee Monteil, and thus losing an election bid for the first time in nearly a decade. Berch's term concluded on December 7, 2022.
Personal life
editBerch resides in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. Berch is married and has two children.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Representative Paul Berch (D)". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Berch". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Berch". Citizens Count. Retrieved March 25, 2020.