Valerie McDonnell
New Hampshire State Representative, District 725 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 2
- 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 10.2%
- Chamber median 5.8%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −0.5
- Won 2024
- Elections
- 3
- 2022–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education Policy and Administration
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Vetoed Jul 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McDonnell sits in the New Hampshire House of Representatives
McDonnell is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Lorie Ball, Dennis Mannion, Michael Vose
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With McDonnell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
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: McDonnell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | McDonnell | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 221: enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and… | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 152–167 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1337: repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders. | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 148–172 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1442: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 165–149 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | HB 1358: establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter… | Not voting | 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… | Not voting | Yes | No | Failed 101–206 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time McDonnell 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 Rockingham 25 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 725 | Won | D+0.5 | R+19.0 | −19.5 |
| 2022 | New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 725 | Won | D+0.8 | R+13.2 | −14.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats McDonnell has held
- New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 725 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who McDonnell has run against
- Joe Sweeney (R) · 2024 election, won
- Lorie Ball (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know McDonnell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/8c0d6811-045b-46ca-91c6-86e360249246
- Wikidata Q116191584
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET