# David Preece

David Preece is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 17
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d347f91a-d60c-48a2-b78b-8e387e7b38a1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d347f91a-d60c-48a2-b78b-8e387e7b38a1 (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 the 7 bills Preece sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the New Hampshire House.

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

200 classified statements: 200 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Preece | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.5% | 140 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.5% | 10.4% | 431 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 14.5% | 39.2% | 672 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.9% | 572 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.0% | 14.4% | 680 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 3.5% | 1.0% | 60 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 10% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.9% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 6.9% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.51 (standard error 0.04), from 26 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 98.5% (95.3%). 14 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 nay · 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 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 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 26. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 126 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1145: relative to affordable housing investment fees. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1145/
- HB 1065: relative to multi-family and mixed-use development in commercially zoned areas. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1065/
- HB 1006: relative to on-site parking requirements for accessory dwelling units. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1006/
- HB 1008: relative to modifying innovative land use controls, requirements, and appeals. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1008/
- HB 1009: relative to municipal parking requirements for residential units. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1009/
- HB 1017: relative to accessory dwelling units and workforce housing. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1017/
- HB 386: prohibiting nursing agencies from including non-compete clauses in contracts with health care entities. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB386/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,435 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 53% 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.

- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/2062179770461294659
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/2047723723738730736
- 2026-04-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/2046675081489715650
- 2026-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/2022670290816475418
- 2025-12-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/2004948794954371419
- 2025-11-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/1991891962266562958
- 2025-10-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/1983528446157267249
- 2025-10-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/1983302632450982076
- 2025-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/1978829015336067390
- 2025-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/DavidPr69880976/status/1977808869406683449

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=801430
- X: https://x.com/DavidPr69880976
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.preece1/
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/p/David-Preece-for-NH-State-Representative-100083560804540/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidpreece52/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNwkeLWr9fSGNmU43LOln5A
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-preece-11420216/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-preece-a719b9241/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d347f91a-d60c-48a2-b78b-8e387e7b38a1