# Sue Prentiss

Sue Prentiss is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2020-12-02
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/de206392-deba-4ecf-96a3-33494c415417

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de206392-deba-4ecf-96a3-33494c415417 (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

88% of the 26 bills Prentiss sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the New Hampshire Senate.

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

51 classified statements: 51 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 | Prentiss | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 5.9% | 10.3% | 194 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 31.4% | 42.9% | 239 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 9.8% | 16.1% | 207 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Transportation and Public Works 13% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Agriculture and Food 6.3% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.04), from 27 donors and 666 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 100% (98.4%). 1 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 114. 88.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 6 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 616: relative to reporting requirements under the right to try act. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB616/
- SB 584: increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB584/
- SB 613: relative to licensing requirements for health care facilities established within a 15 mile radius of a critical access hospital and relative to transfers from… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB613/
- SB 630: relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB630/
- SB 642: repealing the committee for the protection of human subjects institutional review board. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB642/
- SB 634: enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB634/
- SB 453: authorizing advanced practice registered nurses and physician associates to make certain certifications. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB453/
- SB 429: relative to the placement of trauma kits in public schools and making an appropriation therefor and relative to the parental bill of rights concerning the… (became law, 2026-07-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB429/
- SB 501: relative to authorization of seclusion or restraint during a personal safety emergency by a physician, physician associate, or advanced practice registered… (passed both chambers, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB501/
- SB 421: relative to the membership and duties of the trauma medical review committee and establishing a study committee to review the membership and duties of other… (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB421/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2098206526296985943
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2097269558276968693
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2097064587136843880
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2083199649549029857
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2073393262727930181
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2067968470935806332
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2061770739733205179
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2058895981286932879
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2056351940771004724
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/prentisssuzanne/status/2050224815957504207

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/Senate/members/webpages/district05.aspx
- Campaign site: https://www.prentissfornh.com/
- X: https://x.com/prentisssuzanne
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.prentiss
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuePrentissforNH/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sueprentissfornh/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-prentiss-961414a4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de206392-deba-4ecf-96a3-33494c415417