Louise Andrus
New Hampshire State Representative, District 605 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 12.2%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 87%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.3
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 5
- 2018–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in committee Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Andrus sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Andrus is closer to the center than 93% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tanya Donnelly, Jodi Nelson, Charlie Foote
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Andrus’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans87%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Andrus’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Andrus | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 150–166 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1726: relative to the sale of surplus state-owned land and establishing a commission to study… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Andrus 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 Merrimack 05 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 605 | Won | R+4.3 | R+15.0 | −10.7 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 605 | Won | R+3.4 | R+8.8 | −5.4 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 601 | Won | R+7.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 601 | Lost | D+1.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Andrus has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 605 · since 2022
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 601 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Andrus has run against
- Deborah Aylward (R) · 2024 election, won
- Ken Wells (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Andrus
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4f84e968-9226-470f-bde4-4163efc19593
- Wikidata Q130261380
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET