# Matt Drew

Matt Drew is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 19
- Serving since: 2024-12-04
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/472f8b30-237d-44fe-8d3e-af33b833d8eb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/472f8b30-237d-44fe-8d3e-af33b833d8eb (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

The policy areas Drew talks about and legislates on agree at 0.33 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

10,613 classified statements: 10,613 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 | Drew | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.2% | 2.9% | 282 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 19.2% | 9.3% | 114 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.3% | 31.9% | 247 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 504 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.8% | 12.7% | 719 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 329 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State House Republicans 4.9%); International Affairs 16% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.02), from 4 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 94.1% (95.3%). 39 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 yea · 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 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 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 14.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1811: repealing statutory immunization requirements for children. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1811/
- HB 1196: repealing the state housing champion designation and grant program. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1196/
- HB 1004: exempting certain dwelling units from automatic sprinkler system requirements. (in committee, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1004/
- HB 1022: relative to religious exemption from immunization requirements. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1022/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,490 (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114636359570772188
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114651662040068448
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114655389279035641
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114658047511646253
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114658567190106594
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114661567807578199
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114663099085041689
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114664102345965871
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114664747740045740
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mdrew4nh/status/2114671951906279435

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members/member.aspx?member=409224
- Campaign site: https://mdrew4nh.org/
- X: https://x.com/mdrew4nh

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/472f8b30-237d-44fe-8d3e-af33b833d8eb