Sen. Sharon Carson (R)

B+

Sharon Carson earned a B+ (85.9%) in NHLA's 2026 Liberty Rating, voting with liberty on 24 of 28 scored roll calls.

Senate · Senate-14 · Republican
Represents: Auburn, Hudson, Londonderry

Liberty Rating by year

YearGradeScoreDistrict
2026B+85.9%Senate-14
2025B74.5%Senate-14
2024C58.3%Senate-14
2023C-49.1%Senate-14
2022C58.2%Senate-14
2021C+60.7%Senate-14
2020C+65.5%Senate-14
2019B75.2%Senate-14
2018C-43.2%Senate-14
2017C+63.0%Senate-14
2016C+65.3%Senate-14
2015B+76.1%Senate-14
2014C-44.2%Senate-14
2013B-64.9%Senate-14
2012C+56.1%—
2011B-65.5%—
2010B70.6%Senate-14
2009B-63.2%Senate-14
2008B+78.0%Rockingham-03
2007C+63.0%Rockingham-03
2006C+60.0%Rockingham-03

Scored votes, 2026

28 scored roll calls: 24 with liberty, 4 against, 0 not voting

How to read a vote: NHLA recommends Yea or Nay on each motion. Motions of Ought to Pass (OTP), Ought to Pass with Amendment (OTPA) and adopting a Committee of Conference report pass a bill; Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL), Table, Indefinitely Postpone and Interim Study (IS) kill or shelve it. So a Yea on ITL can be the pro-liberty vote. "With liberty" below means the legislator voted the way NHLA recommended on that motion. Scores rest mainly on these roll calls, with a small modifier for bill sponsorship.

DateBillMotionNHLAVotedResult
Jan 7HB451establishing the paint product stewardship program.OTPNayNay With liberty13-11
Jan 29SB101authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state.Committee AmendmentYeaYea With liberty14-10
Jan 29SB101authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state.OTPAYeaYea With liberty14-10
Jan 29SB634enabling municipalities to adopt a municipal occupancy fee.ITLYeaYea With liberty15-9
Feb 5SB582modifying the base cost of an adequate education.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 5SB584increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 5SB463relative to possession of firearms in safe school zones.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 5SB555relative to critical risk protection orders.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 5SB651relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.TableNayYea Against15-9
Feb 19SB430relative to mandatory disclosure by school district employees to parents.OTPAYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 19SB434relative to regulation of public school materials.OTPAYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 19SB532increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 19SB576adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 19CACR12relating to voting on broad-based taxes. Providing that a supermajority vote of the general court shall be required to enact any broad-bases taxes.OTPYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 19SB601relative to the allocation and disbursement of state contributions for non-state employer pension costs under the New Hampshire retirement system.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Feb 19SB467relative to the penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses and establishing a mandatory minimum sentence for the crime of distribution of a controlled drug with death resulting.OTPNayYea Against16-8
Mar 5HB323requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.OTPYeaYea With liberty16-8
Mar 5SB552permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.OTPYeaYea With liberty16-8
Mar 5SB554repealing the limitation of liability for certain design features of firearms.ITLYeaYea With liberty16-8
Mar 5HB186relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis and making appropriations therefor.TableNayYea Against15-9
Mar 26HB1815relative to education financing.OTPYeaYea With liberty16-8
Apr 16HB1442limiting the use of certain facilities on the basis of sex and redefining the term "gender identity."OTPAYeaYea With liberty15-8
May 7HB1268(New Title) modifying the structure and administration of home education programs.Ought to Pass with Amendment- Sections 1-10 and the effective dateYeaYea With liberty14-8
May 7HB1374relative to the procedures for withdrawal from a cooperative school district.OTPAYeaYea With liberty14-8
May 14HB1793prohibiting public colleges and universities from regulating the possession or carrying of firearms and non-lethal weapons on campus.OTPANayYea Against14-8
May 14HB1792prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations.FLAMYeaYea With liberty15-8
Jun 4HB609relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.Conference Committee ReportYeaYea With liberty15-8
Jun 4HB1300(Second New Title) establishing a school district local tax cap question for the state general election of 2026 and related limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts.Conference Committee ReportYeaYea With liberty15-8

Grades and votes are from the NHLA Liberty Rating; the votes themselves are the New Hampshire General Court’s public record. See every legislator.