A look at Senator Tim McGough's record — and who it really serves.
He won't pay his taxes.
He'll gladly raise yours.
Tim McGough represents Amherst, Merrimack, Milford, and Wilton in the State Senate. Here's the record — on your taxes, your schools, your health care, and whether he can even do the job.
On FAILING TO DO HIS JOB
Removed
His own party stripped him of every committee.
In April 2026, Republican Senate President Sharon Carson removed Tim McGough from all of his committee and commission seats — and took away his staffer — over allegations of abusive treatment of colleagues and staff. Carson said it was "not a decision I made lightly."
His conduct got so disruptive that the Senate changed its own rules, on a bipartisan vote, to stop him from holding the chamber's agenda hostage. One fellow Republican called him "just an arrogant jerk." A senator stripped of his committees can't deliver for his district.
Sources: NH Union Leader (K. Landrigan), "GOP Senate leader brings the hammer down on one of her own," 4/4/26; The Eagle-Tribune (P. Tracy), "Controversial senator removed from committees," 4/4/26; NH Journal (Fisher & Graham), "Republican McGough Stripped of Senate Committee Assignments Amid Allegations of Harassment"; NH Union Leader, "New Hampshire Senate changes rule to keep the peace," 4/11/26.
On your taxes
17 Years
Didn't pay his own taxes — wants to raise yours.
Tim McGough piled up federal tax liens across 17 different tax years, with overdue balances that climbed past $70,000 at their peak and totaled well over $140,000 — documented in the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds and U.S. Tax Court records.
Yet he voted for raising or instituting over 100 fees on Granite Staters — siding against tax relief for Granite Staters even as he fell behind on his own bills.
Sources: The Boston Globe 10/29/24
On His record
100% Party Line
A rubber stamp, not an independent voice.
McGough earned a perfect 100% score for the 2026 session from Turning Point Action — which named him a "Patriot" — and a perfect 100% from Cornerstone Action, rankings that place him among the most conservative members of the entire New Hampshire Senate.
He's a self-described Trump super-fan who has donated to Trump's campaigns and gushed about his "charisma … and intelligence." That's not an independent voice for Amherst, Merrimack, Milford, and Wilton.
Sources: Turning Point Action, Senator Tim McGough scorecard, accessed 7/10/26; Cornerstone Action, 2023–2024 Families First Legislative Scorecard, 3/18/25; FEC, accessed 7/10/26; "America's Ass with Anthony Henry," Ep. 32, 2/2/24.
On your health care
4× copays
2× premiums
Quadrupled copays. Doubled premiums.
Changes to healthcare coverage have raised costs for working families. These policy shifts have resulted in significant increases in copays and premiums, directly impacting District 11 residents.
SOURCE: HB2, 6/26/25
On DATA CENTERS
Build
Data Centers by-right.
Voted to permit data center construction in your town without giving you a say.
SOURCE: SB439, 1/29/26