# Peter Petrigno

Peter Petrigno is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 43
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1bf3d6c4-3325-4571-b2f7-6a28422dada6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bf3d6c4-3325-4571-b2f7-6a28422dada6 (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

Petrigno sits at −0.38 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Democrats.

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Petrigno | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.0% | 2.5% | 10 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 40.0% | 10.4% | 12 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 60.0% | 39.2% | 113 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State House Democrats 11%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 15 donors and 1,141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.5% (95.3%). 19 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 nay · 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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 24. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 45 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1063: reducing the amount of meals and rooms taxes operators can retain. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1063/
- HB 1019: relative to the composition of the state water well board. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1019/
- HB 1014: exempting certain retirees from the 28-day waiting period for part-time employment. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1014/
- HB 653: establishing a pilot program within the department of education to implement alternatives to restraint and seclusion of students. (passed both chambers, 2025-11-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB653/
- HB 478: establishing a foster care oversight subcommittee within the oversight commission on children's services. (became law, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB478/
- HB 50: relative to intentional or knowing violation of the prohibition on teaching discrimination. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB50/
- HB 1162: relative to teaching discrimination in public schools and discrimination in public workplaces. (passed one chamber, 2024-03-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1162/
- HB 61: relative to teaching on discrimination in the public schools and discrimination in public workplaces. (in committee, 2023-10-27) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB61/
- HB 1634: relative to certain additional part-time employment of retirees in the retirement system. (in committee, 2020-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2020/HB1634/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,088 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 100% 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.

- 2025-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterPetrigno/status/1958876685253713943
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterPetrigno/status/1937165865851527217
- 2025-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeterPetrigno/status/1932808137209205084
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterPetrigno/status/1879253173975884248
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/PeterPetrigno/status/1879255693368365109

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408958
- Campaign site: https://peterpetrigno.com/
- X: https://x.com/PeterPetrigno
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterPetrigno4NHStateRep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterpetrigno/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-petrigno-040759139/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bf3d6c4-3325-4571-b2f7-6a28422dada6