# Mike Harrington Mike Harrington is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Strafford 18. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Hampshire House, district Strafford 18 - Serving since: 2000-12-06 - Current term: NH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/21e95dbc-c226-4f4a-9fa2-8f5b374d0a98 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21e95dbc-c226-4f4a-9fa2-8f5b374d0a98 (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 Harrington voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 52 times; party unity 90.8%, in the bottom tenth of the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,061 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NH 2025–26 session) 557 roll calls. Attendance 86% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 90.8% (95.3%). 52 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 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 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 15. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 62 of 128). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1738: relative to ratepayer benefits from the regional greenhouse gas initiative and relative to energy procurement and nuclear regulatory duties. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1738/ - HB 1733: relative to the reconciliation of default electric service rates. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1733/ - HB 1721: relative to limiting new system enrollment and adjusting compliance payments under the renewable portfolio standard program. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1721/ - HB 1475: directing the department of energy to study the portion of electric distribution costs attributable to fixed versus usage-based charges. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1475/ - HB 1166: relative to the contents of the budget trailer bill. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1166/ - HB 682: relative to the office of offshore wind industry, the offshore and port development commission, and the office of energy innovation. (became law, 2025-08-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB682/ - HR 15: urging New Hampshire's congressional representatives to advocate for a change in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's policy. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HR15/ - HB 567: relative to the elimination of useful thermal energy from renewable energy classes. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB567/ - HB 508: relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates. (became law, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB508/ - HB 219: relative to changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB219/ ## Links - Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376347 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.harrington.31149359 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-harrington-29625413/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21e95dbc-c226-4f4a-9fa2-8f5b374d0a98