New Hampshire State Lawmaker Argues for Remote Session Open The top House Democrat urged the presumptive speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives to conduct the 2021 legislative session remotely until the public health threat from COVID-19 lessens. by Kevin Landrigan, The New Hampshire Union Leader / December 21, 2020 New Hampshire State Capitol Shutterstock/Olivier Le Queinec (TNS) — The top House Democrat urged the presumptive speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives to conduct the 2021 legislative session remotely until the public health threat from COVID-19 lessens. House Democratic Leader House Republicans voted in a private caucus to endorse Rep. Sherman Packard