Contested Votes

41 actions where at least one councilor dissented — filtered by "Stevens"

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
10/29/25 #40 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Wabanaki Campground Conversion LLC’s request to perform on Ossipee Lake in Freedom, NH. VETERANS HOME The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot approved
Stevens
10/29/25 #70 Authorized to amend an existing contract with Strategies for Youth, Inc., Cambridge, MA (originally approved by G&C on 1/10/24, Item #6), to continue and enhance Juvenile Justice Interactive Education Strategies for Youth, Inc $169,679 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/18/25 #16 Authorized the Bureau of Highway Maintenance to enter into a contract with Bazin Brothers Trucking, Inc., Westminster, VT, on the basis of a low bid of $708,113 to reconstruct a roadway slope along NH Bazin Brothers Trucking, $708,113 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
10/18/25 #68 Authorized to enter into subgrants retroactive to July 1, 2025, with the programs as detailed in the letter dated September 22, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, to support the enhancement $3.0M approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
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
08/13/25 #64 Authorized to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
07/30/25 #64 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
07/09/25 #64 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
06/25/25 #64 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
06/04/25 #53 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, to enter into a Lease Agreement with Robert F. and Carol Spoerl in the amount of $21,600 to reside at the state-owned Ballard House property located at 24 Robert F. and Carol Spoer $21,600 approved
Stevens
06/04/25 #64 Authorize to grant a salary increase to Stephanie L. Simek, Ph.D., Executive Director, in the amount of $8,452.80, from a current salary of $128,912 to a new salary of $137,364.80, which is $2,092.80 $137,365 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
05/21/25 #21 Authorized, with Councilors Stevens and Stephen voting no, the Bureau of Rail & Transit to enter into a lease agreement with JCB, LLC, in the amount of $64,922.32 for the use of state-owned property i All States Construction, $9.3M approved
Stevens, Stephen
05/21/25 #96 Authorized, with Councilors Stevens and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Proulx Oil & Propane, LLC, Newmarket, NH totaling $58,750 for partial funding for the replacement of Proulx Oil & Propane, LLC $58,750 approved
Stevens, Wheeler
05/21/25 #121 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Chris Bouchard’s request to perform work on Winnisquam Lake in Belmont, NH. approved
Stevens
05/21/25 #122 Authorized, with Councilors Liot Hill and Stevens voting no, the Bureau of Governance to retroactively amend a sole source contract with Priscilla K. Coleman, PhD, Deshler, OH by increasing the price Priscilla K. Coleman, PhD $18,000 approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
05/21/25 #123 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, the Bureau of Governance to amend a sole source contract with Troy Hutchings, Philadelphia, PA by increasing the price limitation by $9,000 from $9,000 to Troy Hutchings $18,000 approved
Stevens
04/09/25 #78 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Paul A. and Laura M. Rybecky Rev Trust’s request to perform work on Newfound Lake in Bristol, NH. approved
Stevens
03/12/25 #4 [Removed from consent] Authorized the confirmation of Jennifer R. Perez, Center Barnstead, NH, for appointment to the rank of Major, in the NH Army National Guard. On February 26, 2025: Councilor Liot approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
03/12/25 #4 [Removed from consent] Authorized the confirmation of Jill M. Sabatine, Providence, RI, for appointment to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, in the NH Army National Guard. On February 26, 2025: Councilo approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
03/12/25 #4 [Removed from consent] Authorized the confirmation of MAJ Khalil F. Shahin, Bedford, NH, for appointment to the rank of Major, in the NH Army National Guard. On February 26, 2025: Councilor Liot Hill approved
Liot Hill, Stevens
02/26/25 #66 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Amy Clarkson President VCC Inc.’s request to perform work on Sunapee Lake in New London, NH. approved
Stevens
02/05/25 #127 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, to accept the gift of a parcel of land situated on the northerly side of Rochester Hill Road (Route 108) in the City of Rochester, NH, having an area of a approved
Stevens
09/25/24 #188 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with HDR Architecture, Inc., Omaha, NE HDR Architecture, Inc. $2.1M approved
Stevens
07/10/24 #52 Authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord, NH, in the amount of $562,000, to support New Hampshire school districts with exploring $562,000 approved
Stevens, Wheeler
04/10/24 #37 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Gatsas, with Councilor Stevens voting no,authorized an annual salary step increase for Cassandra Sanchez, Director of $120,120 approved
Stevens
11/29/23 #6 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, with Councilor Stevens voting no, authorized to amend a Fiscal Committee Item (originally approved by G&C on $8.9M approved
Stevens
10/04/23 #27 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, the Bureau of Right-of-Way to grant a permanent access easement over state-owned property to a parcel of land located at 36 Horse Point Road in the Town o approved
Stevens
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
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
02/22/23 #? Councilors Warmington and Stevens voting no, voted to approve the minutes from the February 8, 2023 approved
Stevens, Warmington
02/22/23 #? Kenney, with Councilors Warmington and Stevens voting no, voted to approve the minutes from the January approved
Stevens, Warmington
02/08/23 #126 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney voted to table this item, with Councilors Warmington, Stevens and Gatsas voting no, the motion to table failed. Th $116.4M approved
Warmington, Stevens, Gatsas
01/18/23 #56 Authorized, with Councilors Stevens and Wheeler voting no, the Division of Economic Development to enter into a retroactive agreement with McKinsey & Company, Inc., Washington, D.C., in the amount of McKinsey & Company, Inc., $1.0M approved
Stevens, Wheeler
10/19/22 #82 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Aaron/Jill Grueter’s request to perform work on Little Bay in Durham. approved
Stevens
03/23/22 #34 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington seconded by Councilor Stevens, and with Councilors, Gatsas and Wheeler voting no, voted to authorize the request to accept and place on file University of Massachuset $99,997 approved
Gatsas, Warmington, Wheeler
01/26/22 #67 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Warmington and Stevens voting no, voted to table this item to the end of the meeting. Then, th $1.3M approved
Warmington, Stevens, Wheeler
01/26/22 #73 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Warmington and Stevens voting no, voted to table this item to the end of the meeting. Then, th NH Housing Finance Author $4.2M approved
Warmington, Stevens, Wheeler
11/22/21 #31 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, the Bureau of Right of Way to sell 0.18 +/- of an acre of state-owned land, with improvements located at 20 Old Bartlett Road in the Town of Conway, to Jo $171,600 approved
Stevens
05/19/21 #79 Authorized, with Councilor Stevens voting no, Harbor View Condominium’s request for a five year permit time extension to allow completion of the project to perform work on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeb approved
Stevens
02/17/21 #45 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Warmington voted to table this item; Councilors Kenney and Warmington voted no, therefore the motion to table failed. The $95,343 approved
Stevens