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Jasper: Appointing Representative With Assault Conviction to Crime Committee Was Quid Pro Quo
House Speaker Shawn Jasper stands by his decision to appoint Rep. Frank Sapareto as Vice Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee.
Sapareto’s past criminal record has raised complaints about the appointment.
In 2013 Sapareto was convicted of assaulting two people during a domestic dispute involving his former girlfriend and her son.
The Republican lawmaker from Derry has also proposed legislation to reduce the number of assault cases heard by the state’s courts.
Read more: http://nhpr.org/post/jasper-appointing-rep-assault-conviction-crime-committee-was-quid-pro-quo
