Contested Votes

65 actions where at least one councilor dissented — filtered by "Kenney"

Outcome: All Denied (60) Tabled (102) Approved (940)
Dissenter: All ALL Burton Cryans Gatsas Kenney Liot Hill Pappas Pignatelli Prescott St. Hilaire Stephen Stevens Sununu Van Ostern Volinsky Warmington Wheeler Wieczorek
Date Item Description Vendor Amount Outcome Dissent
10/15/25 #16 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, voted to table with Councilors Kenney, Liot Hill and Stevens voting no. The motion to table failed. The Governor Reed & Reed, Inc. d/b/a R $28.5M approved
Kenney, Liot Hill, Stevens
06/25/25 #222 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a contract with the vendor as detailed in the letter dated June 5, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $11,500 for reimbursement for payment of $11,500 approved
Kenney
06/25/25 #240 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with Initium Health, Inc., Denver, CO, in the amount of $2,850,000 for the development and implementation of a statewi Initium Health, Inc. $2.9M approved
Kenney
05/21/25 #28 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to exercise a renewal option and amend the contract with Montagne Montagne Powers, LLC $120,000 approved
Kenney
04/23/25 #58 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a contract with MPACT Strategic Consulting LLC, Houston, TX, in an amount not to exceed $542,895.92 to conduct Davis-Bacon and R MPACT Strategic Consultin $542,896 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
04/09/25 #82 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a grant agreement with the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, Concord, NH, to support the June 2025 Annual Leadersh New Hampshire Association $50,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
04/09/25 #83 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a grant agreement with the New Hampshire School Administrators Association, Concord, NH, to support the 84th Annual 2025 Confere New Hampshire School Admi $50,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
03/26/25 #51 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, the Division of the Arts to award a Conservation License Plate (Moose Plate) grant to Saint-Gaudens Memorial in the amount of $19,790 to support accessibil $19,790 approved
Kenney
02/05/25 #99 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation to hold an organized event on October 9, 2025, at the Puritan Event and Conference Center in Manchester, NH for a t $18,663 approved
Kenney
12/18/24 #53 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Stevens, with Councilor Kenney voting no, authorized the individuals, as detailed in the letter dated December 3, 2024 approved
Kenney
11/13/24 #24 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.S. Audley, Inc., Bow, NH, on the basis of a low bid of $15,987,400, for toll conver R.S. Audley, Inc. $16.0M approved
Kenney, Wheeler
11/13/24 #64 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to continue its membership and participation in the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners, for an amount of $24,000. Effective retroacti $24,000 approved
Kenney
07/24/24 #12 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a retroactive sole source contract with Healthcare Services Group, Inc., Bensalem, PA, in the amount of $887,000, for the provision of housek Healthcare Services Group $887,000 approved
Kenney
05/29/24 #24 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, Inc., Concord, NH, in the amount of $338,000, to support local food access coalit New Hampshire Hunger Solu $338,000 approved
Kenney
12/20/23 #109 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Office of the Commissioner to enter into a contract with Benjamin Victor Studios, Inc., Boise, ID, in the amount of $250,000 for the creat $900,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
09/06/23 #40 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a contract with Camoin Associates, Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY in an amount not to exceed $491,000 for preparing strategies to as Camoin Associates, Inc. $491,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/23/23 #134 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Assessment and Accountability to hold a two-day conference on October 19th and 20th, 2023, for a total conference cost not to ex $2,500 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/23/23 #135 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Office of Social and Emotional Wellness to hold an organized meeting on September 19, 2023, at Mountain View Grand Resort, Whitefield, NH, $219,364 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/23/23 #136 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Office of Social and Emotional Wellness to enter into a sole source contract with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, Inc., Newtown, CT, Jesse Lewis Choose Love M $64,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/23/23 #137 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Office of Social and Emotional Wellness to enter into a sole source contract with the Brooklyn Raney, LLC d/b/a Once Trusted Adult, Moulto Brooklyn Raney, LLC d/b/a $117,177 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/02/23 #9 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, to retroactively pay the Cannabis Regulators Association, Lexington, KY, in the amount of $2,500, for annual membership dues. Effective upon G&C approval f $2,500 approved
Kenney
08/02/23 #78 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Gatsas, voted to table this item, with Councilors Kenney, Stevens, and Wheeler voting no the motion to table failed. F New Hampshire Career and $92,100 approved
Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler, Warmington, Gatsas
08/02/23 #31 below. On August 2, 2023: The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney voted to remove tabled item #31A below. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Coun $126,384 approved
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Warmington, Wheeler
06/28/23 #80 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Turnpikes to amend a contract with Kapsch TrafficCom USA, Inc., Secaucus, NJ (originally approved by G&C on 2/1/17, Item #27), b Kapsch TrafficCom USA, In $14.2M approved
Kenney, Wheeler
05/03/23 #14 from the table. Then, the Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Wheeler voted to adopt the item, for the purpose of discussion. Following discussion, Councilors Maximus US Services, Inc. $2.8M approved
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Warmington, Wheeler
02/08/23 #38 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with MTX Group, Inc., Troy, NY (originally approved by G&C 7/14/21, Item #19), t MTX Group, Inc. $4.5M approved
Kenney, Wheeler
01/18/23 #36 Authorized, with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Turnpikes to enter into an agreement with HNTB Corporation, Concord, NH, for an amount not to exceed $1,453,250, for preliminary HNTB Corporation $1.5M approved
Kenney, Wheeler
11/22/22 #71 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, the request for an annual salary increase for Pradip Chattopadhyay, in the amount of $6,344, from a current salary of $128,102 to a new annual salary $134, $134,446 approved
Kenney
11/22/22 #72 Authorized, with Councilor Kenney voting no, the request for an annual salary increase for Carleton Simpson, in the amount of $6,344, from a current salary of $128,102 to a new annual salary $134,446. $134,446 approved
Kenney
11/22/22 #17 Authorize the request to enter into contracts with the Contractors as detailed in the letter dated September 8, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $682,074, to provide Personal Responsibility Education $36,282 approved
Kenney, Gatsas, Wheeler
11/22/22 #17 from the table. The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Stevens, and with Councilors Kenney, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, failed to approve previously table $36,282 approved
Kenney, Gatsas, Wheeler
06/15/22 #112 Authorize the Division of Learner Support to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Here This Now, LLC, Peterborough, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 1/22/22, item #98), by increasing the City of Dover $5.2M approved
Gatsas, Wheeler, Kenney
05/18/22 #54 Authorized with Councilor Kenney and Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Division of Agricultural Development to enter into a grant agreement with the New England Apple Association, Hatfield, MA, in the New England Apple Associa $33,947 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
01/26/22 #64 Councilor Stevens made a motion to table this item, Councilor Wheeler seconded the motion. The Governor then asked for a vote and with Councilors Kenney, Warmington, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, the Seacoast Science Center I approved
Kenney, Warmington, Gatsas, Wheeler
12/22/21 #41 Councilors Kenney, Gatsas and Wheeler voted no, failing to approve this item; then, the Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Gatsas, seconded by Councilor Kenney voted to reconsider for the pur $20.2M approved
Gatsas, Kenney, Wheeler
10/13/21 #44 Authorized with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Construction to enter into a contract with R.S. Audley Inc., Bow, NH, for placement of tollbooth plaza conversion to All Electron firm of Vanasse Hangen Br approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/04/21 #43 Authorized with Councilor Kenney voting no, to accept and expend $250,000 of American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, to fund an impacts assessment study on deployment of offshore w Brattle Group Inc. $292,950 approved
Kenney
08/04/21 #61 Authorized with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Instructional Support to enter into a sole source contract with Chess in Schools LLC Hendersonville, NC, to provide a program for Chess in Schools LLC Hend $309,558 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
06/02/21 #72 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Wheeler voted to table this item, Councilors Warmington, Stevens and Gatsas voted no and the motion to table failed. Follo Upper Saco Valley Land Tr $24,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
10/31/18 #67 Authorized with Councilor Kenney voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc (RGGI)., New York, NY, to provide technical and administrative services Regional Greenhouse Gas I $375,000 approved
Kenney
09/05/18 #25 Authorized with Councilor Kenney voting no, to lease a 1+/- acre lot located on Greenough Pond in Wentworth’s Location to Donald Couture with the terms and conditions of the Long Range and Capital Pla approved
Kenney
08/08/18 #13 Authorized with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a memorandum of understanding with two massage therapists, at a price not to exceed $2,500 each per fiscal year per therapist, fo $15,000 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
08/08/18 #159 Authorize a proposed contingent amendment to DAS MOP 150, relating to items which must be brought before the Governor and Executive Council for direct approval, regardless of dollar amount, as detaile approved
Kenney, Pappas, Volinsky, Wheeler
06/20/18 #57 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Wheeler voted to table item #57. Then, on motion of Councilor Volinsky, seconded by Councilor Pappas, the item was removed L.A. Brochu Inc. $196,822 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
05/16/18 #A The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Prescott, seconded by Councilor Volinsky and with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, authorized to enter into a sole source contract with Barbara approved
Kenney, Wheeler
05/02/18 #64 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pappas, seconded by Councilor Volinsky, and with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, voted to approve the request to enter into a memorandum of agr NH Department of Transpor $106,250 approved
Kenney, Wheeler
04/11/18 #32 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Volinsky, seconded by Councilor Pappas, voted to table item #32, and with Councilors Kenney, Prescott and Wheeler voting no, the motion failed. After di $4.1M approved
Kenney, Prescott, Wheeler, Volinsky, Pappas
11/08/17 #21 off the table; and Following discussion, the Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilors Volinsky and Pappas voting no, voted to divide the i Scientific Technologies C $2.1M approved
Volinsky, Pappas, Wheeler, Kenney
09/21/17 #A The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pappas, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Volinsky – yes, Councilor Prescott – yes, Cou approved
Kenney, Wheeler
09/18/17 #A The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pappas, seconded by Councilor Prescott, and with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, authorized the nomination of Colonel David J. Mikolaities, Por approved
Kenney, Wheeler