Representative Buzz Scherr (D)

Rockingham - District 26


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Contact Information

390 Greenleaf Avenue
Portsmouth, NH  03801-5370
buzzfornh@gmail.com
603.498.6916
Seat #: 4089

Additional Information

House Committee Information
Committee Name: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Position:  Member
Committee Function:
It shall be the duty of the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety to consider all matters relating to the criminal code; 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.

Personal Biography
Yale University, B.A.
Vermont Law School, J.D.
NH Public Defender Program, 1982 - 1994
- Managing Attorney (Keene & Dover) 1982 - 1988
- Homicide Unit, 1988 - 1992
- Deputy Appellate Defender, 1992 - 1994
Board Chair, ACLU-NH, 2011 - 2017
Member, National ACLU Board, 2008 - 2015
Local Government Involvement
Police Commissioner, Portsmouth, 2021 - present.
Towns Represented
Portsmouth Ward: 3