# Donovan Fenton

Donovan Fenton is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8e013e93-3dd2-4530-a42f-d9ba62ea5f04

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e013e93-3dd2-4530-a42f-d9ba62ea5f04 (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

89% of the 19 bills Fenton sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Hampshire Senate.

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

98 classified statements: 98 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fenton | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.4% | 131 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 19.4% | 10.3% | 57 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 51.0% | 42.9% | 126 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.2% | 3.4% | 21 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.4% | 16.1% | 137 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 18% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Families 12% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.05), from 65 donors and 371 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 100% (98.4%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 535 defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB535/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 475 relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB475/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1422 relative to the time to petition for a new trial. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1422/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · SB 468 relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation location. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB468/
- 2026-06-04 · voted nay · Conference Committee Report · HB 1300 establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general elections of 2026 and 2028 and related limitations on central office… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1300/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 430 relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents and legal guardians. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB430/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 223 relative valid photo identification for purposes of obtaining a ballot and relative to the production of lists of certain schools of higher education. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB223/
- 2026-05-21 · voted nay · Concur · SB 574 establishing a commission to study the efficiency and structure of school administrative units. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB574/
- 2026-05-14 · voted nay · Ought to Pass w/Amendment · HB 1793 prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1793/

## Legislation (NH 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 203. 89.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 5 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 651: relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB651/
- SB 575: establishing a committee to study the issue of school bullying and modifying both the exemption of teacher certification records from the right-to-know law… (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB575/
- SB 639: establishing a committee to study the health and safety impacts of Red Dye 40 and other food additives in food and beverages sold in New Hampshire. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB639/
- SB 649: increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB649/
- SB 636: establishing tax credits for qualifying small businesses against documented tariff-related costs. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB636/
- SB 590: relative to electric aggregation plans. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB590/
- SB 553: relative to penalties for attempting to elude pursuit by law enforcement. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB553/
- SB 544: relative to managed care laws. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB544/
- SB 461: relative to the definition of hemp. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB461/
- SB 517: relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide meals to students during school hours, reimbursing schools for meals provided to students… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB517/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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.

- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2102803646224212247
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2098461992692367754
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2097031420224901372
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2095593059748569587
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2094785505694986396
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2080727901238939891
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2059741881370558467
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2042370928919650789
- 2026-04-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2041881721457578471
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH/status/2032204553982968113

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/members/webpages/district10.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.donovanfenton.com/
- X: https://x.com/DonovanFentonNH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donovanfentonnh/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fentonfornh/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e013e93-3dd2-4530-a42f-d9ba62ea5f04