Neal Kurk | |
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| Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the 2nd Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 5, 2012 –December 5, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Bartlett Hardwick Daniel Donovan |
| Succeeded by | Keith Erf J. P. Marzullo |
| Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the 7th Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 1,2004 –December 5,2012 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the 48th Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 4,2002 –December 1,2004 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the 5th Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 2,1992 –December 4,2002 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth A. Moore |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the New HampshireHouseofRepresentatives from the 3rd Hillsborough district | |
| In office December 3,1986 –December 2,1992 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Hyman |
| Succeeded by | Maxwell D. Sargent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8,1940 |
| Party | Republican |
| Residence | Weare,New Hampshire |
Neal M. Kurk (born June 8,1940) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. [1] He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives,sitting as a Republican from the Hillsborough 2 district,having been first elected in 1986. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Kurk is a privacy advocate and is best known for drafting a constitutional amendment enshrining privacy into the New Hampshire Constitution. [6] The Amendment reads,"An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural,essential,and inherent." [7] The Amendment was put to a general vote and secured 81% of the vote (the vote only requiring 66% to pass) and became part of the NH Constitution. [8] The new Amendment has been used to challenge alleged government infringements on privacy including New Hampshire's vaccine registry and other government data collection programs. [9]