JD Bernardy

Voted for SB 134, which set work requirements in the state Medicaid program. The House approved it 204-150.

January 8, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted against SB 263, which extended New Hampshire's Medicaid expansion program. The House approved it 193-166.

May 18, 2023Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted against HB 565, which expanded Medicaid to cover more care after childbirth. The House approved it 184-179.

February 22, 2023Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Voted against the final version of HB 103, which added a dental benefit to the state Medicaid program. The House approved it 246-105.

May 26, 2022Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Wrote the committee report for HB 1002, which repealed the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. He called for a roll call and voted against setting the bill aside, but the House tabled it 187-157.

February 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for HCR 4, a resolution opposing all offshore wind projects off New Hampshire's coast and in the Gulf of Maine. The House backed it 195-149.

March 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Wrote the committee report to kill HB 654, which let small customer generators join group net metering. The House tabled the bill.

March 6, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for HB 682, which removed the state's offshore wind industry office and repealed the offshore and port development commission. The House approved it 206-163.

February 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted against SB 79, which let businesses with solar systems between 1 and 5 megawatts get net metering credit at retail rates. The House passed it 194-179.

May 4, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Spoke and voted against HB 234, which repealed a rule letting utilities buy fewer renewable energy credits when credits go unclaimed. The House passed it 177-167 after an earlier 182-182 tie.

February 23, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Wrote the committee report to kill SB 448, which required state agencies to buy or lease only zero emission vehicles. He spoke for the report, and the House adopted it 181-148.

May 5, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored HR 17, a House resolution opposing any federal or state carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation. He spoke for it on the floor, and the House adopted it 178-159.

March 31, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Wrote the committee report to kill HB 1596, which raised the size limit for customers who can join expanded net metering. The House tabled the bill 163-137.

March 17, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Wrote the committee report to kill HB 1250, which required utility regulators to consider climate change when setting rates. The House tabled the bill 168-143.

March 17, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted to accept the Senate's version of HB 373, a bill limiting state participation in low carbon fuel standard programs. The House agreed 195-158.

June 10, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted against HB 58, which ended the lower minimum wage paid to tipped workers. The bill failed in the House 176-194.

March 16, 2023Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted against HB 57, a bill to raise the state minimum wage. The bill failed in the House 178-183.

February 22, 2023Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted against killing HB 1704, which let public employees bargain with employers one by one, outside their union. The House killed it 177-159.

March 11, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted to kill HB 487, which required employers to give workers advance notice of work schedules. The House killed it 196-155.

March 26, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted against killing HB 238, a right-to-work bill that barred union contracts requiring workers to join or pay a union. The House killed it 200-180.

February 13, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted against killing HB 1377, a right-to-work bill on joining or refusing to join unions. The House killed it 212-168.

February 22, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted against HB 58, which ended the lower minimum wage paid to tipped workers. The bill failed in the House 176-194.

March 16, 2023Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted against HB 57, a bill to raise the state minimum wage. The bill failed in the House 178-183.

February 22, 2023Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for HB 1165, which repealed the Granite State paid family leave plan. The House approved it 172-164.

March 17, 2022Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for SB 61, a right-to-work bill that barred contracts requiring workers to join or pay a union. The bill failed in the House 175-199.

June 3, 2021Opposes Labor Rights

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Sponsored HB 284, which required tax impact statements on town and school warrant articles. He spoke for it, and the House passed it 198-160.

March 27, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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Moved to pass HB 281, which ended the requirement that utilities file long-range least cost resource plans with regulators. He wrote the committee statement for it, and the House backed it 184-168.

March 9, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for HB 1706, which repealed the state's refugee resettlement program. The House approved it 170-164.

March 11, 2026Opposes Immigration

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Voted for SB 62, which barred local officials from blocking police and county jails from immigration agreements with the federal government. The House approved it 200-162.

May 8, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted for HB 511, which banned sanctuary policies that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The House approved it 211-161.

April 10, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted for HB 1266, which barred the state and towns from policies that stop police from working with federal immigration enforcement. The House approved it 172-162.

March 15, 2022Opposes Immigration

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Pulled HB 1124 off the House's quick-vote list and spoke against killing it. The bill required businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to check if workers can legally work. The House killed it.

March 10, 2022Opposes Immigration

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Voted for HB 1515, which repealed a state child care grant program. The House approved it 170-153.

March 11, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for HB 115, which opened education freedom account vouchers to all students. The House approved it 198-180.

March 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final version of HB 1665, which widened income limits for education freedom account vouchers. The report failed in the House 168-185.

June 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against HB 1212, which expanded eligibility for free school meals. The House approved it 193-175.

February 15, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for HB 1634, which opened education freedom account vouchers to all students regardless of income. The bill failed in the House 186-194.

February 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to accept the Senate's version of HB 2, the 2024-2025 state budget law. The House agreed 326-53.

June 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against SB 263, which extended New Hampshire's Medicaid expansion program. The House approved it 193-166.

May 18, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for HB 367, which widened who can get education freedom account vouchers. The House approved it 187-184.

March 9, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against HB 565, which expanded Medicaid to cover more care after childbirth. The House approved it 184-179.

February 22, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against the final version of HB 103, which added a dental benefit to the state Medicaid program. The House approved it 246-105.

May 26, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to kill HB 1683, which repealed the education freedom account voucher program. The House killed it 189-166.

March 16, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to override Governor Ayotte's veto of HB 324, which targeted obscene or harmful sexual material in schools. The veto stood after a 183-167 vote.

December 17, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against HB 1633, which legalized and regulated cannabis sales. The House approved it 239-136.

April 11, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored HB 1425, which barred suspending driver's licenses to enforce child support. The House killed it.

February 22, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against killing HB 1419, which targeted obscene or harmful sexual material in schools. The House killed it 187-162.

February 15, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Offered and spoke for an amendment to CACR 13, a proposed state ban on slavery. His version copied the U.S. 13th Amendment, which allows forced labor as punishment for a crime. It failed 168-201.

February 1, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against HB 639, which legalized and regulated cannabis for adults. The House approved it 272-109.

April 6, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored HR 14, a resolution urging an investigation of due process in family court cases. The House tabled it.

March 23, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against HB 596, which banned racial profiling by police and in sentencing. The House approved it 186-185.

March 16, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for HB 1196, which repealed the state's housing champion designation and grant program. The House approved it 185-166.

February 5, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted for HB 60, which let landlords end a tenancy when the lease term runs out. The House approved it 217-139.

February 6, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted for HB 117, which let landlords end a tenancy when the lease term runs out. The House approved it 211-157.

March 9, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted against HB 469, which barred landlords from refusing tenants who use housing vouchers. The bill failed in the House 165-206.

March 9, 2023Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted for HB 227, which let landlords end a tenancy when the lease term runs out. The House approved it 202-147.

April 8, 2021Opposes Housing Affordability

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Voted for HB 1515, which repealed a state child care grant program. The House approved it 170-153.

March 11, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted for SB 134, which set work requirements in the state Medicaid program. The House approved it 204-150.

January 8, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to kill HB 703, which barred schools from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances. The House killed it 202-173.

March 13, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored HB 1028 on mental health services for people with intellectual disabilities. The Senate turned it into a study commission on crisis services, and the House agreed to that version.

May 30, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against HB 1212, which expanded eligibility for free school meals. The House approved it 193-175.

February 15, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against SB 263, which extended New Hampshire's Medicaid expansion program. The House approved it 193-166.

May 18, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against HB 565, which expanded Medicaid to cover more care after childbirth. The House approved it 184-179.

February 22, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against the final version of HB 103, which added a dental benefit to the state Medicaid program. The House approved it 246-105.

May 26, 2022Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to kill HB 1642, which created extreme risk protection orders. The House killed it 206-153.

February 12, 2026Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to kill HB 56, which required background checks and a waiting period for some gun sales. The House killed it 216-154.

February 20, 2025Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to kill HB 59, which required background checks for commercial gun sales. The House killed it 197-175.

March 9, 2023Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to kill HB 106, which created extreme risk protection orders for people found to be a danger. The House killed it 198-172.

March 9, 2023Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to kill HB 1668, which required background checks for commercial gun sales. The House killed it 179-144.

March 15, 2022Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for SB 154, which barred the state from enforcing presidential orders that restrict gun rights. The House approved it 199-177.

June 3, 2021Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against killing HB 1313, which repealed buffer zones outside reproductive health clinics. The House killed it 171-163.

March 11, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against HB 271, which repealed the state's ban on abortions after 24 weeks. The bill failed on a 192-192 tie.

March 23, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to kill HB 591, which banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The House killed it 271-110.

March 23, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to override Governor Sununu's veto of HB 1625, which repealed buffer zones outside reproductive health clinics. The veto stood after a 145-175 vote.

September 15, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing HB 625, a ban on most abortions after viability. The motion to kill it failed 162-190.

February 24, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to kill HB 121, which created an independent commission to draw voting district maps. The House killed it 198-158.

February 24, 2021Opposes Election Integrity

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Voted to override Governor Ayotte's veto of HB 1442, which allowed separating people by biological sex in some facilities. The veto stood after a 165-149 vote.

August 19, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for the final version of HB 1376, which said raising a child consistent with the child's biological sex cannot count as abuse or neglect. The House adopted it 183-158.

June 4, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for HB 323, which required a government photo ID to vote. The House approved it 190-148.

January 7, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Ayotte's veto of HB 148, which allowed separating people by biological sex in some places. The veto stood after a 188-165 vote.

December 17, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for the final version of HB 712, which limited breast surgeries for minors. The House adopted it 191-163.

June 26, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for the final version of HB 377, which banned puberty blockers and hormone treatments for minors. The House adopted it 202-161.

June 26, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to kill HB 521, which allowed online voter registration. The House killed it 202-169.

March 13, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to override Governor Sununu's veto of HB 396, which allowed separating people by biological sex in some places. The veto stood after a 164-168 vote.

October 10, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for HB 1205, which limited girls' school sports teams in grades 5-12 to students by biological sex. The House approved it 189-182.

March 21, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for HB 619, which banned gender transition procedures for minors. The House approved it 199-175.

January 4, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against HB 596, which banned racial profiling by police and in sentencing. The House approved it 186-185.

March 16, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for HB 523, which required people who register to vote without ID to have their photo taken. The House approved it 197-172.

April 8, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to kill HB 1722, which set rules to keep large electricity users from raising costs for other ratepayers. The House killed it 185-156.

March 12, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored HCR 9, a resolution urging the United States to reject the European Union's corporate sustainability due diligence rules. He spoke for it, and the House adopted the committee's support 204-163.

February 13, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored HB 227, a bill on fair access to financial services. He voted to keep it alive for more study, but that failed 182-193, and the House then killed the bill.

January 3, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored HB 1469, which barred banks from denying service based on political views or other non-financial factors. The Senate changed it into a study committee, and the House agreed to that version.

May 12, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored and wrote the committee report for HB 1775, which let utilities own small natural gas and nuclear power plants under 5 megawatts. The House passed it and adopted the final House-Senate version 306-46.

June 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Wrote the committee report for SB 591, which let electric utilities invest in small local power generation. He spoke for it, and the House backed it 180-151.

April 29, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to accept the Senate's version of HB 672, which allowed off-grid electricity providers in New Hampshire. The House agreed 185-151.

June 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to kill HB 631, a bill on smart meter gateway devices that let customers manage electric use. The House killed it 192-180.

January 4, 2024Opposes Public Infrastructure

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Voted against overriding Governor Ayotte's veto of HB 221, which let electric utilities own advanced nuclear power and changed power purchase rules. The veto stood after a 152-167 vote.

August 19, 2026

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Voted for HB 1300, which redrew New Hampshire's two congressional districts. The House approved it 177-160.

March 11, 2026

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Sponsored HB 652, which abolished the family court division and created an office of family mediation. The House tabled it 268-66.

February 19, 2026

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Voted for the final 2026-2027 budget law (HB 2). The House adopted it 184-183, with the Speaker breaking the tie.

June 26, 2025

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Voted to accept the Senate's version of HB 690, which directed the Department of Energy to study leaving ISO New England, the regional power grid operator. The House agreed 188-155.

June 12, 2025

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Wrote the committee report to kill HB 755, which proposed major changes to how electric utilities are regulated. The House tabled the bill.

March 26, 2025

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Sponsored HCR 3, which applied for a convention of the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The House tabled it 267-76.

March 26, 2025

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Voted for HB 10, a parental bill of rights for schools. The House approved it 212-161.

March 20, 2025

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Sponsored HB 370, which brought back a commission to study crisis services for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities. The House passed it.

February 13, 2025

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Wrote the committee report sending SB 540, a study of battery energy storage, to further study instead of passing it. He spoke for it, and the House agreed 188-171.

May 2, 2024

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Voted against HB 1283, which let terminally ill adults get medication to end their lives (end-of-life options). The House approved it 179-176.

March 21, 2024

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Served as chair of the South Hampton Zoning Board of Adjustment, as listed in the town's 2023 annual report.

February 26, 2024

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Voted against killing SB 272, a parents' bill of rights in education. The House killed it 195-190.

May 18, 2023

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Sponsored HCR 1, which applied for a convention of the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The House killed it on a 198-150 vote.

February 23, 2023

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Took office on December 7, 2022 as the state representative for Rockingham County District 36, after new district lines took effect.

December 7, 2022

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Voted for the final version of HB 1431, a parental bill of rights for schools. The report failed in the House 171-176.

May 26, 2022

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Voted for SB 345, which changed youth employment rules. The House approved it 185-152.

May 5, 2022

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Sponsored HB 1344, which required real estate sale contracts to be signed by the owner or someone holding the owner's power of attorney. The House passed it on March 15, 2022.

March 15, 2022

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Voted against HB 1609, which changed the scope of the state's ban on abortions after 24 weeks (the fetal protection act). The House approved it 179-174.

February 17, 2022

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Wrote the committee report for HB 543, which set up a commission to study nuclear power and new reactor technology. He spoke for it, and the House passed it.

January 6, 2022

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Voted for the final 2022-2023 state budget law (HB 2). The House adopted it 198-181.

June 24, 2021

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Voted for SB 141, which changed how firearm background checks are run in New Hampshire. The House approved it 197-180.

June 3, 2021

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Took office on December 2, 2020 as the state representative for Rockingham County District 16.

December 2, 2020

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