# Tom Buco

Tom Buco is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Carroll 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Carroll 1
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/22809c1b-0676-4ad9-8d0e-8a0a9d19063a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22809c1b-0676-4ad9-8d0e-8a0a9d19063a (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

Buco missed 86% of 557 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the New Hampshire House (average 89%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.28 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 677 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 14% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.3% (95.3%). 3 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 0 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 6.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 97: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for wastewater infrastructure projects. (in committee, 2025-11-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB97/
- HB 97: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for wastewater infrastructure projects. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB97/
- HB 1254: relative to an optional local public safety assessment on certain room occupancies. (passed one chamber, 2024-03-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1254/
- HB 480: relative to the intersection between route 302 and East Conway Road in Conway. (in committee, 2023-03-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB480/
- HB 311: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for eligible wastewater projects. (in committee, 2023-11-15) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB311/
- HB 311: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for eligible wastewater projects. (in committee, 2024-01-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB311/
- HB 1134: establishing a commission to study proper labeling and disposal of disposable wipes. (became law, 2022-07-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1134/
- HB 412: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for the purpose of funding public water system projects. (passed one chamber, 2022-10-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB412/
- HB 398: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for funding eligible wastewater projects. (became law, 2022-04-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB398/
- HB 398: making an appropriation to the department of environmental services for funding eligible wastewater projects. (in committee, 2021-11-04) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2021/HB398/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376645
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-buco-17486233/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22809c1b-0676-4ad9-8d0e-8a0a9d19063a