The New Hampshire House of Representatives


Representative David Welch (R)
Rockingham - District 13
Home Address:
PO Box 570
Kingston, NH  03848-0570
Welch4016@outlook.com
603.642.4402
Seat #: 4007
Additional Information:
House Committee Information
Committee Function:
It is the duty of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to consider all matters relating to criminal justice, the Department of Corrections, sentencing, drug enforcement, bail, probation, parole, corrections facilities, DWI, domestic violence, firearms, fireworks, police and fire training, victims’ assistance and such other matters as may be referred to it.

Rep. Welch also serves on the:
Guardian Ad Litem Board.
Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council
Joint Legislative Historical Committee
Legislative Ethics Committee
Permissible Fireworks Advisory Committee
National Conference of State Legislatures Law Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committee
Commission on Pretrial Detention, Pretrial Scheduling, and Pretrial Services

Personal Biography
17th term in the NH House
Represents Hampstead and Kingston

He is member and past vice chairman of the Joint Legislative Historical Committee. He is also a member of the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee since 2013.

Rep. Welch has 18 years experience on the Rockingham County Executive Committee, serving four years as chairman. He is also clerk of the Rockingham County Executive Committee and the County Convention and has been involved with the Rockingham County Jail/House of Corrections. He served as sub-committee chairman and liaison to the Jail Building Committee from 1988-89.

A past chair of the House Public Protection and Veterans Affairs Committee, Rep. Welch was instrumental in the passage of legislation creating both the NH Veterans Cemetery and the Law Enforcement Memorial in Concord. He was also the sponsor of legislation that established the Firefighter Training Academy and the state prison in Berlin.

Retired in 1993, Rep. Welch worked at Lucent Technologies, formerly Western Electric, for 31 years. He has nine children, 22 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Local Government Involvement
Rep. Welch has served on a variety of boards and committees in Kingston, including the Highway Safety Committee. He was also vice-chairman of the Historic District Commission.

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