Lisa Rivard

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?

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?

Other, 2026

"Rivard doesn't support an income tax, but she doesn't want to say 'never.'

"'I would like to keep it a very last resort,' Rivard said. 'New Hampshire has done very well without one.'"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?

Other, 2026

"Rivard thinks communities need to be empowered to come up with solutions, and Concord shouldn’t be handing down additional restrictions, or tell municipalities how to function.

"Referring to her hometown, she said if Gilford wants a change in their zoning, it should be up to their residents. This also goes for schools with proposed caps on spending.

"'These are local issues, with local determinations,' Rivard said. 'It is important for people to make the decisions, and not outside entities.'

She stressed 'local control, not no control.' Rivard said Concord and Manchester are great cities, but they’re run much differently than Gilford, Gilmanton, and Laconia. Even those communities are vastly different, with varying concerns."

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?

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?

Other, 2026

"New Hampshire is the only state in New England where recreational cannabis is still illegal, although prescription use was signed into law in 2013.

"Candidates on both sides of the aisle bring up cannabis reform. Rivard notes money is being lost, not just from people leaving the state to make purchases at dispensaries, but their spending on gas and food, as well.

"She said the small amount the state could get through taxes from dispensary sales is just a small piece of the puzzle."

Other, 2026

"New Hampshire is the only state in New England where recreational cannabis is still illegal, although prescription use was signed into law in 2013.

"Candidates on both sides of the aisle bring up cannabis reform. Rivard notes money is being lost, not just from people leaving the state to make purchases at dispensaries, but their spending on gas and food, as well.

"She said the small amount the state could get through taxes from dispensary sales is just a small piece of the puzzle."

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?

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?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?