Laconia Daily Sun: DeVoy challenging Giuda in Republican Senate primary
LACONIA — Belknap County Commission Chairman David DeVoy says the way New Hampshire’s economy was bridled during the coronavirus pandemic led him to challenge incumbent Republican state Sen. Bob Giuda in the Sept. 8 primary election.
“We can’t live our lives on printed money and alcohol,” said DeVoy, who runs convenience stores/gas stations in Gilford and Barnstead. “My beer sales are way up. People are drinking a lot of beer and alcohol. We need to bring people back to work. Youngsters are home on social media and they need to go back to regular life.”
DeVoy said he understands the pandemic poses serious health risks and precautions must be taken, but he contends there was overreach in the length of the closures and the way some businesses were allowed to stay open while others had to close.