# Mark Pearson Mark Pearson is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 34. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 34 - Serving since: 2016-12-07 - Current term: NH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/6c90e0a1-d9d5-488c-a9a3-898ca5b0f9a4 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c90e0a1-d9d5-488c-a9a3-898ca5b0f9a4 (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 Pearson voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 70 times; party unity 87%, in the bottom 5% of the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 67 donors and 1,164 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.5% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NH 2025–26 session) 557 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 87% (95.3%). 70 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · Veto Override · HB 1336 relative to regulated conditional deposits. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1336/ - 2026-08-19 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 63. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 71 of 128). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1750: making a supplemental appropriation to the department of health and human services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1750/ - HB 1067: relative to the mental health courts. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1067/ - HB 671: establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB671/ - HB 671: establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB671/ - HB 534: relative to the calculation of average final compensation under the retirement system. (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB534/ - HB 480: relative to restoration of competency to stand trial for criminal defendants. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB480/ - HB 425: allowing tax-exempt entities to keep their tax-exempt status while renting facilities or property to entities that share their mission. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB425/ - HB 421: relative to notice of tax exempt-status filing procedures by town officials or offices. (became law, 2025-07-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB421/ - HB 232: relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals. (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB232/ - HB 1573: relative to out-of-home placements for children. (became law, 2024-08-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1573/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $8,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408749 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.pearson.77985 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c90e0a1-d9d5-488c-a9a3-898ca5b0f9a4