LACONIA — State Rep. Charlie St. Clair (D-Laconia) is the city’s new mayor.

He’ll preside over the next city council meeting, his first in the position, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, at City Hall downtown, and will serve until a new mayor is popularly elected in November and takes office in January.

“I feel fully confident that he can run the council meetings and will do an excellent job,” Mayor Pro tem Mark Haynes (Ward 4) said.

The vote was unanimous.

“I am humbled,” St. Clair said. “Thank you very much.”

St. Clair was chosen Thursday evening by city councilors over one other applicant, Matthew “Matty” Andrew Thomas, following brief interviews with both candidates.

Two others, former mayor and Executive Vice President at Bank of New Hampshire Michael J. Seymour and prosecutor Alexa

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