Guest speakers Leo Plante of Dublin, Bill O'Brien of Pittsfield, and Richard Merkt of Westmoreland are three New Hampshirites running for political office. They spoke at the Dublin Area GOP's first meeting on Jan. 8.
Guest speakers Leo Plante of Dublin, Bill O'Brien of Pittsfield, and Richard Merkt of Westmoreland are three New Hampshirites running for political office. They spoke at the Dublin Area GOP's first meeting on Jan. 8. Credit: Staff photo by Abbe Hamilton—

The Dublin Area GOP held its first meeting of 2020 last Wednesday at the Dublin Public Library.

The gathering featured guest speakers Leo Plante of Dublin, who is running for NH House Cheshire District 9,  Former NH House Speaker Bill O’Brien of Pittsfield, who is running for U.S. Senate, and Richard Merkt of Westmoreland, who is running for NH House Cheshire District 1. Twenty-four people attended.

The Dublin Area GOP meets the first Wednesday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Dublin Public Library function room on the lower level.