Kevin Avard
New Hampshire State Senator, District 12 since 2014. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 10
- 39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 14.4%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −4.2
- Lost 2026
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 · chair
- Health and Human Services · vice chair
- Rules and Enrolled Bills · chair
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Avard sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Avard is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bill Gannon, Mark McConkey, Dan Innis
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Avard’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%
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: Avard’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Avard | 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… | No | 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 Avard 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 Senate District 12 | Lost | D+4.2 | D+2.7 | −1.5 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+11.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+2.5 | — | — |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+2.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 | Lost | D+0.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+2.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+1.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 (primary) | Lost | −99.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 (primary) | Won | +7.4 | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 528 | Lost | D+0.8 | — | — |
| 2010 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 520 | Won | D+4.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Avard has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 · since 2020
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 12 · since 2014
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 520 · 2010–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Avard has run against
- Carryl Roy (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Ben Ming (D) · 2024 election, won
- Melanie Levesque (D) · 2022 election, won
- Peggy Gilmour (D) · 2016 election, won
- Sylvia E. Gale (D) · 2012 election, lost
- Carl W. Seidel (R) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Avard
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b99b0bbb-4710-43c7-a6b5-0e04524eedf0
- Wikidata Q47015102
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET