Rich has been active on the grassroots level of politics for many years. He has been a leader in various pro-liberty organizations including the NH Liberty Alliance and local taxpayers groups, and is currently the chairman of the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire. He was a co-organizer of the coalition that led the fight to keep NH out of the federal government's REAL ID scheme and has been active at the legislature testifying on a number of bills from election law reforms, medical marijuana, seat belts, health care choice and more.

Rich is running for state rep from West Manchester (Hillsborough 17). This is his second run for the office and he is looking forward to meeting more voters and continuing his involvement in his home city. His main issues are open and honest government, including clean elections, greater health care and education choices for the citizens of New Hampshire, and working with his fellow legislators on finding smarter ways to spend tax dollars to avoid more double-digit budget increases and the necessarily higher taxes that come with them.