Nicholas D. Bridle
Historical Details
Position on Issues
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"Undecided"
Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I am Pro-Choice."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I am Pro-Choice."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"No income tax helps to define the Live Free or Die state. It entices people to relocate here and put down roots."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"NH has a longstanding history of No Sales Tax. I think this encourages tourism and brings people to our great state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"As long as this approach is measured and audited, to ensure fiscal responsibility. NH needs to be able to entice businesses to thrive in our state, which leads to job growth and lifts up our economy."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"Undecided"
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?
"Living on the Seacoast, I have seen the effects of Climate Change firsthand. Massive flooding and king tides are more frequent and cannot be ignored. The question of 'Should the New Hampshire government do more to address climate change?' is a little vague. The answer is more nuanced. I am for researching climate change, how we can create mitigation opportunities in our State, and ensuring the practices currently in place are effectively audited to ensure their efficacy. There is an abundance of science regarding this, and I want to be fiscally responsible about spending regarding Climate Change in our state."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support giving voters who register without ID on Election Day a ballot that only counts if they return identifying documents to the state before a deadline?
"I struggle with this one. There is a part of me that thinks, Election Day is on the calendar, the responsibility lies with the citizen to have their affairs in order. That being said, life happens and I don't like the idea of not allowing someone the right to vote. I am truly undecided."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I will have to research this more."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
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?
"I would need to research more on this."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I am Pro-Choice."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should the state increase funding for child care providers?
"We need to help take care of the next generation. Too many people cannot afford child care, and costs are not decreasing. If people can't afford childcare, they cannot go to work. If they cannot work, they require subsidies. Helping to make child care more affordable reduces the number of subsidies, putting more NH residents to work."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"I need to research more, but locally in my district, this model appears to be working."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by allowing home-growing and private use without sales?
"Marijuana is funding all of the states around NH. We are taking the last bite at the apple. Create a regulated licensing program for growers and sell through the NH State Cannabis stores, this model works for our Liquor Stores."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by licensing growers and private retail locations?
"Marijuana is funding all of the states around NH. We are taking the last bite at the apple. Create a regulated licensing program for growers and sell through the NH State Cannabis stores, this model works for our Liquor Stores."
For| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"Marijuana is funding all of the states around NH. We are taking the last bite at the apple. Create a regulated licensing program for growers and sell through the NH State Cannabis stores, this model works for our Liquor Stores."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"Our minimum wage is not a living wage. It should be studied and changed to more accurately represent the current standard of living."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire add legal protections for residents of other states who travel here for health care related to abortion or gender transition?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I am Pro-Choice."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should NH require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
When asked this question on the 2024 Citizens Count survey, Rep. Bridle marked "Undecided" and wrote, "I would need to know more regarding the circumstances. I would do more research on this topic." In 2025 Bridle voted to prohibit "sanctuary policies" and require local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (HB 511 and SB 62).
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I marked 'UNDECIDED' as I think common sense gun reform is an option that is supported by most of our citizens. I also think that common-sense gun reform is an achievable compromise. I hope to work toward creating a safer NH while ensuring that people can protect themselves and enjoy firearms recreationally. I do not support broad gun restrictions, but a precision approach to reform."
Voting Record
HB 649 (2025)
Removes the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles and eliminates funding for the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Abatement Fund.
HB 198 (2025)
Removes the legal penalties for possessing and using marijuana and cannabis-infused products for those over age twenty-one. This bill does not include any mechanism for legal sales or taxation.
HB 324 (2025)
Prohibits K-12 schools from making "any material that is harmful to minors" available to students. The bill defines this material to include various content related to sex. This bill also requires school boards to adopt complaint resolution policies to address complaints regarding harmful material by parents or guardians.
SB 228 (2025)
Modifies the scope and capacity limits of community solar projects. Generally speaking, this bill increases the size of projects that can participate in net energy metering. The bill also allows nonprofit educational institutions and public housing authorities to operate as “municipal hosts” for net metering.
The Senate added some of this bill to HB 710.
SB 284 (2025)
Limits zoning laws to require no more than one parking spaces per residential unit, with exceptions for certain workforce housing and multi-family developments.
The House amended the bill to remove those exceptions.
SB 287 (2025)
If an absentee voter asks for a ballot to be mailed to an address other than the address shown on the voter checklist, this bill adds additional verification requirements. In particular, the voter must show a copy of their photo ID to the clerk or include a notarized signature on their absentee ballot application. If an absentee voter does not complete either step, "his or her signature on the application for an absentee ballot shall be compared to his or her signature on the absentee ballot affidavit on election day in the same manner as other voters."
HB 377 (2025)
Makes it a felony to provide hormone treatments and puberty blockers to a minor unless a minor is "born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development."
The Senate amended the bill to allow doctors to continue hormone treatments and puberty blockers started prior to January 1, 2026.
The Senate amended the bill to also recognize Children's Environmental Health Day, similar to SB 184.
A conference committee of representatives and senators agreed to those Senate amendments.
HB 148 (2025)
Adds an exception to state anti-discrimination laws for bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, prisons, hospitals, and treatment centers to classify individuals based on biological sex.
HB 56 (2025)
Requires sales and transfers of firearms to take place through licensed dealers. Those dealers are required to perform background checks. This bill also establishes a 3-day waiting period for firearm transfers. The bill includes some exceptions, such as transfers between immediate family members.
HB 357 (2025)
Removes the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to require vaccinations beyond those in state law. This bill specifically notes that the requirements for chickenpox, Hepatitis B, and Hib vaccinations will expire in 2026.
The House added the text of this bill to SB 60.
SB 295 (2025)
Removes the household income limit to participate in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program.
The Senate amended the bill, adding a 10,000 enrollment cap for the EFA program. If there are 9,000 EFA applicants in a year, the enrollment cap would increase by 25%.
HB 238 (2025)
Right-to-work bill that prohibits collective bargaining agreements that require employees to join or contribute to a labor union.
SB 14 (2025)
Sets a mandatory minimum sentence for supplying fentanyl. The minimum starts at three years and six months and goes up for higher quantities.
The House amended the bill to also increase penalties for dealing fentanyl to a person who overdoses and dies, similar to SB 15. The amendment also decreases the penalty for possessing 3/4 of an ounce or less of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to a misdemeanor.
HB 10 (2025)
Establishes a Parental Bill of Rights. The bill requires schools to adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system. The bill also establishes a right to sue schools that violate the law.
The final version of this bill requires schools to respond to parental inquiries "regarding any and all matters related to their minor child," within ten days.
The final Senate version of this bill also does not require parents to give written consent to any medical procedure or treatment; that provision was removed after much debate.
HB 1 (2025)
State budget bill. The governor presented her proposal for the next state budget February 13. Click here to read a summary of the budget process.
HB 282 (2025)
Increases the maximum compensation for first responders' critical injury benefits from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
HB 53 (2025)
Allows qualifying medical marijuana patients and caregivers to grow marijuana at home. There would be limits on the size of the growing operation.
The House added the text of this bill to SB 118.
HB 60 (2025)
After six months of renting, this bill adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy as grounds for an eviction.
The Senate amended the bill so that it will only take effect if there is a 4% vacancy rate in the state. The amended bill also increases in the minimum lease term to twelve months before eviction.
A conference committee of representatives and senators agreed on a final version of the bill. Landlords could evict without cause after twelve months, and the law would take effect regardless of the vacancy rate.
SB 62 (2025)
Prohibits state and local government from blocking law enforcement participation in a federal 287(g) program. That program allows local law enforcement to perform some immigration enforcement duties.
The House amended the bill to add the text of SB 71, which prohibits state and local governments from adopting "sanctuary policies," which prohibit or impede law enforcement cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
