# Wayne MacDonald

Wayne MacDonald is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 16
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8588302c-ac8c-4b58-9444-0c9f29448aa0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8588302c-ac8c-4b58-9444-0c9f29448aa0 (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

MacDonald sits at +0.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Republicans.

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

35 classified statements: 35 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 | MacDonald | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.9% | 9.3% | 556 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 2.9% | 31.9% | 754 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 864 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.4% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 93.0% (95.3%). 38 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 28.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1628: requiring schools to provide excused absences for certain religious instruction, defining released time courses, and permitting schools to adopt policies and… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1628/
- HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1337/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,100 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2103591189689569653
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2093443626420281796
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2090128706425458787
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2082539514791141468
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2079882962871394497
- 2026-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2078869047391776949
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2072740340100894919
- 2026-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2070576339128570086
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2063155888966209676
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1/status/2063286556706660622

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409051
- Campaign site: https://votemacdonald.com/
- X: https://x.com/WayneDMacDonal1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wayne.macdonald.1428
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repwaynemacdonald/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-macdonald-017b6178/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8588302c-ac8c-4b58-9444-0c9f29448aa0