More candidates are joining the open seat race for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.

Democratic state Rep. Heath Howard of Strafford says he’s running to fight for universal health care, free college tuition, more affordable housing and higher wages.

“We need people there who understand the issues, understand the problems, and who are actually going to be affected by the decisions, because otherwise we are not going to have the proper voice,” Howard told WMUR.

Howard, who is in his second term in the State House, joins an already-crowded field of Democrats running in the district, including Maura Sullivan , vice chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party; Stefany Shaheen , a former Portsmouth city councilor and daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen; Hampton selectboard memb

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