# Mike Bordes

Mike Bordes is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Belknap 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Belknap 5
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c924901e-1cc8-4574-ae7c-19f3e52d2031

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c924901e-1cc8-4574-ae7c-19f3e52d2031 (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

0% of Bordes’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Hampshire, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

403 classified statements: 403 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 | Bordes | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.5% | 2.9% | 178 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.7% | 9.3% | 236 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 21.1% | 31.9% | 540 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 1.8% | 260 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.5% | 12.7% | 505 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 331 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Housing and Community Development 16% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Labor and Employment 7.1% (State House Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.03 (standard error 0.00), from 14 donors and 673 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 59% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 76% (95.3%). 81 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · Veto Override · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 23.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1727: relative to student data sharing for the Summer EBT program. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1727/
- HB 201: prohibiting the removal of claws from cats. (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB201/
- HB 262: relative to group licenses for dogs. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB262/
- HB 448: relative to Lake Winnipesaukee speed limitations. (in committee, 2023-03-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB448/
- HB 231: prohibiting the removal of claws from cats. (passed one chamber, 2023-05-18) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB231/
- HB 150: relative to the certification of a collective bargaining unit. (passed one chamber, 2023-05-18) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2023/HB150/
- HB 1424: relative to the speed limit for watercraft on Lake Winnipesaukee. (in committee, 2022-03-31) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2022/HB1424/
- HB 443: relative to an extended term of imprisonment for assaulting military personnel. (in committee, 2021-04-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2021/HB443/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 0% 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.

- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2073773899750228184
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2073387317176221766
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2072726033044738510
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2072302603455676583
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2070238768309661760
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2069582269895836091
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2069582626592014380
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2069464496385474695
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2068457904819052951
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeBordes/status/2067992503664452027

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408963
- Campaign site: https://bordesfornh.com/
- X: https://x.com/MikeBordes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bordesforrep/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DJMikeBordes

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c924901e-1cc8-4574-ae7c-19f3e52d2031