Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Claudine Burnham

New Hampshire State Representative, District 802 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

New Hampshire State Representative, District 802

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
4
12 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
3.1%
Chamber median 5.8%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+-1.1
Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Election Law · clerk

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 12 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1306 relative to the counting of absentee ballots.
Became law Jul 2026
HB 317 allowing a supervisor of the checklist to verify a person's identity, with identification, if they…
Became law Jul 2026
HB 709 allowing parents or guardians to admit their children into any school district where they pay any property…
Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 1462 relative to election law complaints.
Failed in committee Mar 2026
HB 1304 requiring guide examinations to be administered by conservation officers.
Failed in committee Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Burnham sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives

Burnham is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBurnhamMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Lisa Mazur, Mike Moffett, Robert Wherry

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET

With Burnham’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Burnham’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Burnham was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 802WonD+1.1
2022New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 802WonD+0.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Burnham has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Burnham has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Burnham

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET