The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (NHLA) is a nonpartisan, libertarian coalition in New Hampshire. The organization supports libertarian candidates for state and local offices, and other libertarian causes and organizations.[1]. It also supports Republicans and Democrats who support limited government and the protection of personal liberties.
The main body of work of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance is The Gold Standard, a vote recommendation newsletter distributed to state house and senate members ahead of votes on legislation.[2] NHLA gives almost all legislation up for a vote a rating of either Pro-Liberty or Anti-Liberty and recommends a yes or no vote. The votes of all state house representatives and all state senators are recorded and used to develop the Liberty Rating scorecard.[3]
Liberty Rating
Each year NHLA hosts an annual Liberty Dinner at which the Liberty Rating, a report card based on votes by legislators and the impact of those votes on New Hampshire, is unveiled. It also features issuance of a "Legislator of the Year" award to a member of the New Hampshire State Legislature and an "Activist of the Year" award. The 2025 Liberty Legislator of the Year is State Representative Kristin Noble.[4]
Just before the November elections in 2006, the New Hampshire Union Leader editor wrote, "if New Hampshire is to remain the live free or die state, we have to continue voting for freedom and against government coercion. In the same editorial, he said of the NHLA that "we are not with the Alliance on every single issue, but their scorecard is a good proxy for determining who is a friend or foe of personal freedoms."[5]
Liberty Dinner
Liberty Dinner is the annual fundraiser of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance. It is also known by the nickname "Liberty Prom".[6]
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