John E. Sununu Totally Explained

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John Edward Sununu (born September 10, 1964) is a Republican United States Senator from New Hampshire. At age 43, Sununu is currently the youngest member in the Senate.

Personal

Sununu, one of eight siblings, was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Nancy Hayes and former Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu. He has Lebanese, Palestinian, Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Sununu earned both B.S. and M.S. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1991. After graduating, he worked in the high-tech industry, at one time for the company of Dean Kamen.
Sununu and his wife, Catherine ("Kitty"), have three children: John, (Catherine) Grace, and Charlotte.
Sununu is the only current Senator of Arab descent and the third person of Lebanese background elected to the U.S. Senate.

Political offices

In 1996, Sununu was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1998 and 2000.
In 2002, Sununu ran for a United States Senate seat from New Hampshire. He defeated the Republican incumbent Bob Smith in the primary, then defeated Governor Jeanne Shaheen in the general election by a margin of 50-47.

John Sununu as a U.S. Representative

In 1999, NH's Christian Coalition gave "pro-family" awards to both NH Representatives, Sununu and Charles Bass, honoring the vote by both men to impeach President Bill Clinton.
On November 8, 2000, the Boston Globe noted Sununu's defeat of Democratic newcomer Martha Fuller Clark, noting that Sununu had "one of the House's most conservative voting records" — opposing abortion and increased minimum wages while favoring school vouchers and the death penalty.
In 2001, the New York Times described Sununu as a likely contender for the Senate seat then held by NH's Robert C. Smith, calling Sununu "a three-term conservative considered to be on the fast track in the House." The article noted that Sununu's backers included "some of the biggest Republican names in New Hampshire" as well as antitax advocate Grover Norquist.

U.S. Senate actions and positions

Support for conservative principles

According to a Washington Post study, Sununu has voted the Republican position 84% of the time. In addition Sununu strongly supports less restricted access to firearms and voted against renewing the Clinton assault weapons ban in 2004. He strongly opposes amnesty for illegal aliens and voted against comprehensive immigration reform in July of 2007. Sununu was one of only three Senators whose voting record received a score of 100% from the fiscally conservative Club for Growth, which in February 2007 endorsed his bid for re-election. (External Link

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Positions in opposition to the Bush administration

Sununu has taken some positions contrary to the Bush administration and the Republican leadership. He voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment and he opposes restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba, and was one of only two Republicans to vote in favor of terminating funds for TV Martí, which broadcasts anti-Castro programming in Cuba. He was one of a small group of Republicans to vote in favor of banning loans to China for any nuclear projects, and in September of 2005 he voted to disapprove a new rule set in place by the Administrator of the EPA delisting coal and other energy sources from the Clean Air Act.
He also has become well known as one of the five Republican Senators who joined Democrats in a filibuster of the USA PATRIOT Act renewal conference report. This caused the Republican leadership to extend the original legislation until a compromise bill was forged.
In January 2006, at a hearing in front of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on the Broadcast Flag, he was one of the very few present to criticize the legislation. He stated:

In all cases [ofprevious technological advancements in the US], we didn't need to step in with a significant statutory government-regulated mandate on technology that consumers use to enjoy this material,
I don't know of a case where we were discussing such a dramatic step where the federal government will legislatively mandate a specific type of technology to be incorporated in all of this material. Maybe the sky really is falling this time, but I think it's worth suggesting a little bit of skepticism, it's worth offering up a little doubt before we not just entertain this, but jump ahead to what exemptions were required.
The very technologies that some seem to be afraid of are driving innovation, and driving creativity as we sit here today. In fact, we've an unprecedented wave of creativity and product development and content development... I think the history of government mandates... is that it always, always restricts innovation. Why would we think this one special time... it'll actually encourage innovation? (External Link)

In October 2006, Sununu voted in opposition to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, suspending the right of habeas corpus for non-citizen detainees. In defense of the vote, he told reporters "The Constitution isn't a suicide pact."
On March 14, 2007, Sununu became the first Republican senator to call for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales after a controversy over U.S. Attorney firings. Sununu cited his anger with the mismanagement by Gonzales and the lack of trustworthiness by GOP Senators towards Gonzales.

Other actions during his term in the Senate

In July 2005, to show solidarity with Senator Arlen Specter, who had lost his hair due to chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease, Sununu shaved his head.

Committee assignments

Committee on Finance

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation
Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ranking Member)
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security

Joint Economic Committee Sununu's current term ends in January 2009 and he's expected to run for re-election.

Electoral history

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