# Ruth Ward Ruth Ward is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 8. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 8 - Serving since: 2016-12-07 - Current term: NH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/9089a509-1f26-4770-adc6-199ed716e692 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9089a509-1f26-4770-adc6-199ed716e692 (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 100% of Ward’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Hampshire, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 199 donors and 971 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NH 2025–26 session) 208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 100% (98.4%). 1 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/ - 2026-08-19 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 90. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 18 of 24). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 523: establishing a committee to study the implementation of a residential builder registration system. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB523/ - SB 446: requiring animal care center operators to notify dog owners when a dog will be left unattended and to report injuries to animals or people which occur on the… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB446/ - SB 452: enabling health care providers to offer certain complementary and alternative health care services. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB452/ - SB 432: authorizing the application of sunscreen in schools and camps without a licensed health care provider's note or prescription and establishing a skin cancer… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB432/ - SB 420: relative to the state commission for human rights. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB420/ - SB 288: establishing an advisory council on the system of care for healthy aging in New Hampshire. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB288/ - SB 276: relative to raising the research and development tax credit. (passed one chamber, 2025-11-03) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB276/ - SB 102: making informational materials regarding type 1 diabetes available on the department of education website. (became law, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB102/ - SB 46: enabling municipalities to allow land impacted by new construction or reconstruction to be eligible for current use valuation only after a no cut, vegetated… (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB46/ - SB 50: establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/SB50/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $27.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/members/webpages/district08.aspx - Campaign site: https://www.ruthwardsenate.com/ - X: https://x.com/RuthWardNH - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RuthWardNH/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruth.ward.16 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-ward-72489662/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9089a509-1f26-4770-adc6-199ed716e692