Former member of Congress · last served 111th Congress
Paul W. Hodes
Paul Hodes was a Democratic U.S. representative from New Hampshire, first elected to Congress in 2007, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (110th–111th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 5918 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment tax credit for biomass heating property and repeal the passive activity limitation…Jul 29, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.Res. 1570 Supporting the preservation of internet entrepreneurs and small businesses.Jul 29, 2010 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.J.Res. 82 Proposing the "Doris 'Granny D' Haddock Amendment of 2010" to the Constitution of the United States regarding the authority of Congress and the States to…Jun 15, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- H.Res. 1283 Honoring and thanking Dave Brubeck for his contributions to American music and cultural diplomacy.May 27, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- H.R. 4857 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow amounts to be transferred from a qualified tuition program to the Thrift Savings Plan for the benefit of any…May 25, 2010 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 2851 (110th) Michelle's LawBecame law
- H.Res. 159 (111th) Honoring the New Hampshire State Senate for becoming the 1st statewide legislative body with a majority of women in the United States.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 2192 (110th) To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans Affairs.Passed a chamber
- H.R. 3873 (110th) Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007Passed a chamber
- H.R. 1387 (111th) Electronic Message Preservation ActPassed a chamber
- H.Res. 943 (110th) Remembering the space shuttle Challenger disaster and honoring its crew members, who lost their lives on January 28, 1986.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1335 (110th) Celebrating the 120-year partnership between the Government and State veterans homes.Passed a chamber
- H.Res. 1435 (110th) Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the 1938 occurrence of Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass.Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Hodes has won
Rep. Hodes has won 2 U.S. House elections (2006–2008). Of the contested races, margins ran from 7.1 to 15.0 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has New Hampshire’s 2nd district done while Rep. Hodes served?
2007 to 2010 in NH-2: typical household income was down 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was up 2.5 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was up 2.9 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in New Hampshire’s 2nd district during Hodes’s time representing it (2007 to 2011). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
One set of district lines. NH-2’s lines did not change in these years, so every year can be compared. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
111th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 32 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 32 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 0 | None listed |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 111th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.