# Donald McFarlane

Donald McFarlane is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Grafton 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Grafton 18
- Serving since: 2024-12-04
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/538f12b2-0914-4107-9b08-6f498e7eec66

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/538f12b2-0914-4107-9b08-6f498e7eec66 (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 McFarlane talks about and legislates on agree at 0.65 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

2,269 classified statements: 2,269 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 | McFarlane | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.8% | 2.9% | 165 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 14.7% | 9.3% | 176 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.1% | 31.9% | 428 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.8% | 1.8% | 443 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 12.7% | 627 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 1.4% | 201 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 13% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Law 11% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 10% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 233 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 78% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 94.5% (95.3%). 32 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · Veto Override · HB 1336 relative to regulated conditional deposits. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1336/
- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · Veto Override · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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/

## Legislation (NH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 49. 52.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 57 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1427: limiting the authority of a municipality, county, or school district to issue bonds. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1427/
- HB 1728: requiring sufficient cybersecurity protections for critical infrastructure and technology projects. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1728/
- HB 1699: enabling the carriage of certain firearms on slow-moving boats. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1699/
- HB 1549: establishing that titles, bills of sale, and identification documents are required only at initial registration or transfer of ownership. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1549/
- HB 1419: establishing a committee to study whether a court with specialized jurisdiction over corporate, commercial, and equitable matters should be established. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1419/
- HB 1365: relative to applications for licenses to carry a loaded pistol or revolver and relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1365/
- HB 1122: requiring all high school students to learn about hunting, wildlife management, and responsible firearms usage. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1122/
- HB 1108: relative to the offense of criminal threatening. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1108/
- HR 28: requesting the opinion of the justices clarifying the scope of the state's constitutional obligations concerning education. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HR28/
- HR 29: requesting an opinion of the justices on the scope of part II, article 4 of the New Hampshire constitution, as well as other related articles. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HR29/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2114142074761101516
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2114144289647391124
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2113400611278660041
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2113407356327407910
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2113411794752643478
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2113413301610729651
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2112991252446953572
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2112638894873440588
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2111123523443843147
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/donald4nh/status/2111227300662354014

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members/member.aspx?member=409265
- Campaign site: https://mcfarlanefornh.com/
- X: https://x.com/donald4nh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcfarlanefornh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donald4nh/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@McFarlaneForNH?app=desktop
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@donald4nh

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/538f12b2-0914-4107-9b08-6f498e7eec66