# Ross Berry

Ross Berry is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 44
- Serving since: 2020-12-02
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1b016eb0-b4c0-4929-b957-ef9de5b46031

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b016eb0-b4c0-4929-b957-ef9de5b46031 (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

The policy areas Berry talks about and legislates on agree at 0.66 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State House Republicans.

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

2,488 classified statements: 2,488 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Berry | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.3% | 2.9% | 220 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.3% | 9.3% | 265 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.8% | 31.9% | 571 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 449 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.3% | 12.7% | 658 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 219 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 17% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 14% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.4% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.01), from 61 donors and 659 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.1% (95.3%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 75. 61.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 42 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1418: setting a minimum affirmative vote for new or expanded spending for SB 2 towns. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1418/
- CACR 21: voting eligibility. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/CACR21/
- HB 1298: relative to the disposal of electronic ballot counting device external memory devices. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1298/
- HB 1250: relative to notice, documentation, and job reinstatement requirements under leave of absence for childbirth, postpartum, and pediatric medical appointments. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1250/
- HB 1187: relative to the time in which candidates for state representative may file their candidacy for a special election. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1187/
- HB 610: relative to repealing the office of the consumer advocate. (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB610/
- HB 592: relative to magistrates and the standards applicable to and the administration of bail. (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB592/
- HB 495: requiring cities and towns to provide a breakdown of tax changes and information on bills sent to residents. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB495/
- HB 557: relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot. (became law, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB557/
- HB 514: allowing private persons to sue for violations of election laws. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB514/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,698 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 72% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2114758357819027773
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2114313952234500424
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2113078236372705333
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2113374452306104652
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2113393343187333373
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2113001265865109587
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2111972274857189548
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2111286006359917045
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2111584668822675649
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ross_Berry/status/2110747605697249406

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members/member.aspx?member=409019
- X: https://x.com/Ross_Berry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RossBerryNH/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berryrm0/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Berryrm01883

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1b016eb0-b4c0-4929-b957-ef9de5b46031