Kevin Verville

Kevin Verville
Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the Rockingham 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
Personal details
Party	Republican

Kevin Verville is an American Republican politician. He serves in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in Rockingham County alongside Jason Osborne and James Spillane. ^[1]

Political career

Drug Legalization/Decriminalization

In 2023 he introduced legislation that would legalise psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. ^[2]

In 2025, the effort to legalize was reduced to decriminalization with HB-528. ^[3]

Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs)

Verville has been a supporter of New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, which allows families to use state education funds for private school tuition, homeschooling, and related educational expenses. Since the program’s expansion, state spending on EFAs has grown significantly, with the total cost projected to exceed $51.6 million in 2025–26, up from earlier projections of about $30 million, and enrollment has increased accordingly, drawing attention from lawmakers and education observers. ^[4]

Controversies

In February 2020, Verville was among a group of New Hampshire lawmakers who were formally reprimanded by the House for failing to complete mandatory anti-harassment and discrimination prevention training. According to the Concord Monitor, the training had been adopted following legislative efforts to address workplace conduct, and several lawmakers who did not fulfill the requirement were cited for their absence. The reprimands were issued as part of a broader effort to reinforce expectations of professional conduct among state legislators. ^[5]

In January 2026, Verville, as chair of the Deerfield municipal budget committee, was reported in the Concord Monitor to have declined comment on a lawsuit filed by the chair of the Deerfield School Board. The lawsuit challenged a 15 percent reduction in the school district’s proposed budget, alleging the budget committee’s “scheme” to reduce the request violated court precedent and state law. ^[6]

References

1. "Kevin Verville". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
2. Herrington, A. J. "New Hampshire Lawmaker Files Psychedelics Legalization Bill". Forbes. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
3. https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=92&inflect=2
4. Margolis, Jeremy (December 2, 2025). "Data: Under expanded EFA program, few students switched from public schools". Concord Monitor. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
5. Ramer, Holly (February 20, 2020). "Lawmakers reprimanded for skipping anti-harassment training". Concord Monitor. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
6. Margolis, Jeremy (January 8, 2026). "Deerfield School Board chair sues over budget cuts". Concord Monitor. Retrieved January 9, 2026.