# Linda Gould

Linda Gould is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 2.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 2
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/40ae4adb-2124-47ca-82b5-9eee794af4a2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/40ae4adb-2124-47ca-82b5-9eee794af4a2 (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

Gould voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 36 times; party unity 94.0%, in the bottom quarter of the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,047 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 94.9% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 94.0% (95.3%). 36 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 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 769: relative to the base annual cost per pupil of providing the opportunity for an adequate education and statewide education property tax rate. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB769/
- HB 715: relative to personal electric vehicles. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB715/
- HB 1543: relative to personal electric vehicles (PEVs). (in committee, 2024-02-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1543/
- HB 1579: relative to landowner liability on land authorized for outdoor recreational activities. (became law, 2022-06-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1579/
- HB 1180: relative to state recognition of biological sex. (passed one chamber, 2022-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1180/
- HB 1617: clarifying the prohibition against the use of mobile electronic devices while driving. (passed one chamber, 2020-06-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2020/HB1617/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=377299
- Campaign site: https://www.gouldforbedford.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Linda-Gould-for-State-Representative-100064574387240/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-gould-99995b66/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/40ae4adb-2124-47ca-82b5-9eee794af4a2