# Matt Coker

Matt Coker is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Belknap 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Belknap 2
- Serving since: 2024-02-08
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3b11dc06-256a-430c-9f75-7ebe69267e4d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b11dc06-256a-430c-9f75-7ebe69267e4d (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

Coker voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 141 times; party unity 63%, in the bottom 5% of the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%).

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

128 classified statements: 128 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 | Coker | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.6% | 2.9% | 77 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 13.3% | 9.3% | 197 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.3% | 31.9% | 665 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 448 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.3% | 12.7% | 656 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.4% | 235 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Republicans 18%); Labor and Employment 24% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%); Law 12% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.07 (standard error 0.00), from 16 donors and 501 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.2% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 73% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 63% (95.3%). 141 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 yea · 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 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 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 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 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, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 20. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 126 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1627: creating a single primary ballot. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1627/
- HB 1330: allowing all registered voters to vote in state and presidential primaries regardless of declared party affiliation. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1330/
- HB 209: allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB209/
- HB 212: allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle fails an emission control test. (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB212/
- HB 212: allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a motor vehicle fails an emission control test. (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB212/
- HB 1542: relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates. (became law, 2024-10-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1542/
- HB 1391: allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase. (passed one chamber, 2024-05-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1391/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,200 (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.

- 2026-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2073023371936149810
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2070684895857332361
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2068163959861989495
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2067414020370375073
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2065139891256574282
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2064024426325127592
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2060534004495925309
- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2060032336750600573
- 2026-05-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2059303186469642396
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MattforMeredith/status/2058956722618667150

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409079
- Campaign site: https://www.mattformeredith.com/
- X: https://x.com/MattforMeredith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattCokerforMeredith/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b11dc06-256a-430c-9f75-7ebe69267e4d