# Molly Howard

Molly Howard is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 31
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4825494b-dbbb-44f4-a4a7-dee1df0a87ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4825494b-dbbb-44f4-a4a7-dee1df0a87ae (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

Howard sits at −0.32 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Democrats.

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

8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Howard | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 12.5% | 10.4% | 252 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 50% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 50% (State House Democrats 0.9%); Health 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 488 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 70% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 96.9% (95.3%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 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 nay · 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 not voting · Veto Override · HB 232 relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB232/

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2112632317034557865
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2106037647185473869
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2106038020457521273
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2102892822089040370
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2100769807092056526
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2079982613473677641
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2077457276793753989
- 2026-04-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/mbdhoward/status/2040435678576595445

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409109
- X: https://x.com/mbdhoward
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollyhoward4nh/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Molly-Howard/pfbid0r2ZK3RaaX3dDZzzy2LpSTw2mdxP26H7zVUMvEZQPGGFAudvohSTaZJu69m9v2n5El/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbdhoward/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollychoward/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4825494b-dbbb-44f4-a4a7-dee1df0a87ae