Joseph D. Kenney

Moved the item and voted for up to $100 million in bonds through the state Business Finance Authority to help CleanSpark buy Bitcoin. The plan failed 2-3.

July 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against a $3,850,106 extension of the Kapsch TrafficCom contract to run the state's electronic toll plazas. It passed 4-1.

June 3, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against extending a Dartmouth College contract to help the state run Medicaid, including seeking federal money for rural health providers. It failed 2-3.

August 27, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against a $2.85 million federally funded public awareness campaign about behavioral health services. It passed 4-1.

June 25, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against adding $9,847,800 to a health department consulting contract with Alvarez & Marsal. The increase failed 2-3.

June 4, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against a $265,055 federally funded study of insurance coverage for women's health care, especially care after childbirth. It failed 2-3.

May 21, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against a $2,099,998 lease of Taser stun guns for the Department of Corrections. The lease failed 1-4.

May 7, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against a $521,420 agreement to help school districts set up behavioral health and wellness supports, paid with federal opioid response money. It failed with three councilors voting no.

April 23, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against a $15,987,400 contract to convert the Bedford toll plaza on the F.E. Everett Turnpike to cashless electronic tolling. It passed 3-2.

November 13, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against a $338,000 federally funded contract with New Hampshire Hunger Solutions to support local food access groups. It passed 4-1.

May 29, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against a $250,000 contract for a statue of teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe. It passed 3-2.

December 20, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against a $219,364 state anti-bullying conference for schools and a $64,000 contract for its keynote speaker. Both passed 3-2.

August 23, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against $682,074 in federally funded teen sex education contracts that taught abstinence and contraception. The contracts failed 2-3; he had seconded the motion to table them in September.

November 22, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Seconded and voted for $49,506,378 in InvestNH grants to 30 projects to add affordable rental housing. The council approved it 4-1.

November 2, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against family planning contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England ($306,450), Equality Health Center, and the Joan G. Lovering Health Center. All three failed, with four councilors voting no.

July 27, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against $1,020,329 in reproductive and sexual health contracts on a roll call vote. The contracts failed 1-4.

January 12, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against two-year reproductive health contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Equality Health Center, and the Joan G. Lovering Health Center. The contracts failed 1-4, while contracts with three other health centers passed.

December 22, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Made the motion to extend a federally funded contract with Prenda Inc. for small learning pods called microschools through 2024. The council approved it 4-1.

December 8, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against accepting about $27 million in federal CDC money for the state's vaccination program, including $22,495,752 from the American Rescue Plan. The council rejected both requests 4-1.

October 13, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against two contracts to convert the Dover and Rochester toll plazas to cashless electronic tolling, including a $23,286,281 construction contract. Both passed over his opposition.

October 13, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted for the state's first contract with the Children's Scholarship Fund to run Education Freedom Accounts, which give public money to eligible families for private school and home school costs. It passed 4-1.

August 4, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Cast the only vote against spending $250,000 in federal pandemic relief money on a study of offshore wind power in the Gulf of Maine. The council approved it 4-1.

August 4, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against a $375,000 contract with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for services to New Hampshire's carbon dioxide emissions trading program. It passed 4-1.

October 31, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against a $75,000 contract for an expert consultant to help the Office of the Consumer Advocate in the state utility case on net metering for solar power customers. It passed 3-2.

August 24, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against $638,000 in state family planning agreements, which included Planned Parenthood. The agreements passed 3-2 on a roll call vote.

June 29, 2016Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against two state family planning agreements with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, for its Claremont and Manchester health centers. Both failed 2-3.

August 5, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only vote against adding $1,474,443 to a consulting contract that helped run New Hampshire's federal health insurance marketplace. The council approved it 4-1.

July 2, 2014Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Was the lead sponsor of a bill to put a spending cap on state agency budget requests (SB 354). The Senate killed it without a roll call, and he recorded his opposition to killing it.

January 31, 2008Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the final state budget deal for the 2004-2005 budget years (HB 1-A). The Senate adopted it 20-4.

June 24, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to kill a bill raising the tobacco tax to pay for a healthy families trust fund and smoking prevention (HB 762). The motion passed 236-108.

January 17, 2002Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Backed the House-Senate compromise on the two-year state spending plan passed in 2001 (HB 1-A). The House adopted it 336-20.

June 26, 2001Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for a bill creating state scholarships that parents could use toward private school (HB 515, parental choice scholarships). The House approved it 182-173 and sent it to the Finance Committee.

April 5, 2001Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for a bill giving low-income families scholarships to move a child from a low-scoring public school to another public school or a non-religious private school (HB 633, parental choice scholarships). The House approved it 172-171.

May 20, 1999Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Was the lead sponsor of a bill to expand the capital murder law to cover killing or trying to kill several people, after three men were killed in Conway in his district (SB 344). He spoke against sending it to study, but the Senate did so 22-2, with only him and one other senator voting no.

February 21, 2008Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against ending the death penalty for people who were under 18 when they committed murder (HB 147). It passed the Senate 16-8 and became law.

April 28, 2005Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against a bill to end the death penalty for people who were under 18 when they committed murder (SB 513). It passed the Senate 12-11.

February 19, 2004Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against the committee's call to pass a 2001 bill ending capital punishment (HB 171). That motion failed 180-188.

April 5, 2001Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a bill allowing marijuana use for medical purposes (HB 721). The motion passed 223-101.

March 22, 2001Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against a bill to abolish the death penalty (HB 1548). The House passed it 191-163.

March 9, 2000Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted to kill a bill legalizing the possession and growing of marijuana for medical use (HB 1559). The House killed it 229-86.

March 19, 1998Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted against an amendment to abolish the death penalty, which failed 155-195, and then for a bill expanding capital murder to killings of children under 13, witnesses, jurors, and multiple victims (HB 1025). The House rejected the bill 137-215.

March 12, 1998Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: archive.org

Voted against reproductive health contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England ($773,474), Equality Health Center, and the Joan G. Lovering Health Center; each failed 1-4. He voted for extending contracts with four other health centers.

November 29, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against family planning contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England ($306,450), Equality Health Center, and the Joan G. Lovering Health Center. All three failed, with four councilors voting no.

July 27, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against $1,020,329 in reproductive and sexual health contracts on a roll call vote. The contracts failed 1-4.

January 12, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against two-year reproductive health contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Equality Health Center, and the Joan G. Lovering Health Center. The contracts failed 1-4, while contracts with three other health centers passed.

December 22, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against renewing family planning contracts with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Equality Health Center, and the Joan G. Lovering Health Center. Those contracts failed 1-4. He voted for a separate reproductive health contract with a community action agency, which failed 2-3.

September 15, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against a state contract with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England for reproductive health services. It passed 3-2, while he moved approval of contracts with two other health centers.

November 8, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against $638,000 in state family planning agreements, which included Planned Parenthood. The agreements passed 3-2 on a roll call vote.

June 29, 2016Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against two state family planning agreements with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, for its Claremont and Manchester health centers. Both failed 2-3.

August 5, 2015Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Seconded and voted for Sen. Barnes's amendment to replace a bill on adult involvement for minors seeking abortions with a law requiring 48 hours' written notice to a parent before a minor's abortion (SB 527). The amendment failed 9-15.

March 20, 2008Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against a bill to seek a federal Medicaid waiver to expand family planning services (HB 286). It passed 20-4.

May 24, 2007Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to require a parent's consent before pharmacists give emergency contraception to minors (SB 343). The motion to kill it passed 14-10.

March 16, 2006Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Offered an amendment to limit pharmacist-provided emergency contraception to women 18 and older (SB 30). It failed 8-16, and he then voted against the bill, which passed 14-10.

March 31, 2005Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against a bill to let pharmacists give emergency contraception under agreements with doctors (SB 484). It passed the Senate 14-9.

March 17, 2004Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill requiring a parent's consent before an abortion for a girl under 16 (HB 1380). The House killed it 219-126.

February 14, 2002Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to require that a parent be told before a minor has an abortion (HB 1511). The House killed it 209-145.

March 23, 2000Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to ban partial-birth abortions (HB 1116). The House killed it 185-176.

March 23, 2000Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to require that a parent be told before certain minors have an abortion (HB 1324). The House killed it 232-103.

January 29, 1998Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to table and then against a Senate bill repealing New Hampshire's 1848 abortion laws (SB 34). The tabling motion failed 122-228, and the House approved the bill 206-144.

May 7, 1997Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to ban the late-term abortion procedure its backers called partial-birth abortion (HB 768). The House killed it 217-137.

March 19, 1997Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to require that a parent be told before a minor has an abortion (HB 1570). The House killed it 227-114.

March 13, 1996Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against agreeing to the House version of a bill applying the new civil unions law to the state retirement system (SB 373). The Senate agreed 18-5.

May 21, 2008Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against the bill creating civil unions for same-sex couples (HB 437). It passed the Senate 14-10.

April 26, 2007Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for a bill to recognize out-of-state marriages only when they are not banned under New Hampshire law (SB 427). It passed 16-7 and became law.

March 11, 2004Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted for a Senate bill on the legal definition of marriage (SB 427). It passed 16-7.

March 11, 2004Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against killing a bill to keep New Hampshire from recognizing same-sex civil unions formed in other states (HB 454). The House killed it 276-88.

March 29, 2001Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against killing a bill about same-sex marriages performed in other states (HB 1293). The committee said state law already barred same-sex marriage. The House killed the bill 232-128.

March 29, 2000Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against a bill adding sexual orientation to the state law against discrimination in jobs, housing, and public places (HB 421). The House advanced it 205-125.

March 19, 1997Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against killing a bill defining marriage in state law as a union between one man and one woman (HB 260). The House killed it 261-85.

March 5, 1997Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to confirm Daniel Will as a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He was confirmed 4-1.

February 11, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against giving Gordon-Darby, the contractor for the state's vehicle inspection program, 60 more days before its contract ended. The extension failed 2-3.

February 4, 2026

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to confirm Bryan Gould as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He was confirmed 4-1.

September 17, 2025

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Won reelection to the District 1 Executive Council seat over Democrat Emmett Soldati, 87,132 votes to 70,647.

November 5, 2024

Source: sos.nh.gov

Made the motion to delay the $10.5 million sale of the state's former Lakes Region Facility in Laconia to Pillsbury Realty Development. The council approved the sale on September 25, 2024.

August 30, 2024

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to confirm Melissa Countway as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. She was confirmed 4-1.

December 20, 2023

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Cast the only vote against confirming Anne M. Edwards Parker as a Superior Court justice. She was confirmed 4-1.

May 17, 2023

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Melissa Moriarty to the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. She was confirmed 3-2.

February 8, 2023

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Won reelection to the District 1 Executive Council seat over Democrat Dana Hilliard, 63,230 votes to 59,060.

November 8, 2022

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Voted to confirm John Formella as New Hampshire Attorney General. The council confirmed him 4-1.

March 24, 2021

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to reappoint Frank Edelblut as state Education Commissioner. The council approved him 4-1.

February 17, 2021

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to confirm Gordon MacDonald as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The council confirmed him 4-1.

January 22, 2021

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Won back the District 1 Executive Council seat by defeating incumbent Democrat Michael Cryans, 80,073 votes to 74,847.

November 3, 2020

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Moved to grant a pardon to Joseph Barton for simple assault, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. The pardon was granted 3-2.

December 19, 2018

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted for amending the Mount Sunapee ski area lease to add land and allow the ski area to expand. It passed 3-2 on a roll call vote.

December 19, 2018

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Lost his District 1 Executive Council seat to Democrat Michael Cryans, 53,956 votes to 58,066.

November 6, 2018

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Seconded and voted for a motion to grant a pardon hearing to Gary Place, who was convicted of first-degree murder. The motion failed 2-3.

September 20, 2018

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to confirm Patrick Donovan as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

April 11, 2018

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Moira O'Neill as director of the state Office of the Child Advocate. She was confirmed 3-2.

January 24, 2018

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Shawn Jasper as Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets and Food. Jasper was confirmed 3-2.

November 22, 2017

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against confirming Robert R. Scott as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services. He was confirmed 3-2.

June 21, 2017

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to confirm Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

June 21, 2017

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted to keep the reappointment of David Patch to the state Fish and Game Commission on the table, after making the May 3 motion that tabled it. The motion to take it up failed 2-3.

June 7, 2017

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Seconded and voted for the confirmation of Frank Edelblut as state Education Commissioner. He was confirmed 3-2.

February 15, 2017

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Won reelection to the District 1 Executive Council seat over Democrat Michael Cryans, 64,238 votes to 58,396.

November 8, 2016

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Voted against confirming longtime public defender Dorothy Graham as a Superior Court justice. Her nomination failed 2-3.

November 4, 2015

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Voted against appointing William A. Duncan to the State Board of Education. Duncan was confirmed 3-2.

May 8, 2014

Source: media.sos.nh.gov

Won a special election for the District 1 Executive Council seat left open by the death of Councilor Ray Burton, taking 51 percent of the vote against Democrat Mike Cryans.

March 12, 2014

Source: nhpr.org

Lost the 2008 race for governor of New Hampshire to Democratic Gov. John Lynch, 188,555 votes to 479,042.

November 4, 2008

Source: web.archive.org

Asked for the roll call and voted against the final House-Senate version of a 2008 budget-balancing bill that cut state spending, reduced the wine discount for large stores, and raised the cigarette tax from $1.08 to $1.33 a pack if tobacco revenue fell short (SB 321). The Senate adopted it 12-11.

June 4, 2008

Source: archive.org

Voted against the bill joining New Hampshire to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program for power plant carbon dioxide emissions (HB 1434). The Senate passed it 16-8.

May 15, 2008

Source: archive.org

Voted against a bill requiring public employee union contracts to keep their terms in effect after they expire until a new contract is reached (HB 1436). The Senate passed it 13-11.

May 8, 2008

Source: archive.org

Voted against tabling a House bill to allow smoking in cigar bars (HB 1457). The Senate tabled it 14-10.

April 24, 2008

Source: archive.org

Voted against a bill requiring counseling and adult involvement for minors seeking abortions, after the parental notice amendment he backed failed (SB 527). The bill failed 10-14.

March 20, 2008

Source: archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a bill requiring state and local police to enforce federal immigration laws as far as federal law allows (SB 353). He asked for the roll call and voted against killing it, but the Senate killed it 13-10.

March 6, 2008

Source: archive.org

Voted for a proposed state constitutional amendment letting the Legislature define an adequate education and send state school aid in a way that eases local differences, instead of the same aid to every town (CACR 34). The Senate approved it 19-5.

February 21, 2008

Source: archive.org

Voted against a bill letting 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the general election vote in state primaries (SB 436). The Senate passed it 17-6.

February 7, 2008

Source: archive.org

Offered an amendment to the minimum wage bill that set the base pay for tipped restaurant workers at a flat $2.38 an hour; it failed 6-18. He then voted for the bill raising the minimum wage to $6.50 and then $7.25, which passed 19-5 (HB 514).

April 26, 2007

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against killing his own bill to stop the state from taking mandatory union fees out of state workers' pay (SB 115). The motion to kill it passed 17-7.

March 15, 2007

Source: web.archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment to require that all highway fund money go to building and maintaining highways (CACR 5).

January 4, 2007

Source: web.archive.org

Voted for requiring voters to show photo identification to get a ballot (HB 345). It passed the Senate 14-9.

April 13, 2006

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against killing a bill on using deadly force to protect oneself (SB 318). The motion to kill it failed 11-12, and the Senate then approved the bill without a roll call.

March 16, 2006

Source: web.archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a law creating a state organ and tissue donor registry, letting people record their wishes with the Division of Motor Vehicles. It became law as Chapter 216 of 2006.

January 4, 2006

Source: web.archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a law on removing abandoned vehicles from private land and state park-and-ride lots, and on vehicles sunk in state waters. It became law as Chapter 254 of 2006.

January 4, 2006

Source: web.archive.org

Voted for a resolution urging Congress to make English the official language of the United States (HCR 6). It passed 15-8.

June 2, 2005

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a bill raising the state tobacco tax (HB 535). The motion passed 14-10.

June 2, 2005

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a House bill raising the state minimum wage (HB 665). The motion passed 15-9.

May 26, 2005

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against a bill to allow video slot machines, called video lottery (SB 225). It failed 6-18.

April 7, 2005

Source: web.archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a rewrite of the state law governing nurses and the board of nursing. It became law as Chapter 293 of 2005.

January 27, 2005

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Was the lead sponsor of a law directing the state transportation department to look for money to rebuild the state-owned Conway Branch railroad line. It became law as Chapter 196 of 2005.

January 6, 2005

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against sending a right-to-work bill, letting workers choose whether to join a union, to interim study (SB 528). The study motion passed 18-5 and set the bill aside.

March 17, 2004

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Voted for a bill to let people carry a concealed gun without a license (SB 454). The Senate approved it 13-10 after he voted against tabling it.

February 19, 2004

Source: web.archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a law letting emergency crews clear blocked roads quickly and requiring drivers in crashes to move their cars off the road when possible. It became law as Chapter 193 of 2004.

January 29, 2004

Source: web.archive.org

Was the lead sponsor of a resolution naming Route 4 and Interstate 95 in New Hampshire the Purple Heart Trail. It became law as Chapter 123 of 2004.

January 7, 2004

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to rename Mount Clay in the White Mountains as Mount Reagan (HB 82). The bill passed the Senate 18-5.

May 29, 2003

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Voted for a bill limiting the liability of gun and ammunition makers and sellers for damage caused by misuse of their products (HB 811). The Senate approved it 17-6.

May 8, 2003

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a Senate bill to reduce certain mercury emissions (SB 65). The motion to kill it passed 18-5.

February 20, 2003

Source: web.archive.org

Served as chairman of the state Senate Transportation Committee in the 2003 session.

January 30, 2003

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to override Gov. Jeanne Shaheen's veto of the plan redrawing state House districts (HB 420). The override failed 208-130, short of two-thirds.

May 22, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to override Gov. Jeanne Shaheen's veto of a charter schools bill (HB 298). The override failed 184-145, short of two-thirds.

May 22, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted for a Senate bill redrawing state Senate districts (SB 1). The House approved it 203-146.

March 21, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against killing a bill to ban human cloning in New Hampshire (HB 1464). The House killed it 233-100.

March 21, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to pass a bill ending the statewide education property tax as a source of school funding (HB 1462). The House approved it 188-116.

March 7, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted for a bill requiring schools to give parents an outline of the sex education part of the health curriculum and get a parent's written permission before a student takes part (HB 1346). The bill failed 157-185.

March 7, 2002

Source: archive.org

Voted to kill a bill creating a resort casino at Jericho Lake Park in Berlin (HB 1404). The House killed it 234-102.

January 31, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a bill allowing video slot machines at racetracks (HB 1353). The House killed it 217-130.

January 31, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against killing a bill to let residents get a lifetime license to carry a pistol or revolver (HB 223). The House killed it 284-76.

January 2, 2002

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to override Gov. Jeanne Shaheen's veto of a bill on voters showing identification to get a ballot (HB 201). The override failed 228-144, short of the two-thirds needed.

December 12, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to override Gov. Jeanne Shaheen's veto of a bill on the proof voters must give to register (HB 399). The override failed 230-143, short of two-thirds.

December 12, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted for the House-Senate compromise repealing the state inheritance tax, called the legacies and succession tax (HB 170). The House adopted it 190-181.

June 26, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a bill creating a statewide income tax to pay for public schools (HB 761). The House killed it 213-148.

May 3, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against killing a right-to-work bill letting workers choose whether to join a union (HB 221). The House killed it 240-82.

April 26, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against killing a bill to count a fetus as a victim under the negligent homicide law (HB 319). The House killed it 278-47.

April 25, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Pulled a bill letting pregnant women use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities off the consent calendar for debate and spoke against killing it (HB 685). The House killed it.

March 29, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to kill a bill letting unmarried adults adopt a child jointly (HB 191). The House killed it 200-120.

March 22, 2001

Source: archive.org

Pulled a resolution recognizing the historic claim of Native Americans in New Hampshire to hunt and fish off the consent calendar for debate and spoke against killing it (HR 6). The House killed it 257-84.

March 8, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted for a bill letting a party in a court case ask once that a particular judge not be assigned to the case (HB 134). The House passed it 202-147.

February 22, 2001

Source: web.archive.org

Voted to impeach New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice David Brock, backing each of the first three articles and the final resolution (HR 51). The House adopted the impeachment resolution 253-95.

July 12, 2000

Source: web.archive.org

Voted against a Senate bill creating the crime of negligent storage of a firearm (SB 419). The House approved it 194-149.

May 18, 2000

Source: web.archive.org

Voted with the 212-131 majority that killed a cigarette tax increase (HB 1557).

March 30, 2000

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Voted against killing a bill to make it a crime to cause the death of an unborn child by attacking a pregnant woman (HB 1292). The House killed it 283-54.

March 9, 2000

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Wrote the Commerce Committee majority report against a ban on smoking in restaurants, saying the existing indoor smoking law worked (HB 1358). He voted with the 219-110 majority that killed the ban.

February 17, 2000

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Spoke against killing a bill to exempt New Hampshire National Guard members from turnpike tolls (HB 1192). The House killed it.

February 3, 2000

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Voted for a proposed state constitutional amendment saying the Legislature, not the courts, decides what an adequate public education is and how to pay for it (CACR 26). It failed 165-174, and the House then killed it.

January 13, 2000

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Voted to kill a bill allowing electronic gambling machines at racetracks (HB 644). The House killed it 233-108.

May 13, 1999

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Voted against the House school-funding plan that created a statewide education property tax and raised the business profits and real estate transfer taxes, in response to the state Supreme Court's school-funding rulings (HB 117). The House approved it 198-176.

April 22, 1999

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Voted against a bill creating a flat-rate state income tax and a statewide property tax to pay for public schools (HB 109). The House approved it 194-190.

March 4, 1999

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Voted against killing a bill letting school districts allow parents to choose among public and private schools (HB 1476). The House killed it 227-109.

March 5, 1998

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Was the lead sponsor of a bill setting the qualifying service dates for New Hampshire's bonus payments to Persian Gulf War veterans (HB 117). The House agreed to the Senate's version of the bill.

May 14, 1997

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Voted to kill a bill raising the state minimum wage (HB 1494). The House killed it 196-111.

March 5, 1996

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Voted to table a 'death with dignity' bill for certain people with a terminal illness (HB 339). The motion to table failed 125-220.

January 4, 1996

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Voted against killing a proposed constitutional amendment to limit New Hampshire's members of Congress and state legislators to 12 consecutive years in office (CACR 17). The House killed it 216-131.

April 25, 1995

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