# Kim Rice

Kim Rice is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 38
- Serving since: 2014-12-03
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/35bc8d7d-92ae-41de-95eb-d515df5b9e9b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/35bc8d7d-92ae-41de-95eb-d515df5b9e9b (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

Rice reported $300 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

1,078 classified statements: 1,078 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rice | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.8% | 2.9% | 102 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.4% | 9.3% | 570 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 8.1% | 31.9% | 720 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 472 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.9% | 12.7% | 676 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 353 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 21% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Health 10% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.03), from 17 donors and 196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 65% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 94.2% (95.3%). 21 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 51.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1643: relative to the report of a guardian ad litem. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1643/
- HB 1323: relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1323/
- HB 1324: exempting the land and buildings of Masonic lodges and associations from property taxation. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1324/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $300 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112896118338249083
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112898458940284980
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112899863876608362
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112901278716104830
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112917714314407992
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112931294586032457
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112946730891403291
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112947029039308935
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112961065558630533
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/kimberlyarice1/status/2112963359205413084

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members/member.aspx?member=377259
- Campaign site: https://secure.anedot.com/kim-rice/donate?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadFIxpV6RVZ_TD8LoSkZrKEVZ7AZdTx2Bf6GyDBLXPzrDhFOPdkBnjh1MU8Bw_aem_8iIEpn8-63eoOu-56t-0TA
- X: https://x.com/kimberlyarice1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562254137290
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimrice44/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/35bc8d7d-92ae-41de-95eb-d515df5b9e9b