David Rochefort
New Hampshire State Senator, District 1 since 2024. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 12
- 28 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Health and Human Services · chair
- Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Rochefort sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Rochefort is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Regina Birdsell, Tim McGough, Daryl Abbas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Rochefort’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills24%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New Hampshire State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Rochefort’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Rochefort | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 8–16 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 535: defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and… | No | No | No | Failed 5–19 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 434: relative to regulation of public school materials. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 468: relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Rochefort 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 1 | Won | R+6.7 | R+9.0 | −2.3 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 1 | Won | R+13.7 | R+9.0 | +4.7 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 401 | Won | D+0.5 | R+1.3 | −1.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Rochefort has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 1 · since 2024
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 401 · 2022–2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rochefort has run against
- Cathleen Fountain (D) · 2026 election, won
- Rusty Talbot (D) · 2024 election, won
- Matthew Simon (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Rochefort
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e849b9fb-0e1d-4ed5-b684-2a6b3520be6a
- Wikidata Q123630791
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET