# Victoria Sullivan

Victoria Sullivan is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2024-12-04
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dbf39ca6-e569-4078-b150-f63c51784d80

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dbf39ca6-e569-4078-b150-f63c51784d80 (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

The policy areas Sullivan talks about and legislates on agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans.

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

5,185 classified statements: 5,185 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Sullivan | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.0% | 2.3% | 62 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 10.3% | 9.5% | 120 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 23.3% | 37.3% | 261 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.3% | 221 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 3.8% | 15.4% | 288 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.3% | 105 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 36% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 10% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Taxation 9.8% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.03), from 62 donors and 187 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 95.4% (98.4%). 10 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 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 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 155. 84.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 10 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 654: creating tax credits for businesses that have on-site child care services and for businesses that provide health care coverage for certain employees. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB654/
- SB 578: relative to play-based curriculum and limitations on recess periods for pupils. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB578/
- SB 615: establishing a commission to study the use and regulation of SNAP in New Hampshire. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB615/
- SB 579: modifying the language for intra-district public school transfers to include schools within school administrative units. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB579/
- SB 581: modifying education freedom account (EFA) eligibility and removing priority guidelines and the enrollment cap relative to EFA eligibility. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB581/
- SB 580: relative to establishing a school cooperative purchasing program. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB580/
- SB 413: relative to the detention of a minor attaining the age of 18 during the pendency of a delinquency action. (became law, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB413/
- SB 418: prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB418/
- SB 441: relative to the financial responsibility for local assistance and enabling municipalities to request a hearing regarding the residency of an assisted person. (passed one chamber, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB441/
- SB 456: establishing the commission for children's futures. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB456/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 86% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114513559795257595
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114514486828900449
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114514783483347367
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114516179184193872
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114529686718157279
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114645377605386545
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114658559719878880
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114678980779671896
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114727154558910825
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/victoria4nh/status/2114727690213482566

## Links

- Official site: https://gc.nh.gov/senate/members/webpages/district18.aspx
- Campaign site: https://victoriasullivan4nh.com/
- X: https://x.com/victoria4nh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VSullivanMHT
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriasullivan4NH

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dbf39ca6-e569-4078-b150-f63c51784d80