Nicholas D. Bridle
Running for: NH House Rockingham County District 29
Completed our 2026 State Candidate Survey
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?
"My problem with the EFA program is where the money comes from. Draining the education trust fund forces public schools to do more with less, and there's nothing in the program that accounts for special education, which districts are required to provide no matter what. Before any expansion, I want the public schools most Hampton kids rely on made whole, and a real answer on how we fund the students with the greatest needs."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law allow segregation based on biological sex in some settings, such as bathrooms and locker rooms?
"I voted against these bills last session, and I'd do it again. Two Republican governors, Sununu and Ayotte, have vetoed this same legislation, and Governor Ayotte has done it repeatedly. They've been right to. These proposals are lawsuit magnets that invite discrimination claims, and the cost lands on New Hampshire taxpayers and businesses, not the legislators who keep filing them. There's no clean solution being offered here, just a fight Concord keeps importing when we should be focused on what actually affects people's lives."Against| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the first trimester (e.g. after 6 weeks gestation)?
"I'm pro-choice. I support guaranteeing a woman's right to access abortion, and I oppose the 15-week and 6-week bans that keep getting filed. The decision belongs to a woman and her doctor, not the State House. New Hampshire's current framework respects that, and I'm not looking to roll it back."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire ban abortions during the second trimester (e.g. after 15 weeks gestation)?
"I'm pro-choice. I support guaranteeing a woman's right to access abortion, and I oppose the 15-week and 6-week bans that keep getting filed. The decision belongs to a woman and her doctor, not the State House. New Hampshire's current framework respects that, and I'm not looking to roll it back."Against| Read My Position
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Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"New Hampshire's lack of an income tax is part of what makes the state work, and I won't support adding one. The better path is spending discipline in Concord, not a new tax on people's paychecks."Other| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"Our low business taxes have brought employers and jobs to New Hampshire, and I want to protect that advantage. My priority is keeping them low and competitive rather than raising them. Further cuts I'd weigh case by case against what the state needs to fund."Other| Read My Position
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Should the state do more to encourage municipalities to remove zoning barriers to housing development?
"I support the goal of more housing, and the state can help by giving towns incentives and tools. But zoning has to stay local. What works in Pittsburg makes no sense in Hampton, and the reverse is just as true. The state shouldn't write one rule for towns that have nothing in common but a state line. Hampton should decide what fits Hampton."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire do more to encourage the development of nuclear power, including small modular reactors (SMR), in the state?
"New Hampshire benefits from reliable, affordable baseload power, and nuclear delivers it. I support encouraging development, including small modular reactors, as long as siting respects the host community. There's real opportunity here too: a business that can power its own operations with an SMR brings jobs without becoming a burden on the local grid or municipal services. Reliable energy keeps costs down for everyone, and we shouldn't take it off the table."Other| Read My Position
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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'm open to expanding net metering, especially where it helps towns and schools cut their own energy costs. But any expansion has to account for cost-shifting onto ratepayers who don't have their own systems. I'd want the cap raised in a way that captures the municipal benefit without quietly raising everyone else's electric bill."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire restore funding for the Office of the Child Advocate?
"I support funding the Office of the Child Advocate. This is independent oversight that protects kids and catches failures before they become the kind of disaster that costs the state, and its taxpayers, millions. We've already seen what happens when that oversight isn't there. Funding it is the responsible call, for the children it protects and for the people who'd otherwise foot the bill."For| Read My Position
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Should New Hampshire guarantee the right to access abortion before 24 weeks?
"I'm pro-choice. I support guaranteeing a woman's right to access abortion, and I oppose the 15-week and 6-week bans that keep getting filed. The decision belongs to a woman and her doctor, not the State House. New Hampshire's current framework respects that, and I'm not looking to roll it back."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire reinstate the interest and dividends tax?
"The tax is gone, and I don't think the answer to any budget question is reaching back for a tax people have already planned around. I'd rather hold the line on spending than reinstate it."Other| Read My Position
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Do you support New Hampshire’s current system of public school funding, with about two-thirds of total funding coming from local property taxes?
"Relying on local property taxes for two-thirds of school funding puts real strain on towns and homeowners. I support a stronger, more reliable state contribution to public education, but not by adding a broad-based tax. The goal is fairness to local taxpayers without trading one burden for another."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?
"New Hampshire is surrounded by states that have legalized, and we're still watching the revenue and the sales happen across our borders. I've come around to licensing private growers and retailers, regulated and taxed, rather than building out a state-run system. I once looked to the Liquor Store model, but the private market has proven it can do this faster and without the state taking on a retail operation it doesn't need to run. Keep the revenue here, regulate it well, and treat adults like adults."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?
"New Hampshire is surrounded by states that have legalized, and we're still watching the revenue and the sales happen across our borders. I've come around to licensing private growers and retailers, regulated and taxed, rather than building out a state-run system. I once looked to the Liquor Store model, but the private market has proven it can do this faster and without the state taking on a retail operation it doesn't need to run. Keep the revenue here, regulate it well, and treat adults like adults."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire legalize the recreational use of marijuana by establishing state-run cannabis stores?
"New Hampshire is surrounded by states that have legalized, and we're still watching the revenue and the sales happen across our borders. I've come around to licensing private growers and retailers, regulated and taxed, rather than building out a state-run system. I once looked to the Liquor Store model, but the private market has proven it can do this faster and without the state taking on a retail operation it doesn't need to run. Keep the revenue here, regulate it well, and treat adults like adults."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 support secure, accurate elections, and New Hampshire already enacted a documentary citizenship requirement that's now in effect. My focus is making sure it works without turning legitimate voters away. A longtime Hampton resident who's voted for decades shouldn't be locked out because a birth certificate is hard to dig up. Get the verification right, but don't build a wall in front of people who belong on the rolls."Against| Read My Position
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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?
"I voted against open enrollment last session and my position hasn't changed. These decisions belong with local districts and the voters who fund them, not a state mandate. And if any version moves forward, it has to protect the kids already enrolled. A student who's settled into a school, with her friends and her routines, shouldn't get sent back two years later because the census shifted. That kind of disruption falls hardest on kids, and we shouldn't write laws that ignore it."Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should New Hampshire repeal the ban on abortion after 24 weeks gestation?
"I'm pro-choice. I support guaranteeing a woman's right to access abortion, and I oppose the 15-week and 6-week bans that keep getting filed. The decision belongs to a woman and her doctor, not the State House. New Hampshire's current framework respects that, and I'm not looking to roll it back."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should state law cap how much local school districts can increase their budget each year?
"I believe in spending discipline, but this is a decision for local voters, not a state mandate. New Hampshire towns already have the ability to adopt their own budget caps at town meeting, and many have. Hampton's voters know what their schools and their tax bills can bear better than Concord does. I'd rather trust them with that call than impose one formula on every district in the state."Against| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"I support the Second Amendment and don't see a case for new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners in New Hampshire. We have a strong tradition of responsible ownership here, and our laws reflect that."
