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Neal M. Kurk (born June 8, 1940) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. 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.

Kurk is a privacy advocate and is best known for drafting a constitutional amendment enshrining privacy into the New Hampshire Constitution. The Amendment reads, "An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent." 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. 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.

References

1. "The New Hampshire House of Representatives". Retrieved February 13, 2023.
2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Retrieved February 13, 2023.
3. https://www.concordmonitor.com/Longtime-New-Hampshire-fiscal-hawk-Neal-Kurk-not-seeking-re-election-18262122%7Caccess-date=February 13, 2023
4. "Neal Kurk: Vote for your privacy on Question 2". November 2, 2018.
5. "Article 2-b". Retrieved February 13, 2023.
6. "New Hampshire Question 2, Right to Live Free from Governmental Intrusion in Private and Personal Information Amendment (2018)". Retrieved February 13, 2023.
7. "Privacy and public health loom large in New Hampshire clash over vaccine registry". January 22, 2022.

• Living people
• 1940 births
• Republican Party members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• 20th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court
• 21st-century members of the New Hampshire General Court