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On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: New Hampshire House Belknap 2
Matt Coker is a Republican state representative from Belknap 2 who has represented the district since December 2024 after an earlier term in the same seat from 2022 to 2024 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] Coker is an airline pilot whose stated priorities are keeping taxes low, cutting red tape and preserving New Hampshire's character.[1][3]
Matt Coker was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and earned a bachelor's degree from Liberty University in 2012.[1] His career experience includes working as an airline pilot, and he has been affiliated with the Air Line Pilots Association.[1]
In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, Coker said he moved to New Hampshire from Florida more than ten years earlier and described himself as a father of three daughters.[3] He said his three main priorities are keeping taxes low, cutting red tape and making government work for residents while maintaining New Hampshire's character.[3] He said he sponsored bills to reduce government red tape, including one to end inspections on brand-new vehicles, and bills on cyanobacteria mitigation in lakes.[3]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Matt Coker is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for New Hampshire House Belknap 2 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
repealing the child care grant program administered by the department of health and human services.
Repeals a 2025 requirement that the Department of Health and Human Services include full funding for certain child care workforce programs in its two-year budget request.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 170–153 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As amended by the House, requires each school district to adopt an open enrollment policy letting parents apply to any public school, subject to district-set capacity and limited denial grounds; the state pays aid to receiving schools, and no tuition is charged.
Apr 23, 2026 · Passed 182–172 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Feb 19, 2026 · Passed 184–164 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Ends the state refugee resettlement program in the health and human services department, requires its contracts to be terminated, and bars state agencies from accepting or spending money on refugee resettlement, including payments to towns or nonprofit groups.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 170–164 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Lets public and private entities separate people by biological sex in shared bathrooms and locker rooms, certain sports, and prisons and similar secure facilities without it counting as discrimination; government buildings that do so must also offer a single-occupancy bathroom open to all.
Mar 11, 2026 · Failed 156–171 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, proposes a state constitutional amendment making marriage a fundamental civil right and barring the state from denying or limiting marriage based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or race, for voters to decide in November 2026.
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 176–162 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Bars the health department from seeking SNAP work-requirement waivers without legislative approval or loosening eligibility standards unless federal law requires, mandates regular data checks of recipients' income, incarceration, lottery winnings, and citizenship, and removes out-of-state-only users found nonresident or unresponsive.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 172–161 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets.
Lets counties, if commissioners agree and a majority of county voters approve, move their two-year budget to years without a state election, and revises how towns adopt, rescind and elect budget committees and how first cooperative school budget committee members are appointed.
May 14, 2026 · Passed 164–145 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings.
Changes how towns with official-ballot meetings calculate their default budget, reducing it for salaries and benefits of eliminated positions and of positions vacant since before the prior year's budget, and basing pay on actual salaries of filled positions.
Dec 17, 2025 · Failed 178–175 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 179–161 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, bars public and charter schools from holding vaccination clinics during school hours and requires a parent or guardian to be present whenever a child is vaccinated at a school clinic; school nurses' existing duties are unaffected.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 172–154 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
repealing the New Hampshire vaccine association.
Repeals the state law that establishes the New Hampshire Vaccine Association, eliminating the association's chapter of state law entirely.
Mar 6, 2025 · Passed 189–181 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Mar 26, 2026 · Passed 189–162 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
(New Title) relative to changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards.
Repeals the separate Class II (solar) requirement of the state's renewable portfolio standard and replaces inflation-adjusted alternative compliance payments with fixed rates of $42 for Classes I and III ($30 for Class I thermal) and $37 for Class IV.
Jan 7, 2026 · Passed 175–152 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Requires electric utilities to offer alternative net metering tariffs under a 2017 utility commission order, sets terms for industrial customer-generators between 1 and 5 megawatts, and allows energy storage with net metering under Department of Energy installation rules.
Apr 23, 2026 · Passed 181–158 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
Lets landlords accept an extra deposit of up to one month's rent from applicants who fail disclosed screening criteria such as credit score, income, prior evictions, unpaid judgments or references, with written notice and a right to re-screening; also says advance rent need not be escrowed.
Aug 19, 2026 · Failed 159–155 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Makes it a misdemeanor for an unlawfully present immigrant previously convicted of a felony and deported or who left the country, as confirmed by federal authorities, to occupy or rent property, and directs sheriffs to arrest such people during evictions when safely possible.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 181–154 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
relative to eviction safeguards for tenants whose Social Security payments are disrupted.
As introduced, gives residential tenants who miss rent because their monthly Social Security benefits are unexpectedly halted a 90-day grace period to find other housing or funding, starting January 1, 2027.
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 186–155 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.
Tightens rules for driver's licenses issued to noncitizens living in the state temporarily, bars renewals for noncitizens without proof of permanent residency, bars licenses for asylees until permanent residency is granted, and requires a distinct marking on such licenses.
Mar 13, 2025 · Passed 198–162 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Raises tolls at the Hooksett, Bedford, Hampton, Dover and Rochester turnpike plazas starting January 1, 2027, setting separate cash and E-ZPass rates such as $2.00 and $0.70 for cars at Hooksett, and offers free E-ZPass transponders for 210 days.
May 14, 2026 · Failed 151–157 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As passed by the House, requires commercial driver's license tests in English only, without interpreters except under federal exemptions, and makes drivers licensed in the past five years who tested in another language or with an interpreter retest in English within 90 days or lose their license.
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 194–156 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
preventing the dissemination of deepfake materials of political candidates before an election.
As introduced, bars distributing deepfakes of candidates, election officials or parties within 90 days of an election unless labeled as manipulated, and lets depicted candidates and officials sue. Exempts news reports, satire, parody and platforms hosting others' content.
Mar 20, 2025 · Passed 201–169 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
prohibiting the sale of location and other sensitive data regarding children.
As introduced, bars businesses covered by the state's consumer data privacy law from selling location data and other sensitive data about children, starting January 1, 2027.
Feb 12, 2026 · Passed 214–145 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks.
Apr 23, 2026 · Passed 214–140 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Urges the federal government to reject compliance with the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and asks other state legislatures to join in that request.
Feb 13, 2025 · Passed 204–163 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Bars releasing New Hampshire National Guard members from the state into active-duty combat unless Congress has declared war or formally called out the Guard under the U.S. Constitution, and requires the governor to comply.
Jan 8, 2026 · Failed 159–182 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 140 of 378 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Health & care (39), Jobs & cost of living (33), Education & families (31)
relative to the rights of conscience for medical professionals.
What it does: Requires health care institutions to notify employees who provide abortion services each year that they may request an accommodation for religious or moral objections to directly participating in abortions and may com…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–142, Republicans 165–12
Aug 19, 2026Official record ↗
relative to employer notice of department of labor investigations.
What it does: Requires the labor commissioner to give employers at least 30 days' notice before a visit or inspection and at least 30 days to answer document or interview demands, with exceptions for recent violators, imminent safe…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–144, Republicans 159–15
Aug 19, 2026Official record ↗
repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders.
What it does: Repeals the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders, along with its seat on the developmental services quality council and its consulting role in the blue envelope driver program, effective December 31, 2027.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–144, Republicans 147–28
Aug 19, 2026Official record ↗
(New Title) establishing a commission to study transitioning all public schools to public charter schools.
What it does: Creates an eight-member commission of legislators, the education commissioner and school representatives to study the feasibility and effects of converting all New Hampshire public schools into public charter schools,…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–143, Republicans 149–23
Aug 19, 2026Official record ↗
relative to health insurance coverage for prosthetics.
What it does: Requires group health insurers and the state employee health plan to cover prosthetic devices for adults, including activity-specific devices, which insurers may limit to one every five years, starting January 1, 2028…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–155, Republicans 158–22
May 14, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Against most of their party · Passed 170–164 · Yes 170–No 164 · Democrats 0–156, Republicans 169–8
Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Failed 156–171 · Yes 156–No 171 · Democrats 154–1, Republicans 2–169
Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 172–161 · Yes 172–No 161 · Democrats 0–155, Republicans 171–6
Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗
enabling counties to change the dates of their biennial budgets.
With most of their party · Passed 164–145 · Yes 164–No 145 · Democrats 0–144, Republicans 163–1
May 14, 2026Official record ↗
relative to the reductions from the default budget for official ballot town meetings.
With most of their party · Failed 178–175 · Yes 178–No 175 · Democrats 0–163, Republicans 177–12
Dec 17, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 164–150 · Yes 164–No 150 · Democrats 0–145, Republicans 163–5
May 14, 2026Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Passed 176–162 · Yes 176–No 162 · Democrats 0–156, Republicans 175–6
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Against most of their party · Passed 179–161 · Yes 179–No 161 · Democrats 0–157, Republicans 178–4
Mar 12, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Requires health care institutions to notify employees who provide abortion services each year that they may request an accommodation for religious or moral objections to directly participating in abortions and may complain to the attorney general, who must report substantiated complaints annually.
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Requires the labor commissioner to give employers at least 30 days' notice before a visit or inspection and at least 30 days to answer document or interview demands, with exceptions for recent violators, imminent safety risks, likely evidence destruction, certain safety inspections and owner consent.
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Motion: Veto Override
Lets public bodies issue emergency no-trespass orders for public property lasting up to 35 days, with longer orders needing a roll call vote, a one-year maximum, and a right to a hearing and appeal to superior court.
Motion: Veto Override
Requires school boards and charter school trustees to adopt a policy barring non-school persons, and school-employed attorneys, paralegals or law enforcement, from questioning a minor student without written parental permission, and to ask adult students whether to notify parents; child-welfare inquiries excepted.
Motion: Veto Override
Lets landlords accept an extra deposit of up to one month's rent from applicants who fail disclosed screening criteria such as credit score, income, prior evictions, unpaid judgments or references, with written notice and a right to re-screening; also says advance rent need not be escrowed.
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