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Cushing send letter on behalf of Democratic Caucus to request the resignation of Dawn Johnson

By Staff | Dec 19, 2020

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – Friday, House Democratic Leader Representative Renny Cushing (D-Hampton), sent a letter to Acting Speaker Packard on behalf of the entire House Democratic Caucus to request the resignation of Laconia Representative Dawn Johnson in response to her sharing racist and Anti-Semitic text and imagery on her social media. A copy of the letter is attached and below.

Acting Speaker Sherman Packard

Office of the Speaker

State House

Concord, NH 03301

Acting Speaker Packard,

I write to you today on behalf of the House Democratic Caucus out of deep concern for the decorum of the House of Representatives. The Anti-Semitic and racist imagery and text shared by Representative Dawn Johnson of Laconia would be reprehensible behavior by any individual but as an elected public official it is absolutely unacceptable. As leaders in this state, it is paramount that our actions represent all our constituents. Representative Johnson’s actions were an obscene insult to the over 10,000 members of our Jewish community and are not representative of New Hampshire’s values.

It is not without sincere pause that we come to you and ask that you request Representative Dawn Johnson to resign from her seat in the legislature. We understand the gravity of this request, however the dangerous narrative and behavior that she has promoted and enabled has placed Jewish Granite Staters at risk of harm. Noting our duty to protect every constituent from hate speech and potential threat, it would be unsound not to ask this of you as Acting Speaker.

New Hampshire House Democrats stand with the entire Jewish community in sadness and solidarity in response to Representative Johnson’s attack on their humanity. As Hanukkah comes to a close, we recognize and celebrate the blessing of such a vibrant Jewish community in New Hampshire and are committed to standing by them as they heal from this affront by a member of our legislative body.

Sincerely,

Representative Renny Cushing on behalf of the House Democratic Caucus

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