# Brian Cole Brian Cole is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 26. - Party: Republican - Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 26 - Serving since: 2022-12-07 - Current term: NH 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e0dbb769-2677-4939-adc5-e1d2b253150f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0dbb769-2677-4939-adc5-e1d2b253150f (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 83% of the 6 bills Cole sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the New Hampshire House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 41 donors and 520 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NH 2025–26 session) 557 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 96.4% (95.3%). 22 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · Veto Override · HB 1336 relative to regulated conditional deposits. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1336/ - 2026-08-19 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 42. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 11 of 128). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1735: relative to the practice of pharmacy, the dispensing of certain medications by pharmacists, and permitting treatment of certain severe illness under the right… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1735/ - HB 1713: relative to zoning conformity and redevelopment standards. (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1713/ - HB 1384: relative to prohibiting foreign adversary persons or foreign entities of concern from financing lawsuits, prohibiting foreign principals from registering as… (passed both chambers, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1384/ - HB 733: relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB733/ - HB 733: relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-29) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB733/ - HB 591: relative to hours for keno gaming. (became law, 2025-07-22) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB591/ - HB 1558: relative to agent fees for fish and game licenses. (in committee, 2024-02-15) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1558/ - HB 1313: relative to access to the voter checklist by candidates. (became law, 2024-08-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1313/ - HB 1356: relative to the use of children's names and pronouns by public school employees. (in committee, 2024-03-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1356/ - HB 1427: establishing the regulation and licensure of deputy physicians. (in committee, 2024-02-15) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1427/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $2,700 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409192 - Campaign site: https://briandcolepolitical.wordpress.com/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0dbb769-2677-4939-adc5-e1d2b253150f