# Mike Belcher

Mike Belcher is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Carroll 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Carroll 4
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/75ad73cd-6591-4a64-9f6b-7558bbaf3689

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75ad73cd-6591-4a64-9f6b-7558bbaf3689 (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

0% of Belcher’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Hampshire, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

7,374 classified statements: 7,374 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 | Belcher | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.8% | 2.9% | 161 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.5% | 9.3% | 321 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.1% | 31.9% | 579 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.8% | 479 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.2% | 12.7% | 623 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.1% | 1.4% | 27 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Law 12% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 12% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 14 donors and 567 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 18% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 95.6% (95.3%). 24 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 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 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 35. 43.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 74 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1737: relative to reinstating the death penalty for certain offenses against minors under 13 years of age. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1737/
- HB 1792: relative to the prohibition on teaching discrimination. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1792/
- HB 1697: exempting certain firearms and firearm accessories manufactured and retained in New Hampshire from federal regulation. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1697/
- HB 1606: regulating real property ownership by Chinese nationals and providing for civil, criminal, and administrative penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1606/
- HB 1561: prohibiting nationals of the People's Republic of China from enrollment in masters and doctorate degree programs, participation in research, and full time… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1561/
- HB 1545: defining the term "evidence-based" related to public education and in teacher preparation programs. (in committee, 2025-12-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1545/
- HB 1605: establishing a state office for intelligence and counterintelligence within the executive branch. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1605/
- HB 392: directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil… (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB392/
- HR 12: urging Congress to amend the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HR12/
- HCR 6: calling for the removal of the superintendent of school administrative unit 67. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HCR6/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114516233664045086
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114698962535842000
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114705472204779703
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114712758423838962
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114713191548682419
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114753869024510191
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114760985747628065
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114785789770863050
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114786019593900351
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBelcher14/status/2114822111059407156

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409194
- X: https://x.com/MikeBelcher14
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikebelcher4nh/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikebelcher4nh300

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/75ad73cd-6591-4a64-9f6b-7558bbaf3689