Lisa Rivard
Overview
Accounting and Forensic Psychology
AS Accounting; AS Computer Science; BS Psychology (Criminal Justice minor); MP Forensic Psychology; PhD (ABD) Forensic Psychology
PO Box 6007
Lakeport, NH 03247
United States
History
Position on Issues
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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 should be better moderated by restoring the income cap and more strictly defining educational spending."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"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"Against"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"Against"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"We need to examine federal matching funds we leave unclaimed, auditing state spending, and put income limits on voucher programs."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"To help small businesses we can look at raising tax liability thresholds, reducing fees and streamlining government processes. Every tax we lower without a plan to replace it ends up somewhere else, like our property taxes."Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"Concord should empower local municipalities but not mandate. We need custom solutions for our local needs and those who live here know what is best for us."For| 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?
"It is irresponsible not to consider all possible avenues for sustainable power generation and a strong, independent infrastructure with strict safety oversight and local say in where facilities go."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?
"Net metering offers the ability to lower energy supply costs and reduce the impacts of fuel price spikes. Letting towns and schools cut their energy bills eases pressure on local property taxes."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"Protecting children should not be partisan. The Child Advocate is an independent watchdog that catches failures before children get hurt, cutting it saves pennies at a real expense."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"For"For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"Eliminating I&D without any planned offset created a deficit that our communities have to fund. We can raise the exemption so only larger portfolios are affected and protect retirees with modest income."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?
"Strong schools are the backbone of a strong community. NH owes it to our residents, present and future, to properly fund and support education. Right now that burden falls mostly on local property taxpayers."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?
"NH loses a great deal of adjacent revenue to states that have dispensaries. Those who drive to them get gas, buy meals, and in general spend money outside of the state that could be spent here in our local businesses."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"NH loses a great deal of adjacent revenue to states that have dispensaries. Those who drive to them get gas, buy meals, and in general spend money outside of the state that could be spent here in our local businesses."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"NH loses a great deal of adjacent revenue to states that have dispensaries. Those who drive to them get gas, buy meals, and in general spend money outside of the state that could be spent here in our local businesses."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?
"No rightful voter should be disenfranchised, I support documents first, the state's database check second, and a sworn affidavit, with stiff penalties, as the last backstop."Against| 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?
"We need to empower communities to improve their own schools as they see fit because every family deserves local access to a decent education."For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"For"Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"Local towns should decide what their local school districts can spend."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"NH manufactures over 20 percent of the nation's civilian firearms, over 40 percent of households own them yet we have a statistically low rate of gun violence so new legislation is not currently necessary."
