Matthew Hicks
New Hampshire State Representative, District 624 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 1
- 2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 31.2%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +97.7
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Housing
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law May 2026
Failed in committee Oct 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hicks sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Hicks is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Billie Butler, Jean Jeudy, Manoj Chourasia
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Hicks’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
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: Hicks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hicks | 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 Hicks 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 24 | Won | D+97.7 | D+27.4 | +70.3 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 624 | Won | D+21.0 | — | — |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 624 | Won | D+27.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Hicks has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 624 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hicks has run against
- Nonpartisan (I) · 2026 general, won
- Thom Bloomquist (R) · 2024 election, won
- John Cate (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Hicks
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3e70b6de-08a4-4ee5-a1c5-482f9394c475
- Wikidata Q123423561
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET