Catherine A. Rombeau
Running for: NH House Hillsborough County District 02
Awaiting response to our 2026 State Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Voting Record, 2024
Rombeau voted to consider repealing the Education Freedom Account program in 2022 (HB 1683). In 2023, Rombeau also voted against two bills that would expand eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program (HB 367 and HB 464). In 2024 Rep. Rombeau voted against several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs), including HB 1561, HB 1634, HB 1665, and HB 1677. Rombeau also voted for HB 1512, which would limit the EFA program to a budget.
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted against HB 591, a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted against cutting the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 (HB 155).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2024 Rep. Rombeau voted for HB 1291 (which would increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units), but voted against HB 1399 (which would make it easier to convert single family residence into two units) and HB 1400 (which would limit parking requirements, plus add tax credits for office conversions).
In 2025 Rep. Rombeau voted to continue allowing planning boards to differentiate based on the number of bedrooms in a residential development (SB 174).
In 2026 Rep. Rombeau voted to keep the Housing Champion designation and grant program (HB 1196).
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted to increase the maximum electric generating capacity to participate in net energy metering, from one to five megawatts (HB 523)
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Voting Record, 2024
Voted for a constitutional right to abortion before 24 weeks (CACR 23).
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Voting Record, 2026
In 2025 and 2026 Rep. Rombeau voted to consider increasing base per-pupil state school funding (HB 651 and HB 1826). Rep. Rombeau then voted against establishing a tax cap for local school districts (HB 675). Rep. Rombeau also voted to consider HB 1799, which would have redefined an "adequate education," increased how much funding the state must provide per pupil, and created a commission to study alternative methods of funding public schools besides property taxes. Lastly, Rep. Rombeau voted against HB 1815, which pushes back against New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings on what the state must fund for an adequate education.
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Voting Record, 2025
Voted to keep legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana (HB 198)
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Voting Record, 2022
Voted against a bill to legalize marijuana with the Liquor Commission regulating sales (HB 1598)
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Voting Record, 2023
Voted to repeal the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks (HB 271).
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Voting Record, 2026
Voted to consider allowing extreme risk protection orders/a "red flag law" (HB 106 and HB 1642), voted to consider expanding background checks for firearms (HB 59 and HB 56), voted to consider banning firearms in school zones (HB 32), and voted to establish a 3-day waiting period for firearm purchases (HB 76 and HB 56).
Rep. Rombeau also voted to continue to allow public colleges and universities to regulate firearms (HB 1793) and voted against excluding firearms and firearms accessories manufactured and sold in New Hampshire from federal regulation (HB 1697).
