# Rebecca Perkins Kwoka

Rebecca Perkins Kwoka is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2020-12-02
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c20b7693-7f2c-4646-af7f-d57518edd1a4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c20b7693-7f2c-4646-af7f-d57518edd1a4 (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

64% of the 22 bills Kwoka sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the New Hampshire Senate.

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

5 classified statements: 5 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kwoka | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 20.0% | 10.3% | 55 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 40.0% | 42.9% | 187 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.0% | 3.4% | 3 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 16.1% | 16 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Labor and Employment 50% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.76 (standard error 0.05), from 38 donors and 666 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 100% (98.4%). 0 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 183. 63.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 21 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 669: relative to on-premises licenses for licensed barbershops and salons. (passed both chambers, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB669/
- SB 657: relative to the use of information technology and artificial intelligence systems by state agencies. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB657/
- SB 577: prohibiting the use and recommending avoidance of specific color additives in meals offered or made available by public schools as a part of school breakfast… (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB577/
- SB 597: relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB597/
- SB 605: relative to special assessment requests from pooled risk management programs. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB605/
- SB 638: relative to establishing a small business tariff stabilization fund. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB638/
- SB 587: creating criteria for redistricting of congressional districts, state senate districts, state house of representatives districts, and executive councilor… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB587/
- SB 637: relative to certain tax credits for purchase from New Hampshire farms. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB637/
- SB 602: relative to the withholding of state payments to the federal government in response to suspended federal aid. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB602/
- SB 604: making an appropriation to the university system of New Hampshire. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB604/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $88.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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.

- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/teamrebeccanh/status/1884409188706894206
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/teamrebeccanh/status/1882126912719303050
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/teamrebeccanh/status/1881452422041858260
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/teamrebeccanh/status/1881471462034334149
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/teamrebeccanh/status/1879158271954899227

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/members/webpages/district21.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.voterebeccanh.com/
- X: https://x.com/teamrebeccanh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voterebeccanh/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_perkins_kwoka/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2WwPwRmR490hnDr8H5OEeg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-perkins-kwoka-92457b5/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c20b7693-7f2c-4646-af7f-d57518edd1a4