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Chris Sununu
Governor of New Hampshire; From: January 5, 2017 – present
Predecessor	Maggie Hassan
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
Former Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from the 3rd District; From: January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Predecessor	Beverly Hollingworth
Successor	Russell Prescott
Information;
Party	Republican;
Spouse(s)	Valerie Sununu;
Religion	Roman Catholic

Revision as of 04:08, May 25, 2020

Christopher Thomas “Chris” Sununu (born November 5, 1974, age 52) is an engineer and businessman currently serving as the governor of New Hampshire, having previously been a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council. He is the younger brother of John E. Sununu, the U.S. senator from New Hampshire from 2003 to 2009.

Governor of New Hampshire

2016 election

Sununu announced in September 2015 his run for the 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election.^[1] He later won the election by 2.3% of the vote,^[2] although the coinciding presidential and Senate races proved to be narrow Republican losses.

2018 election

Having high approval ratings,^[3] Sununu easily won re-election in 2018 with over 50% of the vote.^[4]

Tenure

Governor Sununu signed a bill that would authorize charges of murder on anyone who causes the death of unborn children.^[5]

Gov. Sununu signed a bill in July 2017 that reduced penalties for possessions of minor quantities of marijuana.^[6]

Having caved into the homosexual agenda, Sununu signed a bipartisan-led bill in June 2018 that would prohibit the provision of conversion therapy for minors.^[7]

Gov. Sununu vetoed a bill that would repeal the statewide use of the death penalty in New Hampshire.^[8]

Being largely pro-business, Sununu vetoed a bill in August 2019 that would raise the minimum wage.^[9]

Sununu vetoed a bill that would increase access to absentee voting.^[10]

Gov. Sununu has caved into the globalist agenda on immigration,^[11] eliciting criticism from pro-economic nationalist conservatives.^[12]

Sununu opposed the gas tax-increasing Transportation Climate Initiative, calling it “scammy”.^[13]

Political positions

Overall a moderate Republican, Sununu holds conservative views on fiscal matters and gun rights, mixed views on abortion,^[14] and liberal-leaning stances on immigration.^[15]

A supporter of Donald Trump, Sununu opposed the impeachment coup that was brought out against the president.^[16] He also predicted in February 2020 that Trump will win his state of New Hampshire in the 2020 U.S. presidential election due to the latter's accomplishments.^[17]

References

External links

[1] Chris Sununu announces 2016 campaign bid for governor

[2] New Hampshire Results 2016

[3] N.H. Gov. Sununu enjoys high approval numbers across the political aisle

[4] New Hampshire Governor Election Results

[5] SB 66 - Authorizes Murder Charges for an Individual Who Causes the Death of a Fetus - New Hampshire Key Vote

[6] New Hampshire governor signs marijuana decriminalization bill

[7] HB 587 - Prohibits Providing Conversion Therapy to Minors - New Hampshire Key Vote

[8] SB 593 - Repeals Death Penalty - New Hampshire Key Vote

[9] SB 10 - Increases the State Minimum Wage - New Hampshire Key Vote

[10] HB 611 - Increases Access to Absentee Voting - New Hampshire Key Vote

[11] Sununu consents to refugee resettlement following exec order

[12] Here Are the Republican Governors Who Betrayed Trump, and Their Constituents, by Asking for Refugee Resettlement in Their States

[13] Charlie Baker’s gas tax cements his RINO legacy

[14] New Hampshire GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Sununu Boasts He’s Pro-Abortion

[15] Chris Sununu on the Issues

[16] Chris Sununu Lone GOP Governor in States Trump Lost to Oppose Impeachment Inquiry

[17] Two references:
New Hampshire governor predicts President Trump will win the state in November

New Hampshire governor says Trump will easily win his state in 2020

[18] New Hampshire governor predicts President Trump will win the state in November

[19] New Hampshire governor says Trump will easily win his state in 2020

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 ==Political positions==
-Overall a [[moderate Republican]], Sununu holds [[conservative]] views on fiscal matters and [[gun rights]], mixed views on [[abortion]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/11/03/new-hampshire-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-chris-sununu-boasts-hes-pro-abortion/ New Hampshire GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Sununu Boasts He’s Pro-Abortion]</ref> and a [[liberal]]-leaning stance on [[immigration]].<ref>[https://ontheissues.org/Chris_Sununu.htm Chris Sununu on the Issues]</ref>
+Overall a [[moderate Republican]], Sununu holds [[conservative]] views on fiscal matters and [[gun rights]], mixed views on [[abortion]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/11/03/new-hampshire-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-chris-sununu-boasts-hes-pro-abortion/ New Hampshire GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Chris Sununu Boasts He’s Pro-Abortion]</ref> and [[liberal]]-leaning stances on [[immigration]].<ref>[https://ontheissues.org/Chris_Sununu.htm Chris Sununu on the Issues]</ref>
 A supporter of [[Donald Trump]], Sununu opposed the [[impeachment coup]] that was brought out against the president.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/18/chris-sununu-lone-gop-governor-in-states-trump-lost-to-oppose-impeachment-inquiry/ Chris Sununu Lone GOP Governor in States Trump Lost to Oppose Impeachment Inquiry]</ref> He also predicted in February 2020 that Trump will win his state of [[New Hampshire]] in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election]] due to the [[Donald Trump achievements|latter's accomplishments]].<ref>Two references: