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New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate Jon Kiper has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's legislator pay of $100 per year.

Kiper argues the low salary, unchanged since 1889, creates a wealth-based barrier to public office that is unconstitutional.

The lawsuit asks the court to order the state Legislature to raise its pay, with Kiper suggesting a salary of $10,000 per year.

Previous legislative attempts to raise lawmaker pay have failed to gain traction, and changing it requires a constitutional amendment.

NEWMARKET — Jon Kiper , the lone Democrat currently running to replace Gov. Kelly Ayotte , is challenging the New Hampshire constitution's clause on legislator pay, which sets salaries at $100 per year and $175 for presiding officers.

The state's lawmakers

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