# Vanessa Sheehan

Vanessa Sheehan is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 43
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5c985922-36b3-4d80-986d-1f9c363920f1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c985922-36b3-4d80-986d-1f9c363920f1 (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 Sheehan talks about and legislates on agree at 0.42 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

146 classified statements: 146 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 | Sheehan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.7% | 9.3% | 663 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 17.1% | 31.9% | 614 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 465 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.0% | 12.7% | 328 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Families 12% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Taxation 12% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 99.3% (95.3%). 11 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 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 10.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1267: prohibiting school district attorneys and non-school personnel from questioning students without their parent or guardian present. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1267/
- HB 1388: relative to ethical standards for members of the general court. (became law, 2024-08-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1388/
- HB 1030: repealing certain task forces, study committees, and study commissions, repealing the John G. Winant memorial commission and making the maintenance of the… (became law, 2024-08-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1030/
- HB 241: relative to the opportunity of school district employees representing the collective bargaining unit to meet with the public employer as part of collective… (in committee, 2023-03-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB241/
- HB 434: prohibiting the use of public funds for abortions. (in committee, 2021-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2021/HB434/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2114058036255859190
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2110745267054199162
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2108907133685088439
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2108984014690525469
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2108693436760986016
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2108292765222383691
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2108296480041980368
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2106383158555861361
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2106160544595980500
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Vanessa05132000/status/2104372346479853579

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409007
- Campaign site: https://vanessa4nh.com/
- X: https://x.com/Vanessa05132000
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.sheehan.35
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@VanessaSheehan
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-sheehan-34a268258/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5c985922-36b3-4d80-986d-1f9c363920f1