FILE - In this Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010, file photo Republican William O'Brien of Mont Vernon, N.H. starts the legislative session as speaker of the House in Concord, N.H. Following the Tuesday Nov. 4, 2014 elections, Republicans have regained the majority of the 400 member body and two former Republicans, House speakers Bill O'Brien and Gene Chandler are competing to once again lead New Hampshire's House.(AP Photo/Jim Cole/FILE)