Democratic operative Sebastian Fuentes, who once served as both the state party’s political director and a delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention, prides himself on “speaking truth to power.”
Fuentes publicly resigned as Latino Caucus vice chair after Democrats U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan and U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas voted in favor of border enforcement policies, for example.
But when it comes to Republicans, the “truth” appears to be optional.
Fuentes posted dozens of social media posts falsely declaring that more than 100 New Hampshire House GOP candidates have been endorsed by the Free State Project in the upcoming election. Fuentes also used FSP imagery in his bogus posts.
One of those Republicans is House Election Law Committee Chairman Ross Berry, R-Weare, who is now asking state prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against the progressive activist. Berry’s complaint seeks Class A misdemeanor prosecutions, which carry a possible sentence of up to a year in jail.
“This was not a mistake,” Berry said of Fuentes posts. “It was a lie, built 78 times and aimed at voters weeks before an election.”
According to Berry’s complaint, Fuentes posted 78 graphics on Oct. 10 naming 136 candidates across 76 communities: 135 Republican candidates on the November ballot and one write-in candidate.
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