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DState Representative · District Grafton 12
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: New Hampshire House Grafton 12
Russ Muirhead is a Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from Grafton 12 who has held the seat since December 2, 2020 and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] His career includes work as an author and as a political science teacher at Dartmouth College.[1]
Russell Muirhead, who is also known as Russ, lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, and graduated from Central High School.[1] His career experience includes working as an author and a political science teacher at Dartmouth College.[1] Muirhead was assigned to the House Election Law Committee in the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 sessions.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Russ Muirhead is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for New Hampshire House Grafton 12 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
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Terry SpahrState Representative · District Grafton 12DAlso on the 2026 ballot: New Hampshire House Grafton 12New HampshireTheir 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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
relative to parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools.
Dec 17, 2025 · Failed 181–170 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools.
Bars schools from giving minor students material harmful to minors, requires school boards to adopt a parent complaint and appeal process, and lets aggrieved persons, the attorney general, or the education department sue schools not following it, for at least $1,000 per violation.
Dec 17, 2025 · Failed 183–167 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Lets a withdrawing district's voters alone decide, by a 3/5 vote, to leave a cooperative school district, requires voters in all towns a school serves to approve closing it unless the host town keeps it open by agreement, and has boards review governing documents every three years.
Jun 4, 2026 · Passed 179–161 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Defines female and male by biology, requires bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and town-owned buildings to be used by sex, lets businesses open to the public do the same, houses inmates by sex, and bars citing gender identity to access single-sex spaces.
Mar 5, 2026 · Passed 181–164 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
relative to exemption from immunization requirements on the basis of religious belief.
Lets a parent or guardian claim a religious exemption from childhood vaccination requirements with only a signed written statement that the child has not been immunized because of religious belief, replacing the reference to a required form.
Dec 17, 2025 · Failed 176–175 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
relative to religious exemption from immunization requirements.
Sets the wording of the form parents or guardians sign to claim a religious exemption from childhood vaccination requirements, including a statement that they hold sincere religious beliefs requiring refusal of the vaccines.
Mar 11, 2026 · Passed 179–150 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
modifying the requirements of suicide prevention education policies in schools.
As introduced, changes school suicide prevention training so staff complete it within 30 days of being hired and every two years after, instead of at least two hours every year.
Mar 5, 2026 · Passed 183–167 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
relative to the phasing out of the minimum electric renewable portfolio standard.
Mar 13, 2025 · Passed 189–173 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
relative to a road salt fee to support certified winter road maintenance practices.
As introduced, imposes a $4-per-ton fee on bulk road salt, salt mix and brine sold to New Hampshire businesses, organizations, municipalities and state agencies, paid yearly by bulk sellers into a fund that gives grants to the state, municipalities and businesses certified in winter salt-application programs.
Feb 12, 2026 · Passed 177–156 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
(New Title) relative to regulated conditional deposits.
On the version voted Aug 19, 2026: 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.
May 21, 2026 · Passed 180–162 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding.
Lets towns use revolving funds to install and maintain electric-vehicle charging stations, and bars parking in signed charging spaces unless the vehicle is charging, with a minimum $62 fine.
May 22, 2025 · Passed 195–163 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
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 DemocratsOfficial 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 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗
establishing consumer protections for digital access transaction kiosks.
Apr 23, 2026 · Passed 214–140 · with most DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Bars nationals of the People's Republic of China from enrolling in master's or doctoral programs, taking part in research, or holding full-time jobs at New Hampshire's public colleges and universities, with penalties for individuals and institutions that violate the ban.
Mar 11, 2026 · Failed 157–173 · with most DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 5 of 397 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Housing & rent (1), Foreign affairs & defense (1), Education & families (1)
relative to requiring an official declaration of war for the activation of the New Hampshire national guard in a foreign state.
What it does: 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 co…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 114–43, Republicans 45–138
Jan 8, 2026Official record ↗
requiring high schools to include instruction on the nature and history of communism.
What it does: Requires public high schools to provide at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism, either as a standalone activity or within an existing course, beginning September 1, 2025.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 7–161, Republicans 192–12
Mar 27, 2025Official record ↗
enabling municipalities to tax standing wood and timber on land used for carbon sequestration.
What it does: Applies the 10 percent timber yield tax to land enrolled to generate carbon offset credits, taxing owners each year on the net value of credits sold, and requires those owners to register their projects and report cre…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 136–26, Republicans 61–130
Mar 13, 2025Official record ↗
prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
What it does: As introduced, bans smoking tobacco or using e-cigarettes in a motor vehicle while a child under 16 is inside, with a $100 fine, enforceable only when police stop a driver for another suspected violation.
Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 10–154, Republicans 201–3
Feb 20, 2025Official record ↗
relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and making appropriations therefor.
What it does: As introduced, creates a twice-yearly state charge on homes valued over $1 million that are not a primary residence, at $2.50 per $500 of value above $1 million, to fund housing programs. Appropriates money for housin…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 100–50, Republicans 0–184
Mar 11, 2026Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
With 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 parental notice for non-academic surveys in public schools.
With most of their party · Failed 181–170 · Yes 181–No 170 · Democrats 0–163, Republicans 180–7
Dec 17, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 181–164 · Yes 181–No 164 · Democrats 0–160, Republicans 180–4
Mar 5, 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 ↗
relative to prohibiting obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools.
With most of their party · Failed 183–167 · Yes 183–No 167 · Democrats 0–162, Republicans 182–5
Dec 17, 2025Official 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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