# Kat McGhee

Kat McGhee is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 35.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 35
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4c8bec8a-e86d-4316-8b2e-2f8c4157cae5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4c8bec8a-e86d-4316-8b2e-2f8c4157cae5 (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

11% of the 9 bills McGhee sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the New Hampshire House.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | McGhee | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 15.4% | 2.5% | 20 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 30.8% | 10.4% | 36 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 38.5% | 39.2% | 408 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 14.4% | 499 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 80% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Energy 20% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Environmental Protection 20% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Health 20% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.01), from 24 donors and 1,086 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.6% (95.3%). 20 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 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 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 29. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 121 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1722: relative to consumer protections and energy classifications for large-use electric facilities. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1722/
- HB 1666: requiring capacity planning in the state 10-year energy strategy. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1666/
- HB 1120: allowing subdivision regulations concerning water supply. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1120/
- HB 1290: relative to customer energy storage. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1290/
- HB 755: relative to the state's electric utility market. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB755/
- HB 692: relative to utility companies adopting advanced meters. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB692/
- HB 681: establishing a statewide online energy data platform. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB681/
- HB 568: allowing subdivision regulations concerning water supply. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB568/
- HB 460: relative to utility investments in distributed energy resources. (in committee, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB460/
- HB 1483: allowing subdivision regulations concerning water supply. (in committee, 2024-10-31) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1483/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,440 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1884693519794577442
- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1884693749453750283
- 2025-01-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1883270943881216362
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1882077045695631737
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1881097007974207972
- 2025-01-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1877361806005407848
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1876600758973730921
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1874849086245109997
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1874886179939897504
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH/status/1874886780249637048

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408947
- Campaign site: https://www.katmcghee.com/
- X: https://x.com/KatMcGhee4NH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McGhee4StateRep
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Kat4NH/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KatfromNH
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-mcghee-m-ed-pmp/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4c8bec8a-e86d-4316-8b2e-2f8c4157cae5