Kat McGhee
New Hampshire State Representative, District 535 since 2018. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 0
- 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.3%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −0.1
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Science, Technology and Energy
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in committee Mar 2026
Failed in committee Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McGhee sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
McGhee is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Peggy Balboni, James Newsom, David Paige
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With McGhee’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: McGhee’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | McGhee | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | No | No | Yes | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | No | No | Yes | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | No | No | Yes | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | No | No | Yes | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | No | No | Yes | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time McGhee 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 House of Representatives: State House District Hillsborough 35 | Lost | — | D+12.3 | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 535 | Won | R+0.1 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 535 | Won | D+0.3 | — | — |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 527 | Won | R+0.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, HILLSBOROUGH 40 | Won | D+4.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, HILLSBOROUGH 40 | Lost | R+6.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 527 | Lost | R+14.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 527 (primary) | Won | +26.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 527 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 527 | Lost | R+10.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats McGhee has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 535 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 527 · since 2020
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District HILLSBOROUGH 40 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McGhee has run against
- Democratic (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Liz Barbour (R) · 2024 election, won
- Ben Ming (D) · 2022 election, won
- Susan E. Homola (R) · 2020 election, won
- Keith Ammon (R) · 2018 election, won
- Jim Belanger (R) · 2014 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know McGhee
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4c8bec8a-e86d-4316-8b2e-2f8c4157cae5
- Wikidata Q125424078
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET