# Tim McGough

Tim McGough is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/18d80f49-9f78-441e-bf28-1ed0929b5fd3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18d80f49-9f78-441e-bf28-1ed0929b5fd3 (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

63% of the 19 bills McGough sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the New Hampshire Senate.

## What McGough says (NH 2025–26 session)

177 classified statements: 177 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McGough | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.8% | 2.3% | 103 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.5% | 232 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 31.1% | 37.3% | 222 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 2.3% | 56 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 20.3% | 15.4% | 110 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Taxation 18% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Science, Technology, Communications 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.02), from 32 donors and 487 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 97.1% (98.4%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 155. 63.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 22 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 656: establishing a web-based occupational license application portal for veterans and military spouses. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB656/
- SB 667: relative to the assault of emergency room personnel. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB667/
- SB 524: relative to the sale of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, devices, e-liquids, or alternative nicotine products and relative to the licensure and sale of certain… (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB524/
- SB 472: removing the maximum age on the tenure of office for the position of deputy adjutant general. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB472/
- SB 478: relative to strengthening prescription drug affordability and pharmacy benefits manager accountability. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB478/
- SB 477: relative to increasing transparency in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB477/
- SB 496: relative to supervision and registration requirements for associates of broker-dealers. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB496/
- SB 482: establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB482/
- SB 473: defining the term "field officers" within the national guard. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB473/
- SB 476: relative to consumer health care cost transparency. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB476/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $59.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2106142048130867292
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2090244332896899559
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2076803070554456326
- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2074333558517150093
- 2026-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2073946420642562251
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2073823027209343135
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2073849482278502486
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2073258179299848378
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2073375831510978839
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/VoteMcGough/status/2073444030692675813

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376150
- X: https://x.com/VoteMcGough
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteMcGough/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votemcgough/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCROSfMSJeGxMP1vDHikBQ7w
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmcgough/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/18d80f49-9f78-441e-bf28-1ed0929b5fd3