NH Senate Leader Charged With Domestic Violence

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Senate Minority Leader was arrested Thursday and charged with domestic violence. Senator Jeff Woodburn (pictured) is a Democrat from Dalton and he represents the North Country. He was accused of assaulting a woman on two occasions last year. In one instance, he bit the woman's hand; in another, her threw a cup of water at her face, according to New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle called for Woodburn to resign Thursday.

Governor Chris Sununu, a Republican, said Woodburn must resign "immediately."

"Senator Woodburn's morally reprehensible, violent behavior has no place in public service, or anywhere else," Sununu said in a statement. "Domestic violence will not be tolerated in New Hampshire."

New Hampshire U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, also called for Woodburn to resign.

“Domestic violence should always be condemned in the strongest terms and there must be accountability for acts of abuse," Shaheen said in a statement. "I’m appalled by these charges."

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