Original sentence: A strong supporter of New Hampshire's standing as the 'first in the nation' primary state, Gardner wrote Why New Hampshire with the late former Governor Hugh Gregg in October 2003, detailing the history and significance of the New Hampshire primary.After the November 2018 election, he was narrowly re-elected over Colin Van Ostern in a vote on December 5, 2018.Gardner began his career in New Hampshire politics as a state representative and was elected Secretary of State in 1976 by the state legislature.Gardner has been criticized for playing a part in legitimizing the commission, which fell apart while failing to find any evidence of substantial voter fraud.Gardner participated in President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission
Edited sentence: A strong supporter of New Hampshire's standing as the 'first in the nation' primary state, Gardner wrote Why New Hampshire with the late former Governor Hugh Gregg in October 2003, detailing the history and significance of the New Hampshire Primary.After the November 2018 election, he was narrowly re-elected over Colin Van Ostern in a vote on 5th December 2018.Gardner has been criticized for playing a part in legitimizing the commission which fell apart while failing to find any evidence of substantial voter fraud.Gardner participated in President Donald Trump's so-called voter fraud commission, which was set up by Trump in the wake of Trump's unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election.He began his career in New Hampshire politics as a state representative and was elected Secretary of State in 1976 by the state legislature