# Matt Wilhelm

Matt Wilhelm is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 21
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/61d2e8f3-f2b9-4357-81af-fe982ee1821f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61d2e8f3-f2b9-4357-81af-fe982ee1821f (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

Wilhelm has 82 classified statements in the NH 2025–26 session.

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

82 classified statements: 82 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 | Wilhelm | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.5% | 180 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.2% | 10.4% | 256 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 26.8% | 39.2% | 562 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.9% | 316 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.5% | 14.4% | 476 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.0% | 183 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Labor and Employment 16% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 0 donors and 1,135 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 99.3% (95.3%). 8 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 16. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 75 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1601: requiring the secretary of state to create a voter education program that includes information on recent changes to voting laws. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1601/
- HB 1600: relative to access to the centralized voter registration database on election days. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1600/
- HB 1381: extending the time of the party filing period. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1381/
- HR 43: recognizing the Manchester school district's community partners. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HR43/
- HB 1329: requiring the secretary of state to add voters' ages to the voter file. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1329/
- HB 1320: establishing a study committee to analyze past, present, and potential funding sources for the New Hampshire state council on the arts. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1320/
- HB 516: relative to establishing a new full-time position at Volunteer NH. (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB516/
- HB 1499: establishing a committee to study the civilian clean energy, community resilience, and conservation corps, and establishing a committee to study the child… (became law, 2024-07-30) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1499/
- HB 1470: establishing a committee to study the feasibility and impact of tax credits and other incentives to increase the availability of low-income housing and… (passed one chamber, 2024-03-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1470/
- HB 1595: relative to establishing a statewide food truck license. (in committee, 2022-10-27) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1595/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2114496458799927779
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2110912026491150502
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2106790420667945323
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2106839803161727184
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2105855612173079010
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2097329594130964598
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2097448120900587729
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2097449157690532155
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2097449898702459082
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWilhelm/status/2095481295434399969

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408887
- X: https://x.com/RepWilhelm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wilhelmfornh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwilhelm/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbdubayou

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61d2e8f3-f2b9-4357-81af-fe982ee1821f