# Diane Pauer Diane Pauer is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 36. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 36 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: NH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7cc1d333-efac-47fb-a109-98113c762790 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7cc1d333-efac-47fb-a109-98113c762790 (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 94% of the 16 bills Pauer sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the New Hampshire House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 16 donors and 900 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NH 2025–26 session) 557 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.4% (95.3%). 20 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 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 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, 15 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 56. 93.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 5 of 128). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1494: increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans' tax credit, optional combat service tax credit, and optional surviving spouse tax credit. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1494/ - HB 1505: requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1505/ - HB 1137: relative to municipal budget committee membership. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1137/ - HB 1319: enabling towns, village districts, or school districts to adopt or rescind a local fiscal accountability committee for towns and schools. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1319/ - HB 1134: relative to the town meeting form of local governance. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1134/ - HB 1131: relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1131/ - HB 1066: relative to warrant articles authorizing lease agreements. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1066/ - HB 457: relative to zoning restrictions on dwelling units. (became law, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB457/ - HB 413: relative to subdivision regulations on the completion of improvements and the regulation of building permits. (became law, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB413/ - HB 374: relative to local tax cap and budget laws. (became law, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB374/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,900 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 59% 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=409010 - Campaign site: https://www.dianepauer.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Diane-Pauer-NH-State-Representative-100058179875077/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7cc1d333-efac-47fb-a109-98113c762790