Kelley Potenza
New Hampshire State Representative, District since 2022.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 4
- 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.5%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +-0.6
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Environment and Agriculture
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Failed in the Senate May 2026
Failed in the Senate May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Potenza sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Potenza is closer to the center than 66% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Melissa Litchfield, Bryan Morse, James Tierney
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Potenza’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: Potenza’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Potenza | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | No | Yes | No | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Potenza 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District STRAFFORD 019 | Won | D+0.6 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District STRAFFORD 19 | Won | D+0.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Potenza has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District STRAFFORD 019 · since 2024
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District STRAFFORD 19 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Potenza has run against
- David Walker (R) · 2024 general, won
- James Connor (R) · 2022 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Potenza
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b9b6f587-2395-497d-8f04-dfaae1b3d7f4
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET