Man Charged After Confronting GOP Senate Candidate Before New Hampshire Debate

Republican Senate candidate Don Bolduc (L) greets supporters at a town hall event in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Sept. 10, 2022. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images); Joseph Hart (R), of Greenville, Rhode Island. Courtesy of New Hampshire Goffstown Police Department

Authorities in New Hampshire have charged a man for approaching Republican Senate candidate Donald C. Bolduc moments before his Nov. 2 debate against incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), police say.

Joseph Hart, 37, of Greenville, Rhode Island, was taken into custody and charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct following a “disturbance” outside the New Hampshire Institute of Politics late on Nov. 2, the New Hampshire Goffstown Police Department said in a statement on Thursday.