# Valerie McDonnell

Valerie McDonnell is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 25
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8c0d6811-045b-46ca-91c6-86e360249246

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c0d6811-045b-46ca-91c6-86e360249246 (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

McDonnell sits at +0.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 570 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 90% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 92.8% (95.3%). 37 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 8.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1817: relative to access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs within school districts. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1817/
- HB 115: making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire. (passed both chambers, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB115/
- HB 108: relative to bullying and cyberbullying across multiple school districts. (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB108/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409131
- Campaign site: https://mcdonnellforsalem.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_valeriemcdonnell/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ValerieMcDonnell
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/-valerie-mcdonnell/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c0d6811-045b-46ca-91c6-86e360249246