# Kathy Staub

Kathy Staub is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 25.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 25
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4f2dee8b-bbd5-41d9-8bd4-bf2f60556ed7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f2dee8b-bbd5-41d9-8bd4-bf2f60556ed7 (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

Staub reported $2,250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Staub | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.0% | 2.5% | 10 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 20.0% | 10.4% | 124 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 40.0% | 39.2% | 384 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: Labor and Employment 100% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.06), from 3 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 99.6% (95.3%). 9 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 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 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 3.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1484: establishing a state minimum wage and providing for incremental increases. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1484/
- HB 726: relative to the state minimum hourly rate. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB726/
- HB 1322: relative to the state minimum hourly rate. (passed one chamber, 2024-02-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1322/
- HB 1168: establishing a committee to study the impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities. (became law, 2024-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1168/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,250 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 78% 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.

- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mrsstaub/status/2006738913558483283
- 2025-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/mrsstaub/status/1907161832420184209
- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/mrsstaub/status/1887261633996562553
- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/mrsstaub/status/1887262959203717253
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/mrsstaub/status/1874467326114107742

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409176
- X: https://x.com/mrsstaub
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathyStaubForStateRep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmws1/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-staub-3137637/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4f2dee8b-bbd5-41d9-8bd4-bf2f60556ed7