{"id":227922,"date":"2024-06-16T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T16:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/house-speaker-honors-retiring-rep-steve-shurtleff\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T16:44:48","slug":"house-speaker-honors-retiring-rep-steve-shurtleff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/house-speaker-honors-retiring-rep-steve-shurtleff\/","title":{"rendered":"House Speaker honors retiring Rep. Steve Shurtleff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- article\/blocks\/byline --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/byline --><\/p>\n<p><!-- article\/blocks\/poster-media --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-poster-media-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-poster-media\">\n<p><!-- article\/blocks\/headline --><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-headline\">\n<p>House Speaker honors retiring Rep. Steve Shurtleff | CloseUp<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-social-branding share-content horizontal\">\n<p><!-- blocks\/share-content\/share-widget --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/blocks\/share-content\/share-widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-branding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kubrick.htvapps.com\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/htv_default_image\/site_branding\/wmur.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WMUR logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: 12:40 PM EDT Jun 16, 2024\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/headline --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/poster-media --><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNOT OFFICIALLY THERE YET. A SPECIAL HONOR THIS WEEK FOR FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER STEVE SHURTLEFF, WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 20 YEARS AS A STATE REP. CURRENT HOUSE SPEAKER SHERM PACKARD GAVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO SHURTLEFF LAST WEEK, ALLOWING HIM TO PRESIDE OVER THE HOUSE ON THE FINAL SESSION DAY. VIETNAM VETERAN, WHO SPENT HIS CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SHURTLEFF IS THE ONLY STATE REP IN THE LONG AND STORIED HISTORY OF THE HOUSE TO HAVE SERVED AS MINORITY LEADER, MAJORITY LEADER, SPEAKER, AND SPEAKER EMERITUS. YOU KNOW, IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, THEY ALWAYS ARGUE WHAT THE BEST VIEW IN THE GRANITE STATE IS. AND SOME SAY IT\u2019S STANDING ON HAMPTON BEACH AND WATCHING THE SUN RISE IN THE EAST. AND OTHERS SAY THEY SAY IT\u2019S STANDING ON TOP OF A MOUNT WASHINGTON AND WATCHING THAT BEAUTIFUL SUN SET IN THE WEST. BUT FOR ME, MR. SPEAKER, THE BEST VIEW IN THE GRANITE STATE IS HERE AT THIS PODIUM LOOKING AT THE BEST LEGISLATORS AND THE BEST LEGISLATIVE STAFF IN THE COUNTRY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND. WELL, SHURTLEFF IS LEAVING THE HOUSE. HE\u2019S NOT PLANNING TO LEAVE PUBLIC SERVICE. HE\u2019S RUNNING FOR OFFICE ON THE COUNTY LEVEL. THAT WRAPS UP THIS EDITION OF CLOSE-UP NEW HAMPSHIRE. HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!--googleoff: index--><\/p>\n<p><!--googleon: index--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content--body-inner\">\n<div class=\"mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- blocks\/ad.twig --><\/p>\n<p><!-- blocks\/ad.twig --><\/p>\n<p><!-- article\/blocks\/headline --><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-headline\">\n<p>House Speaker honors retiring Rep. Steve Shurtleff | CloseUp<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-social-branding share-content horizontal\">\n<p><!-- blocks\/share-content\/share-widget --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/blocks\/share-content\/share-widget --><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-branding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kubrick.htvapps.com\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/htv_default_image\/site_branding\/wmur.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WMUR logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tUpdated: 12:40 PM EDT Jun 16, 2024\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/headline --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- article\/blocks\/byline --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/article\/blocks\/byline --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOn CloseUp, House Speaker Sherman Packard honored Rep. Steve Shurtleff for his dedication to public service in New Hampshire.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content--body-text\">\n<p>On CloseUp, House Speaker Sherman Packard honored Rep. 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