In total, Governor Sununu vetoed 22 bills this year and 79 over the two-year term.
Governor Sununu concluded his actions on legislation passed in the 2020 session by vetoing four bills and signing none.
Well over half the bills that Governor Sununu rejected had bipartisan support in the legislature. Family and medical leave, a moderate minimum wage increase, expanding clean energy and public transportation, and ending partisan gerrymandering were struck down.
No other governor in New Hampshire history has vetoed more than 15 bills in a single year. Governor Sununu’s actions this term have been to the detriment of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire voters expect their elected officials to work across party lines to move our state forward.
Like Governor Sununu, Governors Shaheen, Lynch, and Hassan all served with a legislature controlled by the other party. While Governors Shaheen, Lynch, and Hassan all worked across the aisle to implement the will of the voters, Governor Sununu has served as a roadblock by smashing veto records this term.
With credit to House Majority Leader Doug Ley (D-Jaffrey).