Paul Berch
New Hampshire State Representative, District 206 since 2012. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 9 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 7.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 0
- 0 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.5%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.1
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 10
- 2010–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary
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 Berch sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Berch is closer to the center than 66% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Kris Schultz, Peter Petrigno, Loren Foxx
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Berch’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills42%
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: Berch’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Berch | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Not voting | No | Yes | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Not voting | 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 Berch 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 Cheshire 06 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 206 | Won | D+0.1 | D+8.9 | −8.8 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 | Won | R+0.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 | Won | R+1.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 | Won | R+1.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 | Won | R+1.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 (primary) | Won | −1.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 | Won | R+1.2 | — | — |
| 2010 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Cheshire 1 | Lost | R+7.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Berch has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 206 · since 2024
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 201 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Berch has run against
- Cathryn Harvey (D) · 2024 election, won
- Michael D. Abbott (D) · 2020 election, won
- William Butynski (D) · 2012 election, won
- Robert W. Moore Jr. (R) · 2010 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Berch
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f96a072d-9add-44b0-8028-0ec057f31f52
- Wikidata Q88520309
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET