New Hampshire Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in NH

New Hampshire Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals

Frank GuintaFmr. U.S. Representative

Campaign Finance Scandal
6/02/15
Lied about the origins of a $355,000 loan to his 2010 congressional campaign that his parents gave him by falsely asserting the money came from earnings he made working in the private sector
He signed an agreement with the FEC where he agreed to repay the donation amount in addition to a $15,000 fine

Andy SanbornFmr. State Senator [R-NH]

Stealing from the Government
10/16/24
Fraudulently spent $188,474 in COVID relief funds on three luxury sports cars and other expenses after he lied about his company's earnings by nearly 1M in order to increase his chances of getting more grant money
According to charging documents filed by state officials
Don LeemanFmr. State Rep. Candidate

Witness Tampering, Bribery, Voter Fraud
5/03/17
Voted in a district he no longer resided in and later unsuccessfully tried to bribe a local Housing Authority employee into falsifying a letter to election officials that attested he had only temporarily moved out of the district in exchange for a donation to the county Housing Authority
Allegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
Jeffrey GreesonState Representative

Assault
3/11/23
Violently swiped at and verbally accosted a snowplow driver for doing his job
According to charging documents filed by local police and corroborated by video footage taken by the victim