# Robert Wherry

Robert Wherry is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 13
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e7f37a7a-0f05-4fd3-944d-be2c41cc200b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7f37a7a-0f05-4fd3-944d-be2c41cc200b (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

Wherry sits at +0.16 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 80% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 597 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 98.8% (95.3%). 11 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 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 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 54. 60.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 43 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1581: allowing municipalities to adopt a requirement that property owners be given notice when the assessed value of their property changes by certain amounts. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1581/
- HB 1626: relative to the effectiveness of tourism expenditures. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1626/
- HB 1617: relative to enhancing business development and economic investment opportunities. (in committee, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1617/
- HB 1520: defining citizenship for the purposes of voting. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1520/
- HB 1526: relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1526/
- HB 1388: relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution. (passed both chambers, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1388/
- CACR 29: Relating to the supreme court.Providing that the supreme court may not make rules that have the force and effect of law. (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/CACR29/
- HB 1356: relative to the statute of limitations for bringing a private right of action for violation of the statute prohibiting medical procedures and treatments… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1356/
- CACR 27: relating to the authority to establish courtsProvided that the sole authority lies within the general court. (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/CACR27/
- HB 1213: relative to the number, selection, and terms of town highway agents and relative to the appointment of an expert highway agent. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1213/

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409187
- Campaign site: https://wherry4nh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobwherry/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7f37a7a-0f05-4fd3-944d-be2c41cc200b