The Worst Representatives for Education

House Majority Leader

"Said converting all schools to charters would make education funding debates "go away.""

As House Majority Leader, Osborne is the second most powerful Republican in the NH House. His charter conversion bill is the most explicit statement of the free-state movement's education endgame: eliminate public schools entirely. He also sets the legislative agenda, deciding which bills get floor votes and which die in committee.

Chair, House Education Committee

As Chair of the House Education Committee, Ladd controls which education bills get hearings and votes. His strategy is to resist court-ordered funding increases by redefining what "adequate" means — if you shrink the definition, the funding gap disappears on paper. He decides the fate of every education bill in the House.

Noble sponsors both culture-war legislation (banning schools from performing surgeries they don't perform) and deregulation bills (removing all homeschool oversight). The combination is telling: she wants maximum government control over public schools and zero oversight of alternatives.

Ohm's two bills form a one-two punch: HB 1817 forces schools to serve voucher students for free (socializing the costs while privatizing the funding), and HB 1224 would have eliminated the default budget mechanism that keeps schools running when budget votes fail. Both target school finances from different angles.

Lang's two bills work together: HB 751 creates a statewide open enrollment system that will bleed rural districts of students and funding, while HB 292 offers those same struggling districts predatory loans — but only if they open the door to universal vouchers. It's a trap designed to accelerate the defunding spiral.

Sponsor of the single most dangerous education bill in the 2026 session. The CHARLIE Act would let parents sue teachers for $10,000 and get their licenses revoked for teaching about systemic racism or LGBTQ+ identities. Named after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

Abbas learned from SB 33's failure and came back with SB 434 — a dramatically expanded version that covers not just library books but all instructional materials, speakers, artwork, and displays. A single parent complaint can restrict material for all students. This is the infrastructure for organized censorship campaigns.

Sullivan completed the voucher bait-and-switch. EFAs were sold as help for low-income families. SB 295 removed the income cap entirely, so now millionaires get taxpayer subsidies for prep school tuition. The bill proves EFAs were always about defunding public schools, not helping poor kids.

Berry's budget cap bill is designed as a ratchet — once budgets are cut, the cap applies to the new lower baseline, making each year's cuts compound. Within a few years, districts would face impossible choices between laying off teachers, cutting programs, or violating special education law.

Freeman's flag bill is now law. It restricts school flag displays to an approved list, effectively banning Pride flags and sending a clear message to LGBTQ+ students: the state legislature went out of its way to ensure your school cannot display a symbol of your existence.

Morse spent legislative resources on banning World Economic Forum materials that no NH teacher was using. This bill is now law. The same session, funding for crumbling school buildings (HB 366) was killed. Morse's priorities are culture war over classrooms.

Farrington's bill overrode every university president, faculty senate, student government, and campus police chief in the state — all of whom opposed it. The "Protecting College Students Act" (Orwellian naming) is now law. No permit required. The "local control" crowd stripped local institutions of control.

Lynn represents Windham — one of NH's wealthiest towns. His bill attempts to legislatively overrule 30 years of court decisions that say the state must fund education adequately. The irony: the communities hurt most by this bill are nothing like Windham.

Turcotte repealed child care workforce funding at the exact moment federal TANF support was cut off. Working parents across NH lost both funding sources simultaneously. The ripple effects hit schools when kids show up without adequate early childhood preparation.

One of the most prolific anti-public-education voices in the NH House across multiple sessions. A consistent vote against education funding and for voucher expansion, school choice, and curriculum restrictions. A reliable yes vote on virtually every bill that weakens public schools.