Paul Berch

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Paul Berch
Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives
from the Cheshire 1st district
In office
December 5, 2012 December 7, 2022
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Children2
Residence(s) Westmoreland, New Hampshire, U.S.
Education Calvin Coolidge High School
George Washington University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Paul Berch is a New Hampshire lawyer and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives as a Democrat from 2012 to 2022.

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Education

Berch graduated from Calvin Coolidge High School. He earned a B.A. from George Washington University in 1967. Berch also earned a J.D. from University of Chicago in 1970. [1]

Career

Berch is a retired public service attorney. He worked in the private law sector and in the Windham County Public Defender Office from 1975 to 2009.

On November 6, 2012, Berch was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent the Cheshire 1 district as a Democrat. He assumed office on December 5, 2012. [2]

Berch was re-elected in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.

In 2022, Berch ran for re-election to represent the Cheshire 15 district. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2022, losing to incumbent Amanda Toll and Renee Monteil, and thus losing an election bid for the first time in nearly a decade. Berch's term concluded on December 7, 2022.

Personal life

Berch resides in Westmoreland, New Hampshire. Berch is married and has two children. [3]

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References

  1. "Representative Paul Berch (D)". New Hampshire General Court . Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. "Paul Berch". Ballotpedia . Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. "Paul Berch". Citizens Count. Retrieved March 25, 2020.