Contested Votes

60 actions where at least one councilor dissented

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
02/04/26 #1 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, voted to adopt this item for the purpose of discussion. Following discussion, with Councilors Kenney, denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
12/17/25 #70 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with all Councilors voting no, failed to enter into a grant agreement with Waste Management of Londonderry, Inc., North Londonderry, NH totaling $80,000 for partial Wagon Wheel Tenants Coope $674,757 denied
ALL
08/27/25 #81 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill, moved to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council, with Council Trustees of Dartmouth Col $219,376 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
07/09/25 #10 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot Hill, seconded by Councilor Kenney, moved to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council, with Councilo denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #68 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Liot Hill, seconded by Councilor Stevens, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to establish $109,601 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
06/25/25 #93 FAILED – The Governor and Council, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to enter into a contract with Strategic Marketing & Research Insights, LLC, I Strategic Marketing & Res $1.2M denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
06/04/25 #63 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with Councilors Stevens, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to enter into a Grant Agreement with Farrell Contracting Services, LLC, Lee, Farrell Contracting Servi $70,544 denied
Stevens, Stephen, Wheeler
06/04/25 #100 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Alvarez & RA Properties, LLC $188,076 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
06/04/25 #23 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a contract with Diplomatic Security, LLC, Pembroke, NH, in the amount of $140,660, for the provision of In-State Courier services. Effective July 1, 2025, upon G&C app Diplomatic Security, LLC $140,660 denied
ALL
05/21/25 #42 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Liot Hill moved to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council, with Councilo $78,984 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
05/07/25 #25 Authorized the Bureau of Right-of-Way to sell 90.35+/- acres of vacant State-owned land located on the east side of Stark Road, in the Town of Conway, NH to Shawn and Caitlin Baldwin for $235,000 and $235,000 denied
Stevens, Wheeler
05/07/25 #54 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a lease agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ in the amount of $2,099,998.84, for Axon TASER® 10 Energy Weapons. Effective upon G&C approval through Apr Axon Enterprise, Inc. $2.1M denied
Kenney, Stevens, Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #16 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with Councilors Kenney, Stephen, and Wheeler voting no and Councilor Stevens abstaining, failed to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the New Hampshire De $521,420 denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #9 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with Maximus US Services, Inc., McLean, VA (originally approved by G&C on 6/30/21, Item #13), to continue providing com Maximus US Services, Inc. $4.1M denied
Liot Hill, Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
04/23/25 #35 FAILED - Authorize to enter into a contract with Amy C. McClellan, East Burke, VT in an amount up to and not to exceed $30,000 for the provision of Real Estate Appraisal Expert Consultant Services. Ef New Hampshire Association $362,012 denied
Kenney, Liot Hill, Stevens, Stephen, Wheeler
02/26/25 #16 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stevens, seconded by Councilor Stephen voted to adopt this item for the purpose of discussion. Following discussion, with Councilors Kenney, St $7.5M denied
Kenney, Stephen, Wheeler
08/07/24 #23 FAILED – Authorize the Bureau of Highway Maintenance to enter into a rental agreement with United Rentals (North America), Inc., for an amount not to exceed $298,710, based on a rental agreement for t United Rentals (North Ame $298,710 denied
Warmington, Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
11/29/23 #20 FAILED - The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed t Concord Feminist Health C $361,892 denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
11/29/23 #21 FAILED - The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed t Planned Parenthood of Nor $773,474 denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
11/29/23 #22 FAILED - The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed t Feminist Health Center of $144,946 denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
06/28/23 #136 FAILED - The Governor and Council, with all Councilors voting no, failed to authorize the Division of Economic Development to enter into a sole source amendment to an existing contract with McKinsey & FutureWork Systems LLC $241,076 denied
ALL
06/14/23 #129 FAILED – The Governor and Council, with all Councilors voting no, failed to authorize to enter into a contract with CJ Ryder Flooring LLC, Epsom, NH, in an amount not to exceed $35,280, for the provis CJ Ryder Flooring LLC $35,280 denied
ALL
09/07/22 #90 Authorize the request to retroactively pay the New Hampshire Department of Transportation $230,644.16, which is 33% of the amount that Granite State Hospitality, LLC, the developer-operator of Hookset denied
Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
07/27/22 #15 FAILED - With Councilors Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize to enter into a contract with Concord Feminist Health Center d/b/a Equality Health denied
Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
07/27/22 #15 FAILED - With Councilors Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize to enter into a contract with the Joan G. Lovering Health Center, Greenfield, NH, denied
Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
07/27/22 #15 FAILED - With Councilors Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize to enter into a contract with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Colchest denied
Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
05/04/22 #100 FAILED - With all Councilors voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with Ray’s Electric and General Contr denied
ALL
03/23/22 #34 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington seconded by Councilor Stevens and with Councilors, Kenney, Warmington, Stevens, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, failed to approve the denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Warmington, Wheeler
03/23/22 #34 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilors Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas and Wheeler voting no, failed to approve the request to ac denied
Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
03/23/22 #34 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Warmington seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilors, Kenney, Warmington, Stevens, Gatsas, and Wheeler voting no, failed to approve the denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Warmington, Wheeler
01/12/22 #13 FAILED – Councilor Warmington requested a roll call vote. On a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilo denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
12/22/21 #41 as follows: Authorized: Amoskeag Health, Coos County Family Health, and Lamprey Health Care on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Stevens, and with Councilors Gatsas and Wheeler voting $20.2M denied
Gatsas, Wheeler, Warmington, Kenney, Stevens
12/08/21 #85 FAILED – Councilors Kenney, Stevens and Wheeler voted no, therefore, the Governor and Council failed to accept and place on file the report of all vehicles which have non-business use exceeding 20% fo denied
Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
10/27/21 #71 FAILED - With all Councilors voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize to enter into grant agreements without further approval and waive MOP 150, V, A, 6, in an amount not to exceed $12, $12.0M denied
ALL
10/27/21 #72 FAILED - With all Councilors voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize to enter into grant agreements without further approval and waive MOP 150, V, A, 6, using the sub award and/or bene $25.0M denied
ALL
10/13/21 #9 FAILED – The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed t ConvenientMD LLC $237,600 denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
10/13/21 #9 FAILED – The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed t ConvenientMD LLC $237,600 denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
09/15/21 #9 TABLED – The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – yes, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed $200,000 denied
Kenney, Wheeler
09/15/21 #9 FAILED – The Governor and Council on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – yes, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, and Councilor Wheeler – no, failed $200,000 denied
Gatsas, Stevens, Wheeler
09/15/21 #9 as follows: The Governor and Council on a roll call voted as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Warmington – yes, Councilor Stevens – no, Councilor Gatsas – no, Councilor Wheeler – no, failed t $200,000 denied
Gatsas, Wheeler
08/04/21 #16 Part 1 and Part 2 of this item was voted on separately. (Part 1): the Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Warmington authorized to accept and place on file the Bu $5,554 denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Wheeler
06/30/21 #97 FAILED – Councilors Kenney, Warmington, Stevens and Gatsas voted no, therefore the Governor and Council failed to approve the request of the Division of Health Professionals to enter into a contract w denied
Gatsas, Kenney, Stevens, Warmington
06/10/20 #48 FAILED – Councilor Gatsas made a motion to table this item, there being no second, the Governor called for a vote as follows: Councilor Cryans - no, Councilor Volinsky - no, Councilor Prescott - no, C Parkdale Aftercare LLC $425,000 denied
ALL
01/22/20 #71 FAILED – Councilors Cryans, Volinsky and Pignatelli voted no. The Governor and Council failed to authorize a salary increment for the Commissioner of Education, Frank Edelblut from the current unclass $115,661 denied
Cryans, Pignatelli, Volinsky
12/19/18 #18 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Volinsky, seconded by Councilor Pappas, and with Councilors Kenney, Volinsky and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the request to enter in $45,000 denied
Kenney, Volinsky, Wheeler
09/20/18 #36 FAILED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Volinsky, seconded by Councilor Kenney and with Councilors Prescott, Pappas, and Wheeler voting no, failed to authorize the petition of Gary Pl denied
Prescott, Pappas, Wheeler
07/19/17 #75 FAILED - With all Councilors voting no, the Governor and Council failed to authorize the request of the Division of Economic Development, Office of Workforce Opportunity to enter into a sole source co $81,530 denied
ALL
02/15/17 #6 FAILED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Prescott, seconded by Councilor Wheeler voted to table this item. At the end of the meeting, the Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Ke denied
Prescott, Volinsky, Wheeler
02/01/17 #69 FAILED — Councilors Kenney, Volinsky, Prescott and Wheeler voted no, therefore, the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions failed. Effective upon G&C approval. denied
Kenney, Prescott, Volinsky, Wheeler
07/22/15 #66 FAILED — Councilors Kenney, Sununu and Wheeler voted no, therefore, this item fails to authorize to establish an entrance salary of $96,149.84, salary grade GG, maximum, for Richard Head as Site Evalu $96,150 denied
Kenney, Sununu, Wheeler