# Daryl Abbas

Daryl Abbas is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6dfd683a-1f79-49db-95a9-07f4f9898a22

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dfd683a-1f79-49db-95a9-07f4f9898a22 (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

Abbas sits at +0.10 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 84% of State Senate Republicans.

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

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Abbas | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 9.5% | 30 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 37.3% | 92 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 15.4% | 71 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 50% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 208 donors and 954 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 97.6% (98.4%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 535 defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB535/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 475 relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB475/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1422 relative to the time to petition for a new trial. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1422/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 468 relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB468/
- 2026-06-04 · voted yea · Conference Committee Report · HB 1300 establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central office… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1300/
- 2026-05-21 · voted yea · Concur · SB 430 relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB430/
- 2026-05-21 · voted yea · Concur · SB 223 relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB223/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 574 establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB574/
- 2026-05-14 · voted yea · Ought to Pass w/Amendment · HB 1793 prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1793/

## Legislation (NH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 60. 82.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 11 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 562: relative to a home damage mitigation and resiliency program. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB562/
- SB 619: establishing procedures for expedited court hearings and disposition of confiscated animals. (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB619/
- SB 603: relative to the funding of the SNAP program by the department of health and human services. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB603/
- SB 541: relative to capital appropriations for regional drinking water infrastructure. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB541/
- SB 543: relative to long-term care eligibility and making an appropriation therefor. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB543/
- SB 436: relative to zoning board of adjustment membership criteria. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB436/
- SB 464: relative to civil rights enforcement. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB464/
- SB 513: relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB513/
- SB 435: relative to the zoning board of adjustment variance criteria. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB435/
- SB 291: relative to the religious use of land property tax exemption. (became law, 2025-08-04) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB291/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $107.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% 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.

- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/darylabbasforNH/status/2054735381333946778
- 2025-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/darylabbasforNH/status/1926100333412892832
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/darylabbasforNH/status/1904692187448680681
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/darylabbasforNH/status/1885132486868451361

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/members/webpages/district22.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.abbasfornh.com/
- X: https://x.com/darylabbasforNH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarylAbbasNH/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darylabbas/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryl-abbas-0a361415

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dfd683a-1f79-49db-95a9-07f4f9898a22