Howard Pearl
New Hampshire State Senator, District 17 since 2022. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 23
- 36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.1
- 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.
- Energy and Natural Resources · vice chair
- Executive Departments and Administration · chair
- Finance
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
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 Pearl sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Pearl is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ruth Ward, James Gray, Sharon Carson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Pearl’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
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: Pearl’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Pearl | 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… | Yes | 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 Pearl 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 17 | Won | R+4.1 | R+13.2 | −9.1 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 17 | Won | R+15.5 | R+13.2 | +2.3 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 17 | Won | R+13.6 | R+8.5 | +5.1 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 26 | Won | R+11.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 26 | Won | R+3.0 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Merrimack 26 | Won | R+8.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 17 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 17 (primary) | Lost | −65.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Pearl has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 17 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District MERRIMACK 26 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pearl has run against
- Robert Lawliss (D) · 2026 election, won
- Kelly Roberts (D) · 2024 election, won
- Christine M. Tappan (D) · 2022 election, won
- Lorrie J. Carey (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Pearl
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/c4122c6a-ed23-492e-b813-59a0fed1ec86
- Wikidata Q118918055
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET