Rep. James Thibault

True civics education shouldn’t just inform—it should inspire. That’s what I hope Live Free & Lead will accomplish for our students. livefreeandlead.org

@MarkRittgersWs Could we put a Daniel Webster along there with him?

I think NH could do with a larger General John Stark monument @James4NH

Pope Leo rightly disapproves of giving smart phones to children:

Found this while cleaning. Amazing how things can change in just a few years!

@Osborne4NH Might have to go see it Tuesday when the tickets are cheaper then!

Mandalorian and Grogu is a perfectly fine film. Ignore the haters and go enjoy it.

@carsenlcooper @FiredUpCoug You need parents who encourage reading from a younger age and opportunities for students to access books that will challenge them, which may not always be accessible in a classroom or school library.

@FiredUpCoug How do you encourage children to read? I wish I would have done more when I was a kid.

My son brought home this awesome prize from school today. It was awarded to him by the school librarian for being the 7th grader who read the most books this year. He read 107.

@TheCarolineMc That’s awesome, congrats!!

My 8yo son representing New Hampshire at the International Academic Competitions National Championships opening ceremony in Orlando. He qualified for geography. The main buzzer competitions start today!

As a NH legislator and MS warrior of 25 years, I was in full support of this bill. Those of us with debilitating chronic illness deserve to be given the opportunity to live a fuller life. We know the risks and are willing to accept them to lessen our suffering.

Thank goodness! Let this be a lesson to these local governments: don’t open up a public forum if you don’t intend for it to be truly public.

If you’d like to support my efforts to continue empowering students and parents, please consider contributing to my campaign: donate.james4nh.com

HB1573, my bill to give students excused absences to engage in civics and CTE programs and protect students in situations of manifest educational hardship, just passed the House and is on its way to Gov. @KellyAyotte’s desk! This bill will help empower students to learn in new ways outside the classroom and I look forward to seeing how they’ll get involved!

@Revolutionteach @DaylanAlzamora @KellyAyotte Not all schools have the same access to CTE. Some may be run out of other schools or not run out of a school at all. This is about allowing flexibility to engage in events like conferences, agricultural fairs, and other activities related to CTE beyond the classroom.

@James4NH @DaylanAlzamora @KellyAyotte They already have CTE programs as part of their school day. Why would they need excused absences?

@GraniteBio @IanHuyett Unfortunate to see the Senate kill these bills that would help so many people seek new and innovative treatments.

The NH Senate has again rejected Right to Try, shutting the door on patients seeking experimental treatments. A few state senators have decided that New Hampshire is closed for business to biotech firms offering frontier therapies. Here's what happened and our next steps. This term, a bipartisan majority of the state House passed HB 1734 and HB 1735: two bills to make New Hampshire the best state in America for experimental therapies. The bills were based largely on existing laws in Montana and Florida. Granite Bio Innovation—and the businesses and patients we support—helped build a coalition across every branch of elected state government to support these bills. We also worked for several months to build consensus in the Senate. Senators received calls from patients, businesses, investors, scientists, and healthcare providers supporting the bills. After Senator David Rochefort requested a long list of changes to HB 1734, the biotech firms involved agreed to every change. But these negotiations were not in good faith. Senator Rochefort abruptly decided he would not accept any version of the bills, and the Senate rejected both. The New Hampshire House then attached both bills to Senate Bill 504—this time with an even broader bipartisan vote of 197 to 145. Rather than negotiate a compromise, the Senate decided to fight this bill at any cost. Sadly, there is no pathway for making New Hampshire a commercial-scale hub for experimental therapies until the composition of the NH Senate changes. Until then, Granite Bio Innovation will continue to support New Hampshire's patients and innovators in the following ways: • Shaping other areas of state legislation in a way that facilitates frontier biotechnology in New Hampshire. • Advocating for state and federal regulatory policy that allows New Hampshire's biotech ecosystem to flourish. • Serving as a nexus for innovators and pro-biotech policymakers, including through an annual conference in August and by providing resources to healthcare providers. We are grateful to the many New Hampshire officials who have embraced the state's promise as a biotech hub, including @NHHouseGOP leadership, Governor @KellyAyotte, Mayor @JayRuais, and those senators who supported Right to Try on the Senate floor. We are especially grateful to @NHSpeaker for sponsoring the amendment to SB 504 and to Representatives @KesselringSteve and @cole4nh for their tireless leadership on these bills and courageous stand for patients in need. With a biotech revolution approaching, a US state will soon become a hub for experimental therapies. The only question now is which one.

It depends on the school and the teacher. There’s also a difference between an excused absence and parents giving notice, taking their kids anyway, and accepting unexcused absences on the record. The difference between excused and unexcused typically means whether or not students are allowed to make up the work they missed while gone or if the assignments go in as 0s. I had students and their parents come to me saying they missed a couple days for an activity that would now be protected by HB1573 and they weren’t allowed to make up the work they missed, which tanked their GPAs.

@James4NH @jason_schrock @KristinNobleNH @KatyPeternel @RuthWardNH @victoria4nh @nhlyac Honestly, James, students get excused for week long vacations in the middle of semesters and it’s excused.

Honored to have this be my first bill to pass both bodies and make it to the Governor’s desk. Thank you to my colleagues, Reps. @KristinNobleNH, @KatyPeternel, and Valerie McDonnell who shepherded it through the House committee, and Sens. @RuthWardNH, @victoria4nh, @darylabbasforNH, and @tlangsr for getting it through the Senate. Thank you for standing up for NH students!

@NHCommonSense @KristinNobleNH @KatyPeternel @RuthWardNH @victoria4nh Thanks Liz!

@James4NH @KristinNobleNH @KatyPeternel @RuthWardNH @victoria4nh Congratulations!🍾

Winnisquam Regional High School, for one. Which is why I introduced the bill. I’ve also heard from other students who serve on the @nhlyac and engage in other activities who have had difficulties with administrators when trying to get their absences excused. Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

@James4NH @jason_schrock @KristinNobleNH @KatyPeternel @RuthWardNH @victoria4nh James honest question: what schools do this? This feels like the mysterious cat litter box in classrooms.

@I_am_Yossarian @jason_schrock @KristinNobleNH @KatyPeternel @RuthWardNH @victoria4nh Not every student…

@jason_schrock @James4NH @KristinNobleNH @KatyPeternel @RuthWardNH @victoria4nh Yes we do.

Thomas Jefferson was right Pure democracy => tyranny Constitutional republic => liberty

“That’s how they treat members who are worried or uncomfortable. I don’t hate anybody. I just want some privacy.” — woman who had her @PlanetFitness membership cancelled for complaining about man in women’s locker room.

One of the nation's youngest lawmakers @James4NH is launching "Live Free and Lead," a free summer civics program for New Hampshire high schoolers inspired by his own engagement in youth civics programs and public service. Read more in @nhpr: bit.ly/4eP4V3Y

@DaylanAlzamora @KellyAyotte Thanks, Daylan!

@James4NH @KellyAyotte Great work, James!