# David Rochefort

David Rochefort is a Republican member of the New Hampshire Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e849b9fb-0e1d-4ed5-b684-2a6b3520be6a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e849b9fb-0e1d-4ed5-b684-2a6b3520be6a (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

55% of Rochefort’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Hampshire, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Rochefort | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 37.3% | 255 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 15.4% | 71 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 100% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 104 donors and 484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

208 roll calls. Attendance 100% (New Hampshire Senate 98.4%). Party unity 96.5% (98.4%). 7 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 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 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 nay · 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 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 91. 80.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire Senate 78.9%; rank 13 of 24).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 670: establishing a developmental services oversight commission; relative to reporting requirements regarding the death of a child in residential care; and… (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB670/
- SB 664: limiting hospital executive compensation in communities designated as distressed place-based economies under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB664/
- SB 650: relative to use of cannabis products for therapeutic purposes by alternative treatment centers. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB650/
- SB 647: authorizing the department of insurance to participate in a cooperative procurement group via an intergovernmental agreement for a prescription drug discount… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB647/
- SB 646: relative to mental health standards of care. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB646/
- SB 567: relative to the composition of the board of dental examiners and relative to the practice of dentistry and when radiographic examinations are required. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB567/
- SB 536: relative to the solid waste facility site evaluation committee. (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB536/
- SB 550: relative to insurance coverage for services provided by naturopathy providers. (became law, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB550/
- SB 529: giving preference to lumber sourced in the United States on all state-funded building projects. (became law, 2026-06-24) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB529/
- SB 522: re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire. (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/SB522/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $80.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 55% 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.

- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/roche4nh/status/2042588623887823280
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/roche4nh/status/1907918723731828870
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/roche4nh/status/1890113539999965641
- 2025-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/roche4nh/status/1884209945283068272

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409162
- Campaign site: https://rochefort4nh.com/
- X: https://x.com/roche4nh
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rochefort4nhhouse/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidrochefortfornhhouse8472
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-rochefort-05912a12

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e849b9fb-0e1d-4ed5-b684-2a6b3520be6a