The Bedford Rep Report #6

We keep an eye on your elected Representatives so you won't have to.

2015 Scores

It's been a while since we've posted a report on how your Bedford Representatives to the NH legislature are doing.

We thought we'd start with the overall scores they received from the House Republican Alliance at the end of the 2015 term. These scores are based on their adherence to the Republican platform.

Note: These scores are based on the number of bills voted upon which varies with each Rep. For example, if a Rep missed 50% of the 100 votes used for the ratings, and thus only voted 50 times, but voted correctly each time, he or she would have a score of 100%.

Murphy, Keith (R, Bedford) 99.0% (99% attendance)
Gould, Linda (R, Bedford) 93.0% (100% attendance)
Sanborn, Laurie (R, Bedford) 89.5% (76.0% attendance)
Fromuth, Bart (R, Bedford) 85.9% (92.0% attendance)
Peterson, Ken (R, Bedford) 72.7% (99.0% attendance)
Danielson, David (R, Bedford) 68.0% (97.0% attendance)
Wolf, Terry (R, Bedford) 64.6% (99.0% attendance)

2016 Scores

Currently, here is how your Reps have done so far in 2016. This percentage grade is based on a different standard which indicates how often they actually voted with other Republicans.

Wolf, Terry (R, Bedford) cast 44 votes with Democrats, 65 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 60%
Peterson, Ken (R, Bedford) cast 41 votes with Democrats, 65 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 61%
Danielson, David (R, Bedford) cast 28 votes with Democrats, 75 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 73%
Sanborn, Laurie (R, Bedford) cast 10 votes with Democrats, 83 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 89%
Fromuth, Bart (R, Bedford) cast 6 votes with Democrats, 66 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 92%
Gould, Linda (R, Bedford) cast 7 votes with Democrats, 103 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 94%
Murphy, Keith (R, Bedford) cast 5 votes with Democrats, 103 votes with Republicans, mainstream score 95%

This method of scoring, while different from the HRA's, will be updated as we progress into the term. At the end of the 2016 term, another report from the House Republican Alliance will also be issued.

Contact Your Reps!

It pays to keep these scores in mind when considering your Reps for re-election in November. If you have any questions about how Rep voted on a particular bill, please contact me and I'll be happy to provide that information to you.

When I last spoke with our Representatives they indicated that they would like to hear from constituents more often when it comes to the various issues coming up for a vote.

You can easily contact them:

Linda Gould (603) 472-3877
Dave Danielson (603) 472-3833
Bart Fromuth (603) 203-1379
Keith Murphy (603) 488-2347
Ken Peterson (603) 472-2913
Terry Wolf (603) 471-0240
Laurie Sanborn (603) 682-1557