Regina Birdsell
New Hampshire State Senator, District 19 since 2014. Ran in 10 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 14
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.1
- 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.
- Commerce
- Finance
- Health and Human Services
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jul 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Birdsell sits in the New Hampshire State Senate
Birdsell is closer to the center than 56% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: David Rochefort, Tim McGough, Daryl Abbas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Birdsell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New Hampshire State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Birdsell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Birdsell | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 475: relative to pet vendor foster homes, defining pet vendor foster facility, and relative to… | No | Yes | No | Failed 8–16 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 535: defining residential breeder and imported animal for the purposes of animal transfers and… | No | No | No | Failed 5–19 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 434: relative to regulation of public school materials. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | SB 468: relative to enabling alternative treatment centers to operate a greenhouse cultivation… | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 16–8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1766: relative to cruelty to livestock. | No | Yes | No | Failed 11–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Birdsell 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 State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+5.1 | R+13.2 | −8.1 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+21.6 | R+13.2 | +8.4 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 | Won | — | R+7.9 | — |
| 2020 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+15.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+13.6 | — | — |
| 2016 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+16.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 | Won | R+22.8 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 (primary) | Lost | −99.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 (primary) | Won | +9.1 | — | — |
| 2012 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 713 | Won | D+1.0 | — | — |
| 2010 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 8 | Won | D+1.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Birdsell has held
- New Hampshire State Senate, District 19 · since 2014
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 713 · 2012–2014
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District ROCKINGHAM 8 · 2010–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Birdsell has run against
- Michelle Moge (D) · 2026 election, won
- Joshua Bourdon (D) · 2020 election, won
- Kristina Durocher (D) · 2018 election, won
- Kristi St. Laurent (D) · 2016 election, won
- Kristi Saintlaurent (D) · 2014 election, won
- Kevin P. Saintjames (R) · 2012 election, won
- Norman L. Major (R) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Birdsell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/461c9024-c8c3-44a5-91d6-015a6587db5f
- Wikidata Q59679663
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET