# Heath Howard

Heath Howard is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House for district Strafford 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Hampshire House, district Strafford 4
- Serving since: 2022-12-07
- Current term: NH 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ff64ec8f-c8be-4e9c-8dce-3397cdc2401e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff64ec8f-c8be-4e9c-8dce-3397cdc2401e (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

Howard sits at −0.39 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 83% of State House Democrats.

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

731 classified statements: 731 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Howard | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.3% | 2.5% | 236 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.9% | 10.4% | 266 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 37.5% | 39.2% | 421 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 379 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 14.4% | 402 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.0% | 201 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 21% (State House Democrats 15%); International Affairs 16% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 81 donors and 578 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NH 2025–26 session)

557 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (New Hampshire House 89%). Party unity 96.6% (95.3%). 28 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 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 nay · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 52. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Hampshire House 47.9%; rank 90 of 128).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1752: requiring the creation of a ticket to follow timber through the harvesting and production process to establish a chain of custody. (in committee, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1752/
- HB 1685: establishing a committee to study aiding the growth of assistive technology businesses and adoption of assistive technologies in New Hampshire. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1685/
- HB 1314: enabling minors to apply for a freshwater fishing application without paying a fee. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1314/
- HB 1317: relative to patient privacy protections. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/HB1317/
- CACR 26: the powers of the governor. the governor shall not call up the national guard without the approval of the executive council. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2026/CACR26/
- HB 756: relative to establishing a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering daycare and public schools. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB756/
- CACR 2: relating to the drawing of district boundaries. Providing that no district boundaries shall be drawn in a way that favors or disfavors any political party or… (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/CACR2/
- HB 599: establishing a committee to examine weatherization initiatives for homes in New Hampshire. (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB599/
- HB 569: relative to the establishment of county-wide communication districts. (became law, 2025-06-06) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB569/
- HB 603: relative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services. (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/nh/bills/2025/HB603/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.0K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2113023004628156456
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2109352718061944875
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2102923453166686209
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2101501516167201082
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2100361607935127959
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2097872836572413979
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2097991729127244268
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2098148444150047069
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2098167387887714718
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/HeathHowardNH/status/2097521641781711058

## Links

- Official site: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409110
- Campaign site: https://heathhowardnh.com/
- X: https://x.com/HeathHowardNH
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathhowardnh/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HeathHowardNH/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxPmGYhMPw-_GD0NoMOBnqA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heath-howard-313b99173

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ff64ec8f-c8be-4e9c-8dce-3397cdc2401e