# Sue Vandecasteele

Sue Vandecasteele is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Rockingham 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Rockingham 25
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b3316ac6-b023-4dec-9e07-33600f4027bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3316ac6-b023-4dec-9e07-33600f4027bb (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

Vandecasteele voted against the majority of New Hampshire House Republicans 70 times; party unity 85%, in the bottom 5% of the New Hampshire House (average 95.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 656 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.3% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 82% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 85% (95.3%). 70 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 nay · 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 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 2.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1558: requiring proof of insurance or adequate financial responsibility for vehicle registration. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1558/
- HB 1261: relative to voluntary services under the CHINS program. (in committee, 2024-03-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1261/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409038
- X: https://x.com/complainsaton
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suevandecasteele/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-vandecasteele-a83938213/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3316ac6-b023-4dec-9e07-33600f4027bb