# Geoff Smith

Geoff Smith is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Strafford 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Strafford 21
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1d25683b-5c85-41cb-8585-6e18ddd0f648

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d25683b-5c85-41cb-8585-6e18ddd0f648 (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

Smith missed 40% of 557 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the New Hampshire House (average 89%).

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Smith | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.3% | 2.5% | 26 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 14.3% | 10.4% | 222 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 39.2% | 676 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 −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 8 donors and 445 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 60% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 96.6% (95.3%). 14 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,650 (State House Democrats median $1,450). 39% 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.

- 2025-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1937696839643332787
- 2025-06-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1937697203973239223
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1933491034408845615
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1927823205680509256
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1927823511537508373
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1905229867609698376
- 2025-02-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/MissingLynx/status/1893636304249794658

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409173
- X: https://x.com/MissingLynx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missinglynxnh/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffrey-smith-3b646a101/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1d25683b-5c85-41cb-8585-6e18ddd0f648