# Riché Colcombe

Riché Colcombe is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 30
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f34606de-25d3-4e18-991e-b21727563eb6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f34606de-25d3-4e18-991e-b21727563eb6 (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

Colcombe sits at +0.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State House Republicans.

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

17 classified statements: 17 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Colcombe | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 9.3% | 232 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 23.5% | 31.9% | 503 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 1.8% | 51 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 75% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Labor and Employment 25% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 17 donors and 575 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 95.8% (95.3%). 28 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · Veto Override · HB 1336 relative to regulated conditional deposits. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1336/
- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · Veto Override · HB 1766 relative to cruelty to livestock. · pass · https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1766/
- 2026-08-19 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 16.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 463: relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board. (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB463/
- HB 113: relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. (in committee, 2025-10-23) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB113/
- HB 1489: relative to town and school ballot recount appeals. (in committee, 2024-02-01) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1489/
- HB 1383: relative to cooperative school board district elections. (passed one chamber, 2024-10-31) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2024/HB1383/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,690 (State House Republicans median $1,620). 100% 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.

- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/2032148976397402574
- 2026-01-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/2014874845532606685
- 2025-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1940426823923581105
- 2025-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1940427314443276464
- 2025-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1939653468026745232
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1938182609361576310
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1916162039338172519
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1916163094503461225
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1916163733597888695
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RicheColcombe/status/1907823442960724186

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409080
- X: https://x.com/RicheColcombe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riche_colcombe/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich%C3%A9-c-24993b51/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f34606de-25d3-4e18-991e-b21727563eb6