Andrew Prout

Official election context

Andrew Prout is recorded as candidate for State House — Hillsborough 13 in New Hampshire State Primary on 2026-09-08. Filing provenance: imported.

Reviewed evidence

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted for open enrollment, allowing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state ( SB 101 )

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against HB 1218 , SB 159 , and HB 365 , all bills to increase the electric generating capacity of customer generators who may participate in net energy metering, generally from 1 megawatt to 5 megawatts. In 2025 Prout also voted against SB 228 , a different bill to expand the scope and capacity limits for solar net metering.

• NH House Members — Representative Andrew Prout — gc.nh.gov (date not supplied)

  5th term Represents Hudson

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to cut the Business Enterprise Tax (BET) rate from 0.55% to 0.50% starting in 2028 ( HB 155 ).

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  In 2024 Rep. Prout voted against HB 1291 (which would increase rights of property owners to build accessory dwelling units) and HB 1399 (which would make it easier to convert single family residence into two units), but voted for HB 1400 (which would limit parking requirements, plus add tax credits for office conversions).

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  In 2025 Rep. Prout voted against increasing base per-pupil state school funding ( HB 651 ). Rep. Prout then voted to establish a tax cap for local school districts ( HB 675 ). Lastly, Rep. Prout voted for HB 1815 , which pushes back against New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings on what the state must fund for an adequate education.

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to prohibit "sanctuary policies" and require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement ( HB 511 and SB 62 ).

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  In 2022, Prout voted to keep the Education Freedom Account program ( HB 1683 ). In 2023, Prout voted for two bills that would expand eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program ( HB 367 and HB 464 ). In 2024 Rep. Prout voted in favor of several bills to expand eligibility for Education Freedom Accounts, including HB 1561 , HB 1634 , HB 1665 , and HB 1677 . Prout also voted against HB 1512 , which would limit the EFA program to a budget.

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  In 2024 Rep. Prout voted against establishing a climate and health protection program ( SB 496 ). In 2025 Rep. Prout voted against HB 106 , which would have established a commission to determine the financial cost of climate damage to New Hampshire and methods of recouping such costs. Rep. Prout also voted in favor of HCR 1 , a resolution that calls for policymakers to fully consider all relevant information and factors pertaining to climate change as climate policy is developed. That resolution specifically called out "climate alarmism."

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against gradually raising the minimum wage to $17 per hour, with future inflation adjustments ( HB 1322 ).

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against HB 591 , a bill that would prohibit a doctor from performing an abortion after detecting a fetal heartbeat.

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to keep the "fetal life protection act", which restricts access to abortion after 24 weeks ( HB 271 ).

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted against permanent reauthorization of expanded Medicaid program SB 263 (2023)

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to set mandatory minimum sentence for dealing fentanyl, decrease sentence for possessing psilocybin SB 14 (2025)

• Andrew Prout - profile overview | Citizens Count — citizenscount.org (date not supplied)

  Voted to require government-issued photographic ID to vote (not student ID) HB 323 (2025)

Profile summary

Andrew Prout is a Republican New Hampshire House representative for Hillsborough District 13. The New Hampshire General Court lists him as serving his fifth term and representing Hudson; Citizens Count lists his experience as a representative since 2016 and as a computer security engineer.