New Hampshire Dad Targeted Over Ivermectin Use Is Running for Office

The U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration has warned against taking ivermectin for COVID-19, because it is "horse medication." However, ivermectin packaged for human use as shown here has been widely prescribed for decades for a range of maladies, including for treatment of lice, other parasites and viruses. (Natasha Holt/The Epoch Times

The New Hampshire father targeted by child protection services for giving his teenage son Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 is hoping to become a lawmaker again.

J.R. Hoell is one of three Republicans running for two open seats in the state’s newly created District 27 in Merrimack County. Hoell served for 8 years in the New Hampshire House of Representatives under his old district until deciding not to run again in 2018.