Linda Vandecar Ryan
New Hampshire State Representative, District 504 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 0 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.6%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.0
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 3
- 2022–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Resources, Recreation and Development
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 Ryan sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Ryan is closer to the center than 92% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Jim Maggiore, Chris Herbert, Jared Sullivan
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Ryan’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats93%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
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: Ryan’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Ryan | 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 Ryan 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 04 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 504 | Won | Even | D+12.9 | −12.9 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 504 | Won | R+0.9 | D+20.3 | −21.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Ryan has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 504 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ryan has run against
- Sue Newman (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ryan
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d0a3a869-3612-4910-b31b-32a88667cb84
- Wikidata Q126708638
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET