# Pat Long

Pat Long is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/14d0ff58-3340-4344-bb79-c6acd5f8ba6c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/14d0ff58-3340-4344-bb79-c6acd5f8ba6c (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

50% of the 10 bills Long sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 24 in the New Hampshire Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 45 donors and 1,021 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 99.4% (98.4%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 535 defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB535/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 475 relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB475/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1422 relative to the time to petition for a new trial. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1422/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 468 relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB468/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Conference Committee Report · HB 1300 establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central office… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1300/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 430 relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB430/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 223 relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB223/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 574 establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB574/
- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Ought to Pass w/Amendment · HB 1793 prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1793/

## Legislation (NH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 116. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 24 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 601: relative to the allocation and disbursement of state contributions for non-state employer pension costs under the New Hampshire retirement system. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB601/
- SB 621: establishing a homicide cold case commission for the purpose of acting as an intermediary between the department of justice and the family of cold case… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB621/
- SB 516: relative to certain unclassified positions in the department of health and human services. (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB516/
- SB 515: relative to judicial determinations related to children placed in a qualified residential treatment program in certain juvenile matters and appointment of… (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB515/
- SB 293: relative to using enrollment in Medicaid as a measure of eligibility for school lunches. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB293/
- SB 205: requiring schools to offer free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch to children who meet federal income eligibility guidelines. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB205/
- SB 238: establishing the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) prevention and treatment program and making an appropriation to the department of health and human… (passed one chamber, 2025-11-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB238/
- SB 76: relative to the office of the child advocate. (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB76/
- SB 48: relative to competency to stand trial for certain offenses. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB48/
- SB 23: expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child. (passed both chambers, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB23/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 57% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376696
- X: https://x.com/PatLongMHT
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Pat-Long-for-Manchester/100057648476821/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-long-a47168149/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/14d0ff58-3340-4344-bb79-c6acd5f8ba6c