Brian Cole
Republican · NH · New Hampshire State Representative, Hillsborough 26
Brian Cole has represented Manchester's Ward 7 in the New Hampshire House since 2022 and is vice chair of the House Housing Committee. He owned and ran JC International, a wholesale tool company, and focuses on small businesses, affordable housing, and consumer protection.
Where Brian Cole stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (3 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records),
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Prime-sponsored HB 1735, enacted in July 2026, to expand pharmacy practice and access to severe-illness treatment under the right-to-try law.
January 7, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1427 to license deputy physicians; the House rejected it.
January 3, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 219 to phase out New Hampshire’s minimum renewable-electricity standard.
March 13, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 517 to repeal New Hampshire’s paid family leave plan.
March 27, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Prime-sponsored HB 1384, enacted in July 2026, to restrict foreign adversary financing of lawsuits and require foreign-principal disclosures.
January 7, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support
Voted for HB 1515 to repeal the state child care grant program.
March 11, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted for HB 1196 to repeal the state housing champion designation and grant program.
February 5, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to reject HB 1611, which would have established a child care workforce fund.
March 21, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for HB 1196 to repeal the state housing champion designation and grant program.
February 5, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1713 to change zoning conformity and redevelopment standards; the House rejected it.
January 7, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
Voted for HB 1515 to repeal the state child care grant program.
March 11, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to reject HB 1611, which would have established a child care workforce fund.
March 21, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted against HB 76, a waiting period between buying and receiving a firearm.
March 16, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to reject HB 59, which would have required background checks before commercial firearm sales.
March 9, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted against CACR 23, a proposed constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks.
February 1, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for HB 1369 to require voter-roll verification every four years.
March 14, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 oppose
Voted to override the governor’s veto of HB 1442, which restricted facility access by sex and narrowed the definition of gender identity.
August 19, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted to reject CACR 25, a proposed constitutional right to marry.
March 12, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted against HB 368, which would have protected access to gender-affirming health and mental health care.
January 4, 2024Opposes Civil Rights
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Prime-sponsored HB 733 to require reporting of third-party litigation funding; the Senate referred it to interim study.
January 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Received a congressional election endorsement from New Hampshire House Speaker Sherman Packard.
September 29, 2025
Source: nhjournal.com · researched September 25, 2026
Received a congressional election endorsement from state Rep. James Spillane in a published letter.
August 26, 2025
Source: concordmonitor.com · researched September 25, 2026
Attended a New Hampshire Business Finance Authority board meeting as a state representative, as recorded in its minutes.
August 18, 2025
Source: nhbfa.com · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 591, which became law and changed the permitted hours for keno gaming.
January 9, 2025
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Was named vice chair of the New Hampshire House Housing Committee for the 2025–26 term.
December 15, 2024
Source: nhjournal.com · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1313 on candidates’ access to the voter checklist; it became law in August 2024.
January 3, 2024
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1558 to change fish and game license agent fees; the House rejected it.
January 3, 2024
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1024 to allow air rifles for hunting game; the House sent it to interim study.
January 3, 2024
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Prime-sponsored HB 1356 on public-school employees’ use of children’s names and pronouns; the House rejected it.
January 3, 2024
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Voted against a constitutional reproductive-freedom amendment and also voted to reject a fetal-heartbeat abortion ban.
March 23, 2023
Source: r.jina.ai · researched September 25, 2026
Race Brian Cole is in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Hillsborough 26; New Hampshire · incumbent
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.