# Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Strafford 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Strafford 14
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/16654889-3b48-44d6-a6d3-8da5d7a434f1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16654889-3b48-44d6-a6d3-8da5d7a434f1 (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

83% of the 6 bills Schmidt sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New Hampshire House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,156 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 90% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 96.2% (95.3%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · Veto Override · HB 2026 relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB2026/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · Veto Override · HB 1358 establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1358/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · Veto Override · HB 1610 allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1610/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · Veto Override · HB 1336 relative to regulated conditional deposits. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1336/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · Veto Override · HB 1726 relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study the sale of state-owned property. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1726/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · Veto Override · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · Veto Override · HB 1102 increasing the research and development tax credit cap and relative to state park fees for state residents. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1102/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · Veto Override · SB 468 relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB468/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · Veto Override · HB 1097 requiring legislative approval of the amendment or permanent removal of historical markers. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1097/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · Veto Override · HB 232 relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB232/

## Legislation (NH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 12. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 11 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1269: relative to qualifications to practice acupuncture. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1269/
- HB 1265: prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1265/
- HB 691: prohibiting the addition of fluoridation chemicals to public water systems. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB691/
- HB 368: prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB368/
- HB 271: relative to initial license requirements for licensed social work associates. (became law, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB271/
- HB 192: relative to recommendations of the joint committee on employee classification. (became law, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB192/
- HB 1474: relative to the commission on Native American affairs. (became law, 2024-07-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1474/
- HB 1245: relative to release of confidential records of a person appointed a guardian and relative to patient access to medical records. (became law, 2024-07-30) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1245/
- HB 1244: prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age. (passed one chamber, 2024-03-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1244/
- HR 13: affirming support for the people of Puerto Rico. (passed one chamber, 2023-02-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HR13/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376521

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16654889-3b48-44d6-a6d3-8da5d7a434f1