John E. Sununu

Voted for H.R. 976, which expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program. It passed 68-31.

August 2, 2007Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.gov

Voted against the final Medicare prescription drug law (H.R. 1), which created the Part D drug benefit. It passed 54-44.

November 25, 2003Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 4954, a Republican plan to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare through private insurance plans. It passed 221-208.

June 28, 2002Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2723, a patients' bill of rights that let patients sue their health plans over denied care. It passed 275-151.

October 7, 1999Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the final Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a plan to balance the federal budget by 2002 that slowed Medicare spending and created the Children's Health Insurance Program. It passed 346-85.

July 30, 1997Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to move forward on the Lieberman-Warner climate bill, which set limits on greenhouse gas pollution. The motion failed 48-36.

June 6, 2008Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov

Voted for the Senate energy bill (H.R. 6), which raised fuel economy standards for cars. It passed 65-27.

June 21, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov

Sponsored the New England Wilderness Act of 2006 (S. 4001), which protected new wilderness areas in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest and in Vermont. It became law.

December 1, 2006Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: congress.gov

Sponsored the Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Extension Act (H.R. 1615), which extended federal river protection on New Hampshire's Lamprey River. It became law.

May 2, 2000Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: congress.gov

Voted for H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act, which phased out the federal estate tax. It passed 279-136.

June 9, 2000Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 3846, which raised the federal minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years. It passed 282-143.

March 9, 2000Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against moving forward on the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800), which made it easier for workers to form unions. The motion failed 51-48.

June 26, 2007Opposes Labor Rights

Source: senate.gov

Voted against H.R. 3846, which raised the federal minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years. It passed 282-143.

March 9, 2000Opposes Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2356, the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, which banned soft-money donations to national parties. It passed 240-189.

February 14, 2002Opposes Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 417, the Shays-Meehan campaign finance bill, which banned unlimited soft-money donations to national political parties. It passed 252-177.

September 14, 1999Opposes Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on the first article, which charged him with lying to a federal grand jury. The House adopted it 228-206.

December 19, 1998Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on the third article, which charged him with obstruction of justice. The House adopted it 221-212.

December 19, 1998Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against moving forward on S. 1639, a broad immigration bill. The motion failed 46-53.

June 28, 2007Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 6061, the Secure Fence Act, which called for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. It passed 80-19.

September 29, 2006Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.gov

Voted against S. 2611, a broad immigration bill that paired border security with a path to citizenship for many immigrants here illegally. It passed 62-36.

May 25, 2006Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 1424, the $700 billion bank rescue known as TARP. It passed 74-25.

October 1, 2008Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov

Voted for the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 3221), which aided struggling homeowners and allowed a rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It passed 72-13.

July 26, 2008Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 976, which expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program. It passed 68-31.

August 2, 2007Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov

Voted against S. 5, which expanded federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. It passed 63-34. Voted the same way on July 18, 2006.

April 11, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov

Voted against the final Medicare prescription drug law (H.R. 1), which created the Part D drug benefit. It passed 54-44.

November 25, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 4954, a Republican plan to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare through private insurance plans. It passed 221-208.

June 28, 2002Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the final Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a plan to balance the federal budget by 2002 that slowed Medicare spending and created the Children's Health Insurance Program. It passed 346-85.

July 30, 1997Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 3221), which aided struggling homeowners and allowed a rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It passed 72-13.

July 26, 2008Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 976, which expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program. It passed 68-31.

August 2, 2007Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov

Voted for the final Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (S. 3), which banned a late-term abortion procedure. It passed 64-34.

October 21, 2003Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: senate.gov

As a U.S. representative, voted for H.R. 1122, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, which banned a late-term abortion procedure. The House passed it 295-136.

March 20, 1997Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Sununu supported the 2002 congressional authorization for military action against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq and defended ongoing operations as a senator.

October 10, 2002Supports National Defense

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Voted for H.R. 5005, which created the Department of Homeland Security. It passed 295-132.

July 26, 2002Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to authorize military force against those responsible for the September 11 attacks (H.J.Res. 64). It passed 420-1.

September 14, 2001Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4, which made it national policy to deploy a missile defense system to protect the United States. It passed 317-105.

March 18, 1999Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4297, a tax bill that extended lower tax rates on capital gains and dividends. It passed 54-44.

May 11, 2006Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: senate.gov

As a U.S. senator, voted for the final 2003 Jobs and Growth tax cut (H.R. 2), which lowered taxes on dividends and capital gains. The Senate split 50-50, and the vice president broke the tie.

May 23, 2003Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: senate.gov

Voted for the final version of the 2001 Bush tax cuts (H.R. 1836), which lowered income tax rates. It passed 240-154.

May 26, 2001Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3045, the Central America Free Trade Agreement. It passed 55-45.

July 28, 2005Supports Foreign Trade

Source: senate.gov

Voted for H.R. 3005, which gave the president fast-track power to negotiate trade deals that Congress cannot amend. It passed 215-214.

December 6, 2001Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4444, which gave China permanent normal trade relations with the United States. It passed 237-197.

May 24, 2000Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the FISA Amendments Act (H.R. 6304), which expanded government surveillance powers and shielded phone companies from lawsuits. It passed 69-28.

July 9, 2008Opposes Data Privacy

Source: senate.gov

Sponsored S. 2271, which added privacy protections to the USA PATRIOT Act, such as letting people challenge secrecy orders. It passed the Senate 95-4 and became law.

March 9, 2006Supports Data Privacy

Source: congress.gov

Voted for the final renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act (H.R. 3199). It passed 89-10.

March 2, 2006Opposes Data Privacy

Source: senate.gov

As a U.S. Senator, Sununu was one of a small group of Republicans who joined a bipartisan filibuster over civil-liberties concerns and opposed extending the USA PATRIOT Act's roving-wiretap and records-search provisions in December 2005, forcing negotiated privacy protections tying such searches to foreign-terrorism investigations.

December 16, 2005Supports Data Privacy

Source: npr.org

Voted for the USA PATRIOT Act (H.R. 3162), which expanded government surveillance and investigation powers after the September 11 attacks. It passed 357-66.

October 24, 2001Opposes Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 3930, the Military Commissions Act, which set up military trials for terrorism suspects and limited their court challenges. It passed 65-34.

September 28, 2006Opposes Civil Rights

Source: senate.gov

Voted against moving forward on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage (S.J.Res. 1). The motion failed 49-48.

June 7, 2006Supports Civil Rights

Source: senate.gov

Voted against moving forward on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman (S.J.Res. 40). The motion failed 48-50.

July 14, 2004Supports Civil Rights

Source: senate.gov

Criticized the FCC's new net neutrality rules as honorary co-chair of Broadband for America, calling them a giant step backwards and urging Congress to act.

February 26, 2015Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: npr.org

Voted for the FISA Amendments Act (H.R. 6304), which expanded government surveillance powers and shielded phone companies from lawsuits. It passed 69-28.

July 9, 2008Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov

Voted for S. 256, which made it harder for people to erase their debts through bankruptcy. It passed 74-25.

March 10, 2005Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov

Voted for the final Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (S. 900), which let banks, securities firms, and insurance companies merge. It passed 362-57.

November 4, 1999Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2723, a patients' bill of rights that let patients sue their health plans over denied care. It passed 275-151.

October 7, 1999Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to approve Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the national site for storing nuclear waste (H.J.Res. 87). It passed 306-117.

May 8, 2002Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against the final war funding bill (H.R. 1591) that set a timeline to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq. It passed 51-46.

April 26, 2007Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: senate.gov

Voted to authorize military force against those responsible for the September 11 attacks (H.J.Res. 64). It passed 420-1.

September 14, 2001Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Received President Donald Trump's endorsement in the 2026 New Hampshire U.S. Senate race.

February 1, 2026

Source: nbcnews.com

Wrote a New Hampshire Union Leader op-ed endorsing Nikki Haley for president and calling Donald Trump a loser, the day before the state's presidential primary.

January 22, 2024

Source: presidency.ucsb.edu

Testified to a U.S. Senate subcommittee as co-chair of Broadband for America, an industry-backed group, on getting more Americans online. He was then a director of Time Warner Cable and Boston Scientific.

October 29, 2013

Source: commerce.senate.gov

On July 31, 2008, as a U.S. senator, John E. Sununu introduced S.3394, a bill intended to prevent foreign courts from undermining judgments of U.S. courts; the bill was referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

July 31, 2008

Source: congress.gov

Voted against overriding President Bush's veto of the 2008 farm bill (H.R. 6124). The Senate overrode the veto 80-14.

June 18, 2008

Source: senate.gov

Voted to confirm Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. He was confirmed 58-42.

January 31, 2006

Source: senate.gov

Sponsored the Presidential $1 Coin Act (S. 1047), which created a series of dollar coins honoring past presidents. It became law.

December 22, 2005

Source: congress.gov

Voted to confirm John Roberts as chief justice of the United States. He was confirmed 78-22.

September 29, 2005

Source: senate.gov

Voted against the final Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6). It passed 74-26.

July 29, 2005

Source: senate.gov

Introduced the Social Security Personal Savings Guarantee and Prosperity Act (S. 857), a bill to let workers put part of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts. It did not advance.

April 20, 2005

Source: congress.gov

Voted for H.R. 4737, which renewed the 1996 welfare law and raised work requirements for families on welfare. It passed 229-197.

May 16, 2002

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the final No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1), which required yearly reading and math tests in public schools. It passed 381-41.

December 13, 2001

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2505, which banned human cloning, including cloning for medical research. It passed 265-162.

July 31, 2001

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7, the Community Solutions Act, which let religious charities compete for federal social service money. It passed 233-198.

July 19, 2001

Source: clerk.house.gov