# Howard Pearl

Howard Pearl is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c4122c6a-ed23-492e-b813-59a0fed1ec86

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c4122c6a-ed23-492e-b813-59a0fed1ec86 (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

94% of the 33 bills Pearl sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New Hampshire Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 39 donors and 960 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 98.8% (98.4%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · VETO MESSAGE - Roll Call Required · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · fail · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 261. 93.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 2 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 662: making an appropriation to the department of natural and cultural resources for renovations to the Northwood Meadows Lake Dam. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB662/
- SB 599: relative to the renewable energy fund. (became law, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB599/
- SB 641: relative to examination requirements for licensure as a chiropractor. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB641/
- SB 640: relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB640/
- SB 644: requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners. (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB644/
- SB 566: relative to recruiting incentive programs for the national guard. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB566/
- SB 535: defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and removing references to commercial kennels. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB535/
- SB 502: removing references to the department of business and economic affairs and the office of planning and development, and makes various changes to how certain… (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB502/
- SB 506: relative to community engagement and work requirements under the state Medicaid program. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB506/
- SB 445: relative to adjudicative proceedings where there is a council or board with jurisdiction. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB445/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% 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/district17.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.pearlforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/HowardPearlNH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howardpearlsenate/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howard.pearl.752/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howardpearl/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-pearl-383a6391

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c4122c6a-ed23-492e-b813-59a0fed1ec86