NH State Representative John A. Burt (R-Goffstown-Weare-Deering) wears a patriotic tie while Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz greets people at The Village Trestle restaurant in Goffstown, New Hampshire, on Wed., Feb. 3, 2016. Burt said the tie is his lucky tie and that he wears it on the State House floor whenever he needs to get votes for legislation he's backing.