# Rick Ladd Rick Ladd is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Grafton 5. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Hampshire House, district Grafton 5 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: NH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/1bd6c569-f2dd-4670-bf82-ef3ea4b15960 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bd6c569-f2dd-4670-bf82-ef3ea4b15960 (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 30 bills Ladd sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New Hampshire House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,140 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.4% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NH 2025–26 session) 557 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 95.8% (95.3%). 26 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 not voting · 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 yea · 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 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 14. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 11 of 128). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1827: requiring the department of education to conduct a confidential criminal history record check on all prospective educational personnel. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1827/ - HB 1826: relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1826/ - HB 1818: requiring the department of education to use its 10-year school facilities plans to plan and project out building consolidation projects. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1818/ - HB 1816: relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1816/ - HB 1808: establishing the position of academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1808/ - HB 1836: relative to the input-based accountability system requirements and enforcement. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1836/ - HB 1563: relative to the special education aid formula and the administration and monitoring of state special education aid. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1563/ - HB 1503: allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1503/ - HB 1495: allowing a reimbursement anticipation note to be used as collateral in certain circumstances. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1495/ - HB 1202: relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1202/ ## Links - Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376832 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-ladd-2a753b40/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bd6c569-f2dd-4670-bf82-ef3ea4b15960