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BOWERS: “UPDATED” RINO Report Card for 2026

Editor’s note: The full list of reps was cropped in the original 2026 RINO Report Card. We have updated the post to include the entire list for your reconsideration. Originally published July 6, 2026 The New Hampshire General Court (i.e., our legislature) has finished for the year, except for a few votes on the Governor’s vetoes. … Read more

RINO Report Card for 2025 (through crossover)

The New Hampshire General Court, our legislature, has reached “crossover.” The House has acted on all its bills and has begun to address Senate Bills. The Senate has done the converse. I have crunched the numbers, i.e., the voting records in 2025 through crossover, to determine objectively which members are RINOs—Republicans In Name Only. I … Read more

The Good Guys

Previous issues of the RINO Report highlighted the terrible voting records of five RINOs in the upcoming primaries. This issue highlights some of the Good Guys who deserve to be reelected. These candidates are selected based on their RINO scores and their HRA scores. Belknap 5 (Laconia 1, 3, 4, 5, 6) has a 5 for … Read more

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Rino Report – David Nagel

By Spec Bowers – David Nagel’s short voting record puts him in the bottom (i.e., worst) 10 of all Republicans for the current biennium. More than 95% of Republican Reps supported SB272 (Parents’ Bill of Rights in Education), which, among other things, says that teachers should not lie to parents about potential gender transitioning of … Read more

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Rino Report – Joseph Guthrie

Joseph Guthrie has a terrible voting record. Rockingham 15 has a 3 for 2-primary. One opponent, Lilli Walsh, has a middle-of-the-road record. The other, Cale Houston, does not have a record.  Lilli Walsh contact info: Lilli@lilliwalsh.com, (978) 228-5116 Cale Houston’s contact info: [Not available at publication] Bad votes by Guthrie, Joseph (R, Hampstead) Cost of Living     voted … Read more

RINO Report – David Bickford

David Bickford has one of the worst voting records of all time. Bickford’s opponent in Strafford 3 is Susan DeRoy. She does not have a record, but her website (https://deroy4nh.com) suggests that she will vote well. She describes herself as a constitutionalist and lists her main issues as “End Wasteful Spending, Embrace Educational Freedom, Reduce Energy Costs, … Read more

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Rino Report -Mike Bordes

In his four years, Bordes has gone from poor to bad to terrible. In the last two years, he has been ranked second or third worst among Republicans. In 2023, Mike Bordes had the second-worst score of all 200 Republicans. He voted 37 times with Democrats against a supermajority of Republicans, in most cases 95%. … Read more

RINO Report – Bonnie Ham

Bonnie Ham has one of the worst voting records of all time.  Her opponent in Grafton 3 is Paul Schirduan. Ham won their 2022 primary by only four votes. Schirduan is a veteran of four years in the US Air Force and later worked as a civilian with the US Navy. His contact info is paulschirduan@hotmail.com, 603-728-8367. Bad … Read more

RINO Report – The Primaries, 2024

Now is the time for all good Republicans to come to the aid of their State. The primary elections are barely a month away. While most voters are focused on the top races for Governor and Congress, we should also pay attention to the State Rep races. Some of the worst RINOs are on the … Read more

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2024 RINO Report Card (Through Crossover)

The New Hampshire General Court (i.e., our legislature) has reached “crossover.” The House has acted on all its bills and has started to deal with Senate Bills. The Senate has done the converse. I have crunched the numbers – i.e., the voting records of 2024 through crossover – to determine objectively which members are RINOs … Read more

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RINO Report – Belknap County

For someone who analyzes voting records, it is sad to see how Belknap has changed. For the last decade, the Belknap delegation (the group of State Reps from Belknap) has had the best voting record of all counties.

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Republican Primary: The RINO Report – WINS!

We’ve been pointing out some of the worst RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) that decided to run in Tuesday’s primaries across the State.  Thanks to Spec for compiling these records where “RINO” is defined as a vote by a given NH State Rep that ran contrary to the majority of Republicans on a given bill.

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RINO Report: Dennis Acton

Fremont has a 2 for 1 primary. Emily Phillips is a newcomer, and Dennis Acton is a RINO. Acton is not quite as bad as some of the other RINOs, But Phillips could hardly be as bad and likely would be much better.

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RINO Report: David Bickford

Strafford county district 3 (New Durham, Middleton) has a 2 for 1 primary. Mackenzie Brisson is a promising newcomer who could be great. (More info here:  www.citizenscount.org/candidate/mackenzie-brisson/running). David Bickford is a multi-term RINO who might be hoping that people have forgotten about his terrible voting record. This report is based on his record from 2013-16. … Read more

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RINO Report: Aboul Khan and Jason Janvrin

Seabrook, like many other towns, has two districts. Unlike most towns, All of the candidates have voting records, i.e. they are current or recent Reps. Rockingham 30 (Seabrook alone) has a 3 for 2 primary. There are two good guys and one bad buy. Tina Harley had one of the best records of all Republicans … Read more

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RINO Report: Jim Mason

Franklin has a 3 for 2 primary. The candidates are good, bad, and unknown – or perhaps we might say excellent, terrible, and promising. Dave Testerman is a 3-term Rep with an excellent record, better than 80% of all Republicans during the last six years. Ernesto Gonzales is a newcomer. I am told that “He is … Read more

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RINO Report: Betty Gay

Salem has a 13 for 9 primary, the second largest (after Derry) of all towns. Sadly not a single one of the candidates has an excellent voting record. Four have records that are average, neither bad nor good. One has a mediocre-poor record, and one has a terrible record. Doucette, Janigian, Sweeney, and Vandecasteele are … Read more

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