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  Sununu, Chris
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AffiliationRepublican  
<-  2017-01-01  
 
NameChris Sununu
Address71 Hemlock Court
Newfields, New Hampshire 03856, United States
EmailNone
Websitehttp://chrissununu.com
Born November 05, 1974 (50 years)
ContributorScott³
Last ModifedIndyGeorgia
Apr 10, 2024 09:05pm
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InfoAmong his accomplishments during his first term was delivering a balanced state budget with no new taxes or fees and establishing full day kindergarten. Additionally, Governor Sununu provided property tax relief by returning $65 million to cities and towns for roads, bridges, and safer schools, invested $275 million in clean water projects, expanded educational opportunities for students, and signed job creating business tax cuts into law.

Governor Sununu's leadership has garnered a number of awards including the New Futures' 2017 President's Award for championing policies that improve the health and wellness of all Granite Staters. He is one of only five Governors honored by AARP with their Capitol Caregiver 2017 award and received CASA's 2018 John McDermott Champion of Children Award.

In 2018, Governor Sununu announced the nationwide launch of his Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative to engage employers and empower workplaces to provide support for people recovering from substance use disorder.

Before being elected Governor in 2016, Chris served three terms on the New Hampshire Executive Council representing 32 cities and towns in Rockingham and Hillsborough counties.

In 2010, Chris led a group of investors in the buyout of Waterville Valley Resort where he worked as Chief Executive Officer and was in charge of an expansion of the ski resort done in cooperation with the United States Forest Service.

An environmental engineer, Chris worked for ten years cleaning up hazardous waste sites across the country.

In 1998, Chris completed a five-month through-hike of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.

Chris grew up in Salem, NH. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) with a BS in Civil/Environmental Engineering.

Governor Sununu lives in Newfields with his wife, Valerie, and their three children, Calvin, Edie, and Leo.

Chris is a life-long Republican who holds a deep appreciation for public service and New Hampshire's unique form of government that invites broad participation at the local and state levels. He strongly believes that with such opportunity comes the responsibility for individuals to exercise their civic duty and participate in the political process. Consistent with this belief, Chris is seeking the District 3 Executive Council seat in 2010 - an office he credits as quietly being one of the most important in state government with a significant impact on the lives of New Hampshire's residents. He has also focused great attention on encouraging quality candidates across the state to run and serve at the local and state levels in New Hampshire to ensure that residents are well represented during these challenging times.

As an owner and Director for Sununu Enterprises, a family business and strategic consulting group based in Exeter, Chris has a firm grasp of the importance of the state's small business economy, and understands the issues that impact the innovation and job creation spurred by small businesses. In his work, he has focused much of his time to local, national, and international real estate development, venture technologies, and business acquisitions.

Prior to this endeavor, Chris worked for 10 years as an environmental engineer in various regions across the United States from New Hampshire to California, designing systems and solutions for cleaning up some of our country's most hazardous wastes sites.

Chris holds a BS degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). He is the son of former Governor John H. Sununu and the brother of former Senator John E. Sununu. He is an active skier and rugby player and, in 1999, completed a five-month through-hike of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. He currently lives in Newfields with his wife, Valerie, and their two children.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
07/29/2024-07/30/2024 Emerson College 41.00% ( 9.0) 29.00% ( 3.0) 31.00% ( 7.0)
08/09/2023-08/11/2023 Emerson College 50.00% ( 0.0) 26.00% ( 0.0) 24.00% ( 0.0)
10/14/2022-10/25/2022 University of Massachusetts 63.00% ( 8.0) 37.00% ( 8.0) 0.00% ( 0.0)
08/09/2022-08/11/2022 Saint Anselm College 60.00% ( 2.0) 37.00% ( 1.0) 3.00% ( 1.0)
03/23/2022-03/24/2022 Saint Anselm College 62.00% ( 9.0) 36.00% ( 8.0) 2.00% ( 1.0)
01/11/2022-01/12/2022 Saint Anselm College 53.00% ( 11.0) 44.00% ( 10.0) 3.00% ( 1.0)
08/24/2021-08/26/2021 Saint Anselm College 64.00% ( 10.0) 34.00% ( 9.0) 2.00% ( 1.0)
10/16/2020-10/26/2020 University of Massachusetts 71.00% ( 3.0) 29.00% ( 2.0) 0.00% ( 0.0)
09/24/2020-09/28/2020 University of New Hampshire 71.00% ( 14.0) 27.00% ( 0.0) 3.00% ( 13.0)
09/17/2020-09/25/2020 University of Massachusetts 74.00% ( 0.0) 27.00% ( 0.0) 0.00% ( 0.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
10/24/2022-10/28/2022 Saint Anselm College 62.00% ( 3.0) 36.00% ( 3.0) 2.00% ( 0.0)
09/23/2022-09/30/2022 Data for Progress 55.00% ( 0.0) 43.00% ( 0.0) 2.00% ( 0.0)
09/27/2022-09/28/2022 Saint Anselm College 59.00% ( 0.0) 39.00% ( 0.0) 2.00% ( 0.0)
02/18/2021-02/22/2021 University of New Hampshire 55.00% ( 3.0) 19.00% ( 3.0) 26.00% ( 6.0)
06/13/2020-06/15/2020 We Ask America 69.00% ( 0.0) 19.00% ( 0.0) 12.00% ( 0.0)
08/02/2018-08/19/2018 University of New Hampshire 52.00% ( 0.0) 16.00% ( 0.0) 32.00% ( 0.0)
09/17/2016-09/20/2016 Monmouth University 36.00% ( 0.0) 22.00% ( 0.0) 41.00% ( 0.0)
10/16/2015-10/18/2015 Public Policy Polling 31.00% ( 0.0) 39.00% ( 0.0) 30.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 09, 2023 11:00am News Weighing 2024 bid, Sununu jabs DeSantis over conservative credentials  Article WA Indy 
May 20, 2021 01:00pm News 'He's Running:' NH GOP Insiders See Sununu Edging Toward Senate Bid  Article BrentinCO 
Dec 30, 2020 04:15pm News Concerns over anti-mask protests spur NH’s GOP governor to nix public inauguration  Article IndyGeorgia 
Feb 02, 2010 01:00pm News Chris Sununu is latest in family to seek office  Article Scott³ 

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INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/08/2022 NH Governor Won 56.98% (+15.51%)
  09/13/2022 NH Governor - R Primary Won 78.54% (+68.52%)
  09/13/2022 NH Governor - D Primary Lost 2.31% (-94.74%)
  11/03/2020 NH Governor Won 65.12% (+31.76%)
  09/08/2020 NH Governor - R Primary Won 89.61% (+80.30%)
  09/08/2020 NH Governor - D Primary Lost 3.00% (-47.74%)
  11/06/2018 NH Governor Won 52.78% (+7.04%)
  09/11/2018 NH Governor - D Primary Lost 0.46% (-65.09%)
  09/11/2018 NH Governor - R Primary Won 98.32% (+97.57%)
  09/11/2018 NH Governor - LBT Primary Lost 1.89% (-50.00%)
  11/08/2016 NH Governor Won 48.84% (+2.27%)
  09/13/2016 NH Governor - R Primary Won 30.57% (+0.92%)
  09/13/2016 NH Governor - D Primary Lost 0.27% (-51.13%)
  11/04/2014 NH Executive Council - District 3 Won 61.57% (+23.17%)
  11/06/2012 NH Executive Council - District 3 Won 55.16% (+14.85%)
  11/02/2010 NH Executive Council - District 3 Won 55.86% (+11.77%)
  09/14/2010 NH Executive Council - District 3 - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  09/10/2024 NH Governor - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-63.13%)
  07/15/2024 US Vice President - R Selection Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  06/04/2024 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.00% (-76.07%)
  04/04/2024 US President - NL Convention Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  09/13/2022 NH US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-36.91%)
  09/08/2020 NH US Senate - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-50.17%)
  09/09/2014 NH Governor - R Primary Lost 0.00% (-55.31%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NH Governor - R Primary - Sep 10, 2024 R Kelly A. Ayotte
NH US President - R Primary - Jan 23, 2024 R Nikki Haley
NH District 02 - R Primary - Sep 13, 2022 R George Hansel
NH US Senate - R Primary - Sep 13, 2022 R Charles W. "Chuck" Morse
MA Governor - R Primary - Sep 06, 2022 R Chris Doughty
NH State Senate 01 - R Primary - Sep 08, 2020 R Erin Tapper Hennessey
NH Secretary of State - Dec 05, 2018 D William M. "Bill" Gardner
NH US President - R Primary - Jan 10, 2012 R Mitt Romney