Trump-endorsed John E. Sununu served in Congress for 12 years before getting thrown out by voters in 2008. Sununu then cashed in and sold out, working for anyone who would throw a dollar in his face, even if it harmed Granite Staters. While in Congress, Sununu pushed the most extreme policies like being the pioneer of Social Security privatization. Sununu is looking to get his old job while only looking for the people like himself: the elites and big corporations.
Message: In a state Trump lost three times, Sununu will always look out for Trump first.
- While running for Senate in 2026, John E. Sununu said “no” when asked if he was pro-choice.
- Sununu was always against abortion rights, and said he would push anti-abortion legislation in Washington. While serving in the House, Sununu “amassed a voting record that pleased the anti-abortion rights corner.” Sununu said “I oppose abortion,” and cited his anti-abortion record while campaigning.
- Sununu voted to confirm Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.
- Sununu said his “ideal Supreme Court judge” would be Scalia, and that he would “take nine Scalias on the bench any day.” Scalia “consistently” fought to curtail abortion rights.
- Sununu opposed Roe v. Wade and even supported legislation allowing states to ban abortion, and voted against a resolution stating that Roe v. Wade was decided right.
- Sununu said that he opposed the availability and use of mifepristone, and repeatedly voted to bar the FDA from testing or developing drugs that chemically induce abortions.
- Sununu repeatedly voted against legislation to allow servicewomen and their dependents to receive privately financed abortions at Armed Forces hospitals abroad.
- Sununu repeatedly voted to ban so-called partial-birth abortion, even without exceptions for life of the mother. Sununu even voted to have procedures defined by politicians rather than doctors.
- Sununu repeatedly voted to make it a federal crime to transport a minor to another state for an abortion.
- In 2016, Sununu said John Kasich did “the right thing” for defunding Planned Parenthood in Ohio.
Message: Sununu cannot be trusted to protect abortion rights in New Hampshire.
¶ Sununu Cashed In On His Congressional Career And Sold Out Granite Staters
- After losing in 2008, John E. Sununu took “the lucrative road from Congress to corporate boards.” Sununu quickly attained high-paying corporate board gigs, as well as getting paid for a seat on the TARP oversight board.
- Sununu “acquired the bulk of his wealth” after serving in Congress. In 2026, Sununu had assets between $7.9 million and $36.3 million, while his assets when leaving Congress were between $297,000 and $855,000.
- In 2009, Sununu was appointed to the board of ConvergEx Holdings, whose parent company received a $3 billion TARP bailout. At the same time, Sununu was a member of the congressional oversight panel for TARP. Sununu voted for the TARP bailout and even defended it.
- As a Boston Globe columnist, John E. Sununu frequently wrote about issues – from telecom to energy – without disclosing his own personal financial ties to those industries.
- When asked about his work in the private sector, Sununu omitted his ties to Big Pharma. Right after leaving the Senate, Sununu joined the lobbying firm Akin Gump, who received millions from clients tied to Big Pharma. Sununu was also Senior Fellow at Pricewaterhousecoopers, which contained a “pharmaceutical, medical device and life sciences industry group.”
- Sununu profited off of high grocery prices, holding stock in PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, and WalMart, whose stock soared while grocery prices went up for Granite Staters.
- Sununu praised the wars in Venezuela and Iran and profited, as Sununu and his wife owned stock in gas and oil.
Message: Sununu will always look out for his bottom line, even if it puts Granite Staters in harms' way.
Message: Sununu backed two of Trump's biggest failures, which are increasing prices for Granite Staters across the board.
Message: Sununu wants to take away health care from Granite Staters who depend on it.
Message: Sununu wants to take a chainsaw to the hard-earned retirement of Granite Staters.
¶ Sununu Opposed The Wealthy (Like Himself) And Big Corporations Paying Their Fair Share
Message: Sununu thinks 47% of Americans were dependent on government while being in opposition to the wealthy and big corporations who outsource paying their fair share.
Message: While New Hampshire is going through a housing affordability crisis, Sununu wants to push a giveaway to his donors that will put housing even further out of reach for Granite Staters.
Message: Sununu was part of the Epstein class of elites that think normal rules don't apply to them.