Rep. Jason Osborne (R-Auburn) will become New Hampshire House Majority Leader when the new session begins, NH Journal confirmed. The four-term representative had served as the Republican policy leader for the caucus during the prior biennium, a role colleagues credit with helping unify the House GOP. The confirmation, the outlet reported, came as House Republicans set their leadership team for the term ahead.
The new role placed Osborne at the center of the House GOP’s strategy heading into the term, building on the policy portfolio he had already managed for the caucus. According to NH Journal, his tenure had been marked by an unusual degree of unity among Republicans, which colleagues said translated into a long run of successful floor fights against Democratic priorities.
As NH Journal reported, sources credited Osborne with bridging the caucus’s internal divisions during a stretch that produced a string of legislative wins for Republicans.
Sources tell NHJournal Osborne helped bridge the divide between the caucus’ many factions, which led to a record-setting 77 sustained vetoes, squashing many Democrat priorities – including higher business taxes, an increased minimum wage, and a slew of gun-control bills.
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Osborne reflected on the caucus’s work over the prior two years and the cohesion that he said defined it.
Over the last two years, we have seen exciting developments in the House Republican caucus,
Jason Osborne
The NH Journal coverage also pointed to Osborne’s standing with outside conservative organizations, which had given him high marks during his tenure in the House.
Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire awarded him the Defender of Liberty award in 2019 and scored him as an A+ on their scorecard.
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According to the report, Osborne had also taken on key organizational and electoral roles for House Republicans, including efforts tied to the caucus’s fundraising and candidate recruitment.
Hinch picked Osborne to lead the effort to get the Merrimack Republican the votes needed to be named Speaker, and Osborne was also Hinch’s Vice-Chair on the Committee to Elect House Republicans, which reported record fundraising and candidate support this cycle.
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Osborne, a four-term state representative, had served as the Republican policy leader for the caucus during the prior biennium, and NH Journal reported that he was widely seen as the figure who held the caucus’s factions together through a long string of floor votes. The outlet noted that both Osborne and incoming leadership were not yet ready to formally confirm the arrangement at the time of the report, even as multiple sources described it as settled.
The full story at NH Journal details Osborne’s ratings from groups like the House Republican Alliance and the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, along with his path to the majority leader post.
The appointment also reflected the trust the caucus placed in Osborne after a stretch of disciplined voting that Republicans pointed to with pride. His selection, as NH Journal laid out, came with a record that earned consistent praise from conservative scorekeepers and positioned him to steer the caucus’s priorities in the sessions to come.
Read the full story at NH Journal.
