Kenneth Nivison
Overview
History Professor; Pembroke School Board Member
BA, Saint Anselm College; MA and PhD, Catholic University
661 Cross Country Rd
Pembroke, NH
United States
History
Position on Issues
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support the “Education Freedom Account” program, which gives students access to the per-pupil share of state school funding to spend on private school or home school expenses?
"The program is deeply discriminatory and yields greater burden onto local public schools."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?
"Against"No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Against"Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"'Zoning barriers' is too vague. Some restrictions may be removed without harm, but some may also be in place for good reason."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?
"Undecided"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support legislation to expand the net energy metering system capacity cap from 1 MW to 5 MW for all residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire?
"There should be no cap on net metering."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"For"No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"For"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Against"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"I would couple such a plan with strict laws that prohibit public smoking of marijuana."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"I would couple such a plan with strict laws that prohibit public smoking of marijuana."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"I would couple such a plan with strict laws that prohibit public smoking of marijuana."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire require new voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport, when registering to vote?
"I would favor voter ID if the state enacts a comprehensive program to provide such IDs free of charge to every citizen and makes their acquisition convenient and hassle-free."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire allow at least 10% of students in each school district to enroll in a different public school, regardless of where they live?
"Families who demonstrate hardship are already allowed to enroll their children in other districts without limits. Allowing unrestricted out of district enrollments with no review or regulation would introduce substantial instability in local school budgets and invariably increase property taxes. I oppose such a program."No Response
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"Voters already have ample opportunities to control taxation through our town meeting and election cycles."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"While protecting the rights of sporting and self-defense gun ownership, some restrictions (red flag laws, closing loopholes, and banning assault weapons) are sensible public safety measures that will keep our law enforcement personnel, children, and residents safe"
