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Representative Gerald Ward (D - Rock 27)

Represents: Portsmouth Ward 4
Committees: Election Law
Recorded roll call votes: Yea 1,570, Nay 1,500, Not Voting/Not Excused 67, Not Voting/Excused 156
Bills sponsored: 27, 1 as prime sponsor

Bills Sponsored

HB 341-FN (2026): requiring the secretary of state to check voter records prior to every election. (prime sponsor)
HB 1695 (2026): (New Title) preventing any guide or explanation regarding the effect of a proposed constitutional amendment from appearing on the ballot.
HB 1487-FN (2026): creating an independent commission to propose redistricting maps for the legislature to consider.
SB 219-FN (2025): requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.
HB 364 (2025): relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities.
SB 331-A (2024): relative to certain historic commemorations.
HB 1426-FN-A (2024): relative to establishing an advisory redistricting commission.
HB 1091 (2024): relative to the financing of political campaigns.
SB 73-FN (2023): relative to Help America Vote Act (HAVA) grants.
HB 1656-FN-A-LOCAL (2022): establishing a road usage registration fee and making an appropriation therefor.
HB 1277 (2022): relative to the reporting of cybersecurity incidents.
HB 1163 (2022): relative to over voted ballots.
HB 1096-FN (2022): prohibiting open carrying or display of a deadly weapon within 100 feet of a polling place.
HCR 5 (2021): supporting democracy and human rights in Hungary, Poland, and Hong Kong and supporting democracy in Taiwan.
HB 487 (2021): establishing an information technology supply chain risk authority.
HB 392 (2021): relative to the membership of local land use boards.
SB 65 (2020): relative to the start of the school year.
HB 1642-FN (2020): (New Title) prohibiting the state or a state official from using a face recognition system.
HB 539-FN (2019): (Second New Title) establishing a committee to study the implementation of Accessible Ballots.
HB 404 (2019): relative to a local option for liquefied natural gas storage facility sitings.
HB 315 (2019): (Second New Title) relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program and the accuracy and efficiency of voter registration systems.
SB 185 (2017): extending the community revitalization tax relief program to coastal properties subject to storm surge, sea level rise, and extreme precipitation.
SB 142 (2017): relative to honoring E. Maude Ferguson, the first woman elected to the New Hampshire senate.
SB 109 (2017): authorizing a moderator to conduct a verification count of machine-counted ballots.
HB 350-FN (2017): prohibiting possession of a firearm at a polling place.
HB 1214 (2016): allowing towns and cities to authorize an additional surcharge on hotel occupancy under the meals and rooms tax.
SB 187 (2013): (New Title) posthumously emancipating enslaved Africans in New Hampshire.

Recent Votes

August 19, 2026: HB2026, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB221, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB232, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB396, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1072, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1097, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1102, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1184, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1267, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1336, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1337, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1358, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1369, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1422, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1442, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB396, Reconsider — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB396, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: HB1491, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1565, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1610, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1643, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1726, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: HB1766, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: SB434, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: SB468, Veto Override — Yea
August 19, 2026: SB552, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: SB661, Veto Override — Nay
August 19, 2026: Affirm The Report — Yea
June 4, 2026: SB481, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1588, Adopt CofC Report — Yea
June 4, 2026: HB317, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1062, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1279, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB155, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1300, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB609, Table — Yea
June 4, 2026: HB1374, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
June 4, 2026: HB1376, Adopt CofC Report — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1610, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1358, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1792, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1336, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1681, Concur — Yea
May 21, 2026: HB232, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: HB1442, Concur — Nay
May 21, 2026: Affirm The Report — Yea
May 21, 2026: Remove From Table — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB409, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB430, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB434, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB498, Reconsider — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB574, Adopt Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB574, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: CACR12, Adopt Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: CACR12, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
May 14, 2026: CACR12, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB223, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB504, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB504, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB552, OTP — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB408, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB557, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB88, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB508, OTP — Nay
May 14, 2026: Table — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB643, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB653, Adopt Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB653, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB627, Interim Study — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB567, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB567, Table — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB567, OTPA — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB625, ITL — Yea
May 14, 2026: SB625, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB625, Adopt Floor Amendment — Nay
May 14, 2026: SB625, OTPA — Nay
May 7, 2026: HB564, Concur — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB669, Interim Study — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB481, OTPA — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB603, ITL — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB501, Table — Nay
May 7, 2026: SB520, Table — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB482, OTP — Yea
April 23, 2026: CACR11, OTP — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB460, Adopt Amendment — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB460, Table — Yea
April 23, 2026: SB586, Adopt Floor Amendment — Yea
April 23, 2026: SB101, Adopt Amendment — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB101, Adopt Amendment — Yea
April 23, 2026: SB101, OTPA — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB543, ITL — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB545, ITL — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB449, ITL — Nay
April 23, 2026: SB559, ITL — Nay
April 9, 2026: HB349, Veto Override — Nay
April 9, 2026: HB451, Veto Override — Yea
April 9, 2026: HB1689, Concur — Nay
April 9, 2026: SB620, OTPA — Yea
April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Yea
April 9, 2026: Shall Member Continue — Yea

And 3,193 earlier votes.

Representative Gerald Ward (D - Rock 27)

Bills Sponsored

Recent Votes

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