# Sam Farrington

Sam Farrington is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Strafford 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Strafford 8
- Serving since: 2024-12-04
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b0df7728-b702-4448-b36e-e09cdacbd16d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0df7728-b702-4448-b36e-e09cdacbd16d (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

45% of Farrington’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Hampshire, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

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

998 classified statements: 998 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 | Farrington | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.5% | 2.9% | 115 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.0% | 9.3% | 250 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 26.7% | 31.9% | 456 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 402 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.1% | 12.7% | 553 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.6% | 1.4% | 149 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 24% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.03), from 42 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 96.8% (95.3%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 31. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 71 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1793: prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of certain weapons on campus and establishing a committee to study the… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1793/
- HB 1769: relative to certain prohibitions on abortion referrals by publicly funded medical facilities. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1769/
- HB 1702: relative to notice requirements and enforcement for pharmacies dispensing medications intended to induce chemical abortions. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1702/
- HB 1416: establishing a committee to study what legal protections currently exist for the freedom of expression of pregnancy resource centers and whether further First… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1416/
- HB 1350: relative to antique motor vehicles. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1350/
- HB 1244: relative to exceptions to the charge of criminal threatening. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1244/
- HB 1245: relative to voluntary portable benefits plans for independent contractors. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1245/
- HB 1041: relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1041/
- HB 609: relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other… (in committee, 2025-11-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB609/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,173 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 45% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2114513701609079036
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2114177037686481262
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2114333896791953891
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2113737652868354483
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2113081073332625666
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2111975863520498027
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2111947704595018209
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2111463242765906134
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2110413264588861521
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH/status/2110043768510402992

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members/member.aspx?member=409229
- Campaign site: https://www.samuelfarrington.com/
- X: https://x.com/SamFarringtonNH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554389065537

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b0df7728-b702-4448-b36e-e09cdacbd16d