# Debra Altschiller

Debra Altschiller is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 24
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/925608b2-8d23-4186-85f6-4c50f334374d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/925608b2-8d23-4186-85f6-4c50f334374d (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

Altschiller sits at −0.43 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 80% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 28 donors and 968 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 99.4% (98.4%). 4 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 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 154. 78.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 14 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 666: relative to consumer protection, transparency, and oversight of certain health care transactions and establishing a study committee to analyze health… (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB666/
- SB 582: modifying the base cost of an adequate education. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB582/
- SB 623: relative to requirements for law enforcement officers assisting in immigration enforcement. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB623/
- SB 576: adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB576/
- SB 596: prohibiting smoking in Hampton Beach State Park. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB596/
- SB 558: relative to the appointment of the youth development center claims administrator. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB558/
- SB 551: relative to legal protections for legal reproductive health care services. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB551/
- SB 555: relative to critical risk protection orders. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB555/
- SB 533: requiring the state to seek bids for contracts to oversee and operate the state's education freedom account program every three years. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB533/
- SB 557: making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB557/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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/district24.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.debraaltschiller.org/
- X: https://x.com/DebrasATeam
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Debra4NHSenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debrasateam
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-altschiller-ba809676/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/925608b2-8d23-4186-85f6-4c50f334374d