# Debra DeSimone

Debra DeSimone is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 18
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7ef7472f-0bda-4708-9239-76adeca1e87e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ef7472f-0bda-4708-9239-76adeca1e87e (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

DeSimone sits at +0.10 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 88% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,112 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.7% (95.3%). 17 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 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 36.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 523: relative to the office of child advocate's oversight of restraint and seclusion reports. (in committee, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB523/
- HB 1407: relative to child care staffing ratios. (became law, 2024-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1407/
- HB 1405: relative to limiting publication of child care center violations. (in committee, 2024-03-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1405/
- HB 1192: relative to contempt actions in domestic relations matters. (passed one chamber, 2024-05-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1192/
- HB 1013: relative to amending the definition of temporary alimony. (passed one chamber, 2024-05-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1013/
- HB 1056: relative to child day care licensing. (became law, 2024-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1056/
- HB 85: relative to antenuptial agreements. (became law, 2023-05-02) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB85/
- HB 124: relative to temporary alimony. (passed one chamber, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB124/
- HB 1303: relative to causes for absolute divorce. (became law, 2022-06-01) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1303/
- HB 1305: relative to temporary alimony. (passed one chamber, 2022-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1305/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=376807
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra.desimone/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-desimone-a6ba479/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ef7472f-0bda-4708-9239-76adeca1e87e