Effort to abolish 'Register of Probate' job appears to fall short in NH

By: Todd Bookman

Outlets: NHPR

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 584

Last Updated: 3 days, 20 hours ago

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The best job in New Hampshire government may very well be register of probate.

Win your countywide election, and you get $100 a year for doing just about nothing.

“They don't have any function. They don't have an office. They don't have a phone,” says Donna Styek.

And she would know: In 2016, Sytek, a former Speaker of the New Hampshire House, won the Rockingham County probate seat on a platform of abolishing it altogether.

“I was not successful,” …

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