# Erica Layon

Erica Layon is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 13
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/94df7a3f-b27d-42c1-9ecc-1ebdc707c9ae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/94df7a3f-b27d-42c1-9ecc-1ebdc707c9ae (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

Layon reported $500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

823 classified statements: 823 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 | Layon | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.9% | 334 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 17.6% | 9.3% | 127 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 35.7% | 31.9% | 324 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 1.8% | 262 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.3% | 12.7% | 512 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 334 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Taxation 9.9% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 9 donors and 896 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.0% (95.3%). 22 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 yea · 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 59. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 39 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1657: relative to the reporting and elimination of prolonged vacancies in state government. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1657/
- HB 1555: relative to the administration and enforcement of the state fire code. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1555/
- HB 1458: relative to the licensing of massage establishments and massage, reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork facilities. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1458/
- HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1442/
- HB 1292: expanding the right to try act to include certain qualifying severe illness and permitting certain regenerative stem cell therapies under the act. (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1292/
- HB 1311: establishing a regulatory analysis fund to evaluate the economic impact of proposed rules and making an appropriation therefor. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1311/
- HB 1312: relative to the authority of various boards. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1312/
- HB 1261: relative to the administrative procedure act. (in committee, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1261/
- HB 1331: enabling the Derry town council to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1331/
- HB 1051: modifying the procedures and requirements for school bus driver criminal history records checks and expanding the personnel subject to such checks. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1051/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2113768447536738492
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2113042368865653172
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2111465712711618669
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2110569143044813221
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2110571045703082129
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2108892364895031586
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2109040806325899313
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2107263507754254758
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2107265602540712411
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TeamEricaNH/status/2104727658563277203

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409035
- Campaign site: http://ericaforderry.com/
- X: https://x.com/TeamEricaNH
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EricaForDerry/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-layon-b97292

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/94df7a3f-b27d-42c1-9ecc-1ebdc707c9ae