Tom Ploszaj
New Hampshire State Representative, District 1 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 5 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 0 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −3.2
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 6
- 2014–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated 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 Ploszaj sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
Every member placed by roll-call votes.
Closest: Linda Franz, Mike Murphy, Dick Thackston
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Ploszaj’s party
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of independents 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: Ploszaj’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most independents.
| Date | Bill | Ploszaj | Caucus majority | Other party | 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 | Yes | 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 Ploszaj 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, District 1 | Lost | −3.2 | +7.3 | −10.5 |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 1 | Won | +14.6 | +7.3 | +7.3 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 1 | Won | +8.3 | +6.1 | +2.2 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 1 | Won | +20.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 17 (primary) | Lost | −48.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, Grafton 17 (primary) | Lost | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Ploszaj has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 1 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ploszaj has run against
- Amber Schaefer (D) · 2026 election, lost
- David Rose (D) · 2024 election, won
- Sean Kavanagh (D) · 2022 election, won
- Robert Joseph Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ploszaj
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8f685697-5fb0-4966-8cd0-ad3059650f8d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET