Contested Votes

134 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
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
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
08/27/25 #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
06/25/25 #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
06/04/25 #16 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Stephen, seconded by Councilor Stevens moved to adopt this item for discussion. Following discussion, the Governor and Council on motion of Cou $12.9M tabled
Kenney
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
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
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 #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 #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
04/23/25 #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
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
02/26/25 #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
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
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 $298,710 denied
Warmington, Kenney, Stevens, Gatsas, Wheeler
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
02/21/24 #? confirmed
Kenney, Wheeler
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
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
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
05/17/23 #? confirmed
Kenney
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
04/12/23 #152 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Gatsas, seconded by Councilor Warmington, and with Councilor Kenney voting no, voted to table the request to enter into retroactive contract wi SLR International Corpora $570,943 tabled
Kenney
02/08/23 #? confirmed
Kenney, 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