Chris Sununu
Governor of New Hampshire since 2017
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| April 2025 | Chris Sununu publicly commented on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), simultaneously supporting the goals of federal spending cuts while criticizing Musk's messaging approach as politically insensitive and harsh. |
| April 2025 | Sununu publicly stated support for potentially ending Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security, and increasing the retirement age beyond 67 to address the national debt. |
| March 11 2025 | Election in Amherst, New Hampshire where some voters, including women, were turned away due to legislation signed by Governor Sununu. |
| September 2024 | In September, Chris Sununu saved a choking contestant at a lobster roll eating contest by performing the Heimlich maneuver. |
| July 18 2024 | Sununu signed three bills limiting transgender rights, including a ban on trans girls participating in girls' sports in grades 5 to 12. |
| March 2024 | Chris Sununu officially endorsed Donald Trump after he became the presumptive Republican nominee for president. |
| January 2024 | Chris Sununu campaigned for Nikki Haley, being described by The New York Times as 'an energetic, unusually involved ally'. |
| 2023 | Announced readiness to sign a marijuana legalization bill focused on harm reduction. |
| 2023 | Sununu announced his readiness to sign a legalization bill for recreational marijuana that focuses on harm reduction in New Hampshire. |
| 2023 | Chris Sununu stated that he would vote for Donald Trump if he became the Republican nominee for president in 2024. |
| 2023 | Chris Sununu endorsed Kelly Ayotte, who subsequently won the election to succeed him. |
| December 2023 | In December 2023, Chris Sununu endorsed Nikki Haley for president in the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| July 19 2023 | Chris Sununu announced that he would not run for a fifth term as governor of New Hampshire. |
| June 2023 | Chris Sununu announced that he would not pursue the Republican presidential nomination for the 2024 election. |
| March 2023 | Sununu predicted that Donald Trump would not secure the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2024. |
| January 2023 | Chris Sununu expressed that he was considering a run for the presidency in 2024, indicating that he did not have a specific timeline for this decision. |
| 2022 | Stated openness to marijuana legalization, suggesting state-run sales similar to alcohol. |
| 2022 | Sununu expressed his intention to veto a parental bill of rights that would have forced schools to disclose students' gender identities to their parents. |
| 2022 | In response to potential changes to Roe v. Wade, Sununu reiterated his position as a pro-choice governor supporting abortion rights in New Hampshire. |
| 2022 | Chris Sununu received 78.66% of the vote in the Republican primary, defeating opponents including Karen Testerman and Thaddeus Riley. |
| 2022 | Chris Sununu won the general election with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Democrat Thomas Sherman and Libertarians Karlyn Borysenko and Kelly Halldorson. |
| 2022 | Chris Sununu was reelected for a fourth term as governor, making him the second governor in New Hampshire history to achieve this milestone. |
| December 2021 | Chris Sununu requested emergency response teams from President Joe Biden and FEMA to address a surge in COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire. |
| November 9 2021 | Chris Sununu announced his intention to run for a fourth term as governor of New Hampshire instead of challenging incumbent U.S. senator Maggie Hassan. |
| January 7 2021 | Sununu was sworn in for his third term as governor of New Hampshire. |
| 2020 | Sununu joined Democrats in supporting permanent funding for conservation efforts in the U.S., particularly in New Hampshire. |
| 2020 | Chris Sununu voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, contrasting with other moderate Republican governors. |
| 2020 | In his budget address, Sununu proposed the creation of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, aimed at streamlining government operations and focusing on offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine. |
| 2020 | After his reelection, Chris Sununu called for newly elected Republican majorities in the New Hampshire House and Senate to pass a law phasing out the state's 5% tax on dividends and interest income by 2026. |
| 2020 | Chris Sununu was reelected again, continuing his tenure as governor of New Hampshire. |
| November 2020 | Sununu instituted a statewide mask mandate in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to protests outside his house. |
| September 2020 | The New Hampshire Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency (LEACT) submitted 50 recommendations to Governor Chris Sununu following its establishment after the murder of George Floyd. Sununu endorsed all the recommendations, including the creation of an independent oversight commission for police misconduct and the implementation of body cameras for all police officers in the state. |
| 2019 | Sununu allowed a bill to become law without his signature that created a non-binary gender option for driver's licenses. |
| 2019 | Sununu vetoed a bill that would have banned individuals from carrying firearms on school property. |
| 2019 | Chris Sununu declared himself a 'Trump guy through and through' as he continued his support for Donald Trump. |
| 2019 | Chris Sununu vetoed 57 bills as governor. |
| June 4 2019 | Sununu again vetoed Senate Bill 446, maintaining his stance on renewable energy project limits and their financial impact on New Hampshire ratepayers. |
| May 14 2019 | Chris Sununu announced that he would seek a third term as governor of New Hampshire, instead of challenging Senator Jeanne Shaheen in the 2020 election. |
| May 3 2019 | Sununu vetoed a bill to repeal capital punishment in New Hampshire, signing the veto at a community center named after police officer Michael Briggs. |
| March 2019 | Sununu announced that an additional $12 million had been allocated to New Hampshire to combat the opioid epidemic. |
| January 3 2019 | Sununu was sworn in for his second term as governor of New Hampshire. |
| 2018 | Publicly stated 'I'm pro-choice. I support Roe v. Wade.' Also, refused to send the New Hampshire National Guard to the US-Mexico border to enforce Trump's 'zero-tolerance' immigration policy. |
| 2018 | Publicly declared 'I'm pro-choice. I support Roe v. Wade'. |
| 2018 | Sununu signed two bills into law to protect LGBT rights, one prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and another banning conversion therapy for minors. |
| 2018 | Sununu declared he would refuse to send the New Hampshire National Guard to the US-Mexico border to enforce the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy. |
| 2018 | Following the 2018 midterm elections that resulted in Democratic control of the New Hampshire legislature, Sununu vowed to veto the proposal for a broader state income tax and other new taxes and fees. |
| 2018 | Chris Sununu vetoed a bill to establish a paid family leave policy that would have instituted a statewide payroll tax. |
| 2018 | Chris Sununu was reelected as the governor of New Hampshire. |
| October 2018 | Sununu introduced New Hampshire's new 'hub and spoke model' for addiction recovery, which includes nine regional hubs coordinating with local spokes to provide services. |
| June 2018 | Chris Sununu vetoed New Hampshire Senate Bill 446, which aimed to increase the limit for renewable energy projects participating in net metering from 1 megawatt (MW) to 5 MW. |
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