# Eleana Colby

Eleana Colby is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Merrimack 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Merrimack 9
- Serving since: 2024-12-04
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3b5abb0c-bfa9-4dfb-a84d-a60f7d3f8bc7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b5abb0c-bfa9-4dfb-a84d-a60f7d3f8bc7 (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

Colby sits at −0.33 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 9 donors and 214 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 73% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 95.4% (95.3%). 25 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 nay · 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 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 nay · 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 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 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, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 12. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 79 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1805: relative to physical fitness performance requirements for certified law enforcement officers. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1805/
- HB 1530: requiring notification of abutters and public review prior to disturbing beaver dams in non-emergency situations. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1530/
- HB 1391: establishing a commission to study the implementation of a single ballot primary election. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1391/
- HB 1118: increasing the limit for moneys remitted to municipal treasurers. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1118/
- HB 1146: relative to subscription fees for motor vehicle features. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1146/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,112 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members/member.aspx?member=409218
- Campaign site: https://colbyfornh.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColbyForNH
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emcd920/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b5abb0c-bfa9-4dfb-a84d-a60f7d3f8bc7