Terms of Service
Jan 6, 2011 → Jan 2, 2013
District 5
Elected 2010
Jan 8, 2015 → Jan 2, 2019
District 5
Elected 2014, re-elected 2016
Jan 6, 2021 → Present
District 5
Elected 2020, re-elected 2022, 2024
Voting Record
Dissenting Votes (752)
| Date | Item | Description | Vendor | Amount | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/29/16 | #30 | The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Van Ostern, seconded by Councilor Pappas, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney – no, Councilor Van Ostern – yes, Councilor Sunun | $638,000 | approved | |
| 05/18/16 | #5 | The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Kenney, seconded by Councilor Van Ostern, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney — yes, Councilor Van Ostern — yes, Councilor Sunu | approved | ||
| 05/18/16 | #14 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into an agreement with Keene State College, Keene, NH, to implement a statewide physical activity project, in an amount not to exceed $29,000. Eff | Keene State College | $29,000 | approved |
| 05/18/16 | #14 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend the existing agreement with the City of Nashua, Division of Public Health and Community Services (originally approved by G&C on 7-24-13, item #27B | Keene State College | $29,000 | approved |
| 04/20/16 | #32 | Authorized with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, to enter into a Cooperative Project Agreement with University of NH to carry out endangered seabird conservation, for a total of $85,053. Effec | University of NH | $85,053 | approved |
| 04/06/16 | #57 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to diverge from the Department of Administrative Services’ policy of only allowing Agencies to prepay for one night of hotel cost, and instead prepay for 2 | $1,438 | approved | |
| 04/06/16 | #59 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Integrated Programs to enter into a contract with Two Revolutions LLC, New Rochelle, NY, to lead an 18-month-long strategic design and develo | Two Revolutions LLC | $267,500 | approved |
| 03/23/16 | #24 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Turnpikes to enter into an agreement with HNTB Corporation, Westbrook, ME, for an amount not to exceed $600,000, for on-call Turnpike-related | HNTB Corporation | $600,000 | approved |
| 03/09/16 | #10 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend existing individuals agreements with the State’s two managed care health plans, Granite State Health Plan d/b/a NH Healthy Families, Bedford, NH, | $393,120 | approved | |
| 03/09/16 | #15 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend and renew an existing agreement with National Jewish Health, Denver, CO (originally approved by G&C on 6-24-15, item #51), for the provision of st | National Jewish Health | $1.4M | approved |
| 03/09/16 | #19 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to exercise a renewal option to an existing agreement with Keene State College, Keene, NH (originally approved by G&C on 3-13-15, item #11), for the provis | Keene State College | $297,900 | approved |
| 03/09/16 | #21 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to exercise an amendment to an agreement with JSI Research & Training Institute Inc., d/b/a Community Health Institute, Bow, NH (originally approved by G&C | JSI Research & Training I | $3.5M | approved |
| 03/09/16 | #87 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Integrated Programs to enter into a sole source contract with Media Power Youth, Manchester, NH, to provide services to develop Wellness Path | Media Power Youth | $130,000 | approved |
| 03/09/16 | #88 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Special Education to enter into a sole source contract with Evergreen Evaluation and Consulting Inc., Jericho, VT, to conduct the evaluation | Evergreen Evaluation and | $74,000 | approved |
| 01/27/16 | #C | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter Danielle Kronk Barrick into an Educational Tuition Agreement with The University of NH, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, to partic | approved | ||
| 01/27/16 | #D | Authorized with Councilor Van Ostern recusing himself and Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter Mary Verville into an Educational Tuition Agreement with Southern NH University, to participate in two c | approved | ||
| 01/27/16 | #7 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to amend existing individuals agreements with the state’s two managed care health plans, Granite State Health Plan, d/b/a New Hampshire Healthy Families, B | approved | ||
| 01/27/16 | #27 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Transportation Systems Management and Operations to enter into an agreement with the firm of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., Bedford, NH, for o | firm of Vanasse Hangen Br | $1.0M | approved |
| 01/27/16 | #28 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to award a grant to the City of Concord, NH, in the amount of $200,000 to support Merrimack Valley Day Care Service’s building improvements at its 19 North | City of Concord | $200,000 | approved |
| 01/27/16 | #29 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to award a grant to the City of Lebanon, NH, in the amount of $425,000 on behalf of the Lebanon Housing Authority, to fund energy improvements to the Roger | City of Lebanon | $425,000 | approved |
| 01/27/16 | #32 | The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pappas, seconded by Councilor Kenney and with Councilor Wheeler voting no, authorized to increase the fleet by one vehicle to be assigned to the Board o | approved | ||
| 01/27/16 | #39 | The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Pappas, seconded by Councilor Sununu, and with Councilors Sununu and Wheeler voting no, approved the request to award grant funds in the amount of $450, | $450,000 | approved | |
| 12/16/15 | #B | Authorized with Councilor Van Ostern recusing himself, and Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter Mary Tarbell into an Educational Tuition Agreement with College for America at Southern NH University, | approved | ||
| 11/18/15 | #5 | The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Van Ostern, seconded by Councilor Pappas, and further on a roll call vote as follows: Councilor Kenney — yes, Councilor Van Ostern — yes, Councilor Sunu | approved | ||
| 11/18/15 | #32 | The Governor and Council on motion of Councilor Van Ostern, seconded by Councilor Kenney, and with Councilor Wheeler voting no, authorized to award a sole source grant to the University of NH, Sponsor | University of NH, Sponsor | $134,301 | approved |
| 11/18/15 | #33 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to continue membership and participation in the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Inc., in the amount of $24,000. Effective retroact | $24,000 | approved | |
| 11/18/15 | #49 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a sole source contract with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc., New York, NY, to provide technical and administrative services for c | approved | ||
| 11/04/15 | #68 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design & Construction to enter into an agreement with Ackroyd Engineering LLC, Manchester, NH, for Electrical Engineering Servic | Ackroyd Engineering LLC | $300,000 | approved |
| 11/04/15 | #69 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design & Construction to enter into an agreement with Lee F. Carroll, Gorham, NH, for electrical engineering services required f | Lee F. Carroll | $300,000 | approved |
| 11/04/15 | #70 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design & Construction to enter into an agreement with Yeaton Associates Inc., Littleton, NH, for electrical engineering services | Yeaton Associates Inc. | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #21 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Office of Federal Compliance to enter into a contract with Hessel and Associates LLC, Brattleboro, VT, to provide business development training and res | Hessel and Associates LLC | $57,199 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #55 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with Harriman Associates, Manchester, NH, for mechanical engineering services | Harriman Associates | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #56 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with Dubois & King Inc., South Burlington, VT, for mechanical engineering ser | Dubois & King Inc. | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #57 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with Colby Company LLC, Portland, ME, for mechanical engineering services req | Colby Company LLC | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #58 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with McFarland-Johnson Inc., Concord, NH, for mechanical engineering services | McFarland-Johnson Inc. | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #59 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with Colby Company LLC, Portland, ME, for civil/structural services required | Colby Company LLC | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #60 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with HEB Engineers Inc., North Conway, NH, for civil/structural services requ | HEB Engineers Inc. | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #61 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with H. L. Turner Group, Concord, NH, for civil/structural services required | H. L. Turner Group | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/21/15 | #62 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Public Works Design and Construction to enter into an agreement with Quantum Construction Consultants LLC, Concord, NH, for civil/structural | Quantum Construction Cons | $300,000 | approved |
| 10/07/15 | #13 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into a retroactive amendment and exercise a sole source renewal option to an existing contract with NH Hospital Association, Concord, NH (original | NH Hospital Association | $3.4M | approved |
| 10/07/15 | #17 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to retroactively pay a membership fee to the Judge Baker Children’s Center, Boston, MA, in the amount of $19,000 for annual membership in the New England A | $19,000 | approved | |
| 10/07/15 | #20 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into sole source amendments with the vendors identified in the letter dated August 27, 2015, (originally approved by G&C on 6-19-13, item #135A), | $940,732 | approved | |
| 10/07/15 | #20 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to enter into an agreement with The Prevention Certification Board of NH, Bow, NH, for the provision of the development and implementation of a Prevention | $940,732 | approved | |
| 10/07/15 | #55 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to retroactively enter into a sole source contract with NH Project Learning Tree, Concord, NH, (originally approved by G&C on 10-29-14, item #50), to imple | NH Project Learning Tree | $53,125 | approved |
| 10/07/15 | #56 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to retroactively grant funds in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to Belknap County Department of Corrections, | $26,900 | approved | |
| 10/07/15 | #69 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, to accept and expend a grant from the NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services, Bureau of Population Health and Commu | $242,367 | approved | |
| 10/07/15 | #73 | Authorized with Councilors Kenney and Wheeler voting no, the Division of Personnel’s request for waiver of classification decisions. | approved | ||
| 10/07/15 | #85 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, an annual salary increase for Sara Willingham, Director of Personnel, unclassified position 9U031, in the amount of $5,177.10 to a new annual salary of $10 | $104,729 | approved | |
| 09/16/15 | #21 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Finance & Contracts to pay retroactive membership dues in the amount of $197,000 to the American Association of State Highway and Transportat | $197,000 | approved | |
| 09/16/15 | #71 | Authorized with Councilor Wheeler voting no, the Bureau of Special Education, Office of Student Wellness, to enter into a sole source contract with Evergreen Evaluation and Consulting Inc., Jericho, V | Evergreen Evaluation and | $169,648 | approved |