# Tom Ploszaj

Tom Ploszaj is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Belknap 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Belknap 1
- Serving since: 2020-12-02
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8f685697-5fb0-4966-8cd0-ad3059650f8d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f685697-5fb0-4966-8cd0-ad3059650f8d (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

Ploszaj voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 488 times; party unity 6.7%, the lowest of 381 in the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%).

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

306 classified statements: 306 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 | Ploszaj | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.9% | 475 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 9.3% | 429 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 27.8% | 31.9% | 441 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 1.8% | 308 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.0% | 12.7% | 713 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 10.5% | 1.4% | 9 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 41% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 24% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Law 12% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Taxation 8.2% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 898 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 6.7% (95.3%). 488 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 nay · 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 0 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 4.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2114333427277435003
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2114351952926507503
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2111956331892531514
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2108561229950435752
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2106204257456173551
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2106206202329719127
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2106371623573955050
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2106373872648085942
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2105475543793803401
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/NhPloszaj/status/2105486367849410669

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408962
- Campaign site: https://www.tomploszaj.com/
- X: https://x.com/NhPloszaj
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomploszaj/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f685697-5fb0-4966-8cd0-ad3059650f8d