| Neal Kurk | |
| State House: | New Hampshire |
| District: | Hillsborough 2 |
| Term Start: | December 3, 1986 |
| Term End: | December 5, 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1940 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Weare, New Hampshire |
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.[1] [2] [3]
Kurk is a privacy advocate and is best known for drafting a constitutional amendment enshrining privacy into the New Hampshire Constitution.[4] The Amendment reads, "An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent."[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]