# Jim Kofalt

Jim Kofalt is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House for district Hillsborough 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Hillsborough 32
- Serving since: 2020-12-02
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fa8b39ea-006f-420a-9a3f-fe36d0db8776

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa8b39ea-006f-420a-9a3f-fe36d0db8776 (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

7.7% of Kofalt’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from New Hampshire, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Kofalt | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 100.0% | 9.3% | 1 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 31.9% | 2 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.02), from 14 donors and 838 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 82% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 97.8% (95.3%). 16 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 66. 90.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 6 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1797: relative to eligibility for public assistance, including the New Hampshire employment program, family assistance program, and SNAP. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1797/
- HB 1774: relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and federal workforce Pell grants. (passed both chambers, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1774/
- HB 1215: relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1215/
- HB 1299: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1299/
- HB 1211: relative to the scope of review of state agency interpretations. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1211/
- HB 470: relative to the use of general anesthesia, deep sedation, and moderate sedation in dental treatment. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB470/
- HB 349: relative to the practice of optometry and authorization to perform ophthalmic laser procedures. (in committee, 2025-11-05) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB349/
- HB 358: relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief. (passed both chambers, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB358/
- HB 357: relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB357/
- HB 148: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain circumstances. (passed both chambers, 2025-07-17) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB148/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,050 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 7.7% 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.

- 2025-06-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kofalt/status/1935354482138943697

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=408995
- Campaign site: https://www.jimkofalt.com/
- X: https://x.com/kofalt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimKofalt4StateRep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-kofalt/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa8b39ea-006f-420a-9a3f-fe36d0db8776