Linda DiSilvestro
New Hampshire State Representative, District 517 since 2012. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 9 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 0
- 0 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 14.9%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.9
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 9
- 2012–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where DiSilvestro sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
DiSilvestro is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Will Darby, Jerry Stringham, Chris Herbert
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With DiSilvestro’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
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: DiSilvestro’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | DiSilvestro | 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… | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time DiSilvestro 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 517 | Won | D+4.9 | D+7.7 | −2.8 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 517 | Won | D+1.6 | D+19.4 | −17.8 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 | Won | D+4.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 | Won | D+4.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 | Won | D+0.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 | Won | R+0.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 (primary) | Won | −3.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 | Won | D+3.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats DiSilvestro has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 517 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 509 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who DiSilvestro has run against
- David Preece (D) · 2024 election, won
- Iz Piedra (D) · 2020 election, won
- William J. Oneil (D) · 2016 election, won
- Robert B. Thompson (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know DiSilvestro
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a9f75dde-f348-4c7a-90c9-a785ee2de208
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET