# Ellen Read

Ellen Read is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 10
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/77304532-17fb-4b2c-aed6-213a435e4a46

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77304532-17fb-4b2c-aed6-213a435e4a46 (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

Read sits at −0.29 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

353 classified statements: 353 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 | Read | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.0% | 2.5% | 256 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 23.8% | 10.4% | 78 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 49.9% | 39.2% | 230 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 535 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.1% | 14.4% | 456 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.0% | 198 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 39% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Health 10% (State House Democrats 15%); Law 7.4% (State House Democrats 2.1%); International Affairs 6.9% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.3% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 977 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 67% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 92.8% (95.3%). 32 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 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 36. 22.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 102 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1801: relative to causes of action for wrongful detention, drug forfeiture proceedings, the regulation of law enforcement officers, and the offense of unsworn… (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1801/
- HB 1675: establishing a commission to investigate the New Hampshire Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and requiring funding only be provided for the… (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1675/
- HB 1691: relative to limitations and qualifications for land placed in current use. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1691/
- HB 1674: creating a tax exemption for certain lower-income property owners. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1674/
- HB 1707: creating an additional property tax for certain unoccupied properties and creating a housing transfer tax exemption for certain low- and moderate-income home… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1707/
- HB 1633: expanding the information provided to survivors of sexual assault regarding their existing rights. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1633/
- HB 1634: establishing state court remedies for violations of state and federal law by federal employees. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1634/
- HB 1512: allowing municipalities to hold a vote to prevent their residents from receiving education freedom account vouchers. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1512/
- HB 1612: relative to the use of price-fixing websites, algorithms, or other software by landlords. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1612/
- HB 1524: requiring a logic and critical thinking course within the state high school education curriculum. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1524/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2104722054901645322
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2103522133733167186
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2103568143608426745
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2103568205469896834
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2081523177574826171
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2079686888558821680
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2076824107736268926
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2076824241396170886
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2076824403636113426
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Ellen4NH/status/2076824464184987950

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408613
- Campaign site: https://ellen4nh.wordpress.com/
- X: https://x.com/Ellen4NH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ellen4NH/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellen4nh/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-read-30061485/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77304532-17fb-4b2c-aed6-213a435e4a46