John E. Sununu

John E. Sununu

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Republican

Not currently serving in a NH office

Running for US Senate

Overview

John E. Sununu Experience:

Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (1997 - 2003); Senator, U.S. Senate (2003 - 2009)

Education:

MS Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MBA, Harvard University

Marital Status:

Married

Number of Children:

3

Home Address:

Hampton, NH
United States

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In the News:

Aug 13, 2026 NH Dems: Sununu, Brown can't be trusted to protect health care for seniors, middle class

Aug 12, 2026 Four weeks until N.H. primary voters pick nominees in noteworthy congressional races

Aug 7, 2026 Progressive Democrat's win in Michigan inspires GOP attacks in New Hampshire

Aug 4, 2026 US Senate candidates Pappas, Sununu trade barbs on Social Security policies

Jul 27, 2026 From Iran war to the economy, differences emerge in NH's Republican Senate primary

Jul 25, 2026 New Hampshire politicians defiant after DNC picks South Carolina for first-in-the-nation presidential primary

Jul 23, 2026 Sununu, Brown say Pappas will be to blame if DNC moves against first-in-nation primary

Jul 18, 2026 State House Dome: Sununu dogged by questions over Qatar

Jul 18, 2026 What to know about the latest federal fundraising data from N.H. candidates

Jul 17, 2026 Pappas, Sununu, Sullivan, and DiLorenzo boast campaign funding hauls

History

Position on Issues

Amendment to limit birthright citizenship
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Do you support a constitutional amendment ending automatic birthright citizenship for everyone born on U.S. soil?

Amendment to limit outside funding of campaigns
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting outside funding of campaigns through PACs?

Capture of Maduro in Venezuela
For| Read My Position

"Nicolas Maduro was a corrupt, illegitimate dictator under indictment for trafficking in drugs that have inundated our country and killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. His capture makes America and the Western Hemisphere safer, and will allow him to be brought to justice for his crimes. I commend the men and women of our Armed Forces and their Commander in Chief for planning and executing such a complex mission with nearly flawless precision.”

Federal Balanced Budget Amendment
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should the U.S. Constitution have a Balanced Budget Amendment?

Keystone XL pipeline
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should the federal government reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline?

Limit private equity purchase of homes
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should Congress pass legislation limiting the ability of large institutional investors to purchase multiple single-family homes for use as rental properties?

Mail-in voting
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?

Proof of citizenship to vote
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should the federal government require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship (such as passport or birth certificate) at the time of registration?

Require cities to cooperate with I.C.E.
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Should the federal government withhold funds from cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE detainers?

Subsidies for electric vehicles
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026

Do you support reinstating federal consumer tax credits or subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles?

War in Iran
Other| Read My Position

Discussing war in Iran: "Look, if you're asking me if I would have done this, no, no," Sununu said. "But when you look at the imperative of making sure Iran can't get access to a nuclear weapon, I think in the long run, our national security interests and those of the region and the world, because this does impact Europe, will have been supported."

"Military-style" firearms ban
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government ban certain "military-style" firearms, such as the AR-15?

Abolish federal departments
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support abolishing any federal agencies or departments?

Abolish I.C.E.
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?

Add U.S. term limits
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting terms for U.S. representatives and senators?

Budget cuts to match new spending
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?

Cap prices increases by large businesses
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government combat inflation by capping price increases by large businesses?

Congressional action to limit asylum-seekers
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support a law that would allow U.S. officials to turn away migrants seeking asylum when the number of border crossings exceeds a certain number?

Decrease tariffs on imports
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?

Electric vehicle mandate for automakers
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support a federal rule that would oblige automakers to make 50% or more of the vehicles they sell electric?

Exclude transgender women from sports
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support revising Title IX to limit participation in female sports based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth?

Expanded child tax credit
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support an expanded child tax credit that sends monthly payments to middle and low income families?

Extend Trump tax act
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support extending the Trump-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) past 2025?

Federal abortion ban
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government ban some abortions?

Federal right to abortion before 24 weeks
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to choose abortion before fetal viability (generally 24 weeks gestation)?

Increase military aid to Taiwan
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?

Increase oil and natural gas leases on public land
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support increasing oil and natural gas leases on publicly owned land and water?

Limit aid to Israel
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should military aid to Israel include a requirement that Israel take certain actions to reduce civilian casualties?

Marijuana legalization across U.S.
Other| Read My Position

"I'd have to look at it. You know, I don't know exactly what the federal regulations are, you know, which schedule it's on. Obviously, states have gone very far at the individual level, as the states have the right to do, to deal with how they penalize it, misdemeanor status, legalization, etc. You know, this may be an issue where the federal government probably ought to just stay out and let the states make the decisions that are right for them and their people."

Means testing for social security
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?

Medicare for All, automatic enrollment
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?

Medicare for All, opt-in
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by allowing citizens to opt into Medicare if they so choose?

More federal enforcement of retail crime
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support increasing federal enforcement of organized retail crime?

Presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from U.S.
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Do you support presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from staying in the United States before their court date?

Privatize social security
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?

Raise income cap for social security tax
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?

Raise social security retirement age
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?

Raise taxes to reduce budget deficit
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?

Revise Jones Act
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?

Revise Section 230
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should Congress revise Section 230, a federal law that shields social media companies from lawsuits over content that appears on their platforms?

Support further Fed interest rate hikes
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government combat inflation by supporting further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes?

Tax carbon emissions
No Response

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025

Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?

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