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Joseph Kenney

R

District 1

Terms of Service
Mar 26, 2014 → Jan 7, 2015
District 1
Special election for Burton vacancy
Jan 8, 2015 → Jan 4, 2017
District 1
Elected 2014
Jan 5, 2017 → Jan 2, 2019
District 1
Elected 2016
Jan 6, 2021 → Present
District 1
Elected 2020, re-elected 2022, 2024
Voting Record
no 117 (0.5%)
yes 25,496 (99.5%)
Dissenting Votes (117)
Date Item Description Vendor Amount Outcome
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
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
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
11/02/22 #17 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, voted to table the request to enter into contracts with the Contractors as detailed in the letter dated $1.4M tabled
10/19/22 #17 TABLED - The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Wheeler, seconded by Councilor Kenney, voted to table the request to enter into contracts with the Contractors as detailed in the letter dated Capital Hotel Company $23,043 tabled
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 $10,386 denied
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 JSI Research & Training I $515,000 denied
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, JSI Research & Training I $515,000 denied
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 JSI Research & Training I $515,000 denied
06/29/22 #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 U.S. Geological Survey $439,700 withdrawn
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
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
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 Ray’s Electric and Genera $2.1M denied
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 University of Massachuset $99,997 denied
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 University of Massachuset $99,997 denied
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 University of Massachuset $99,997 denied
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
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 JSI Research and Training $1.5M denied
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
01/22/21 #21 TABLED – The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Gatsas, seconded by Councilor Wheeler, and with Councilor Kenney voting no, voted to table the request to retroactively amend an existing sole Harbor Homes Inc. $4.5M tabled
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
03/08/17 #B The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Prescott, seconded by Councilor Volinsky, and with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, authorized the request of the Division of Motor Vehicles to approved
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
10/26/16 #105 Authorized with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Division of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into a contract with SMART Assistive Technologies LLC, Rochester, NH, for the Jen SMART Assistive Technolog $1.1M approved
08/24/16 #42 The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pappas, seconded by Councilor Van Ostern, and with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, authorized to enter into a contract with Strategen Consultin Strategen Consulting LLC $75,000 approved