# Barbara Comtois

Barbara Comtois is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Belknap 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Belknap 7
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e0ee111-2332-4742-b073-a23cc37a8b51

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e0ee111-2332-4742-b073-a23cc37a8b51 (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

Comtois voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 41 times; party unity 92.7%, in the bottom quarter of the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.18 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,084 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 83% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 92.7% (95.3%). 41 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 32. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 39 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1780: relative to seed laws. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1780/
- HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- HB 1743: requiring disclosure of radiation levels emitted by smart meters. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1743/
- HB 1616: prohibiting state agencies and political subdivisions from advertising or expending funds to advertise vaccines in the state of New Hampshire. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1616/
- HB 1253: exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1253/
- HB 1226: relative to restricting the issuance of identification documents by unauthorized individuals. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1226/
- HB 1092: relative to guard dogs. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1092/
- HB 1254: defining biostimulants, plant regulators, nutritional chemicals, and vitamin hormone products. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1254/
- HB 396: exempting meat and meat food products slaughtered and prepared in state for sale in state from certain inspections. (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB396/
- HB 396: relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB396/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408274
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-comtois-337118148/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e0ee111-2332-4742-b073-a23cc37a8b51