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{{Short description|American politician (born 1964)}}
{{Distinguish|text=his father, the former governor of New Hampshire [[John H. Sununu]]}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image               = John E. Sununu.jpg
| jr/sr               = United States Senator
| state               = [[New Hampshire]]
| term_start          = January 3, 2003
| term_end            = January 3, 2009
| predecessor         = [[Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)|Bob Smith]]
| successor           = [[Jeanne Shaheen]]
| state1              = [[New Hampshire]]
| district1           = {{ushr|NH|1|1st}}
| term_start1         = January 3, 1997
| term_end1           = January 3, 2003
| predecessor1        = [[Bill Zeliff]]
| successor1          = [[Jeb Bradley]]
| birth_name          = John Edward Sununu
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1964|9|10}}
| birth_place         = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Catherine Halloran|July 9, 1988}}
| children            = 3
| education           = [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])
| parents             = [[John H. Sununu]] (father)<br>[[Nancy Sununu]] (mother)
| relations           = [[Chris Sununu]] (brother)
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'''John Edward Sununu''' (born September 10, 1964) is an American politician who served as a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1997 to 2003 and the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] representing [[New Hampshire]] from 2003 to 2009. Sununu was the [[List of youngest members of the United States Congress|youngest member of the Senate]] for his entire six-year term.

A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he is the son of former [[governor of New Hampshire]] and former [[White House Chief of Staff]] [[John H. Sununu]], and the older brother of [[Chris Sununu]], the governor of New Hampshire from 2017 to 2025. In 2008, Sununu lost his [[2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|re-election bid]] to former governor [[Jeanne Shaheen]].

==Early life and education==
Sununu, one of eight siblings, was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], the son of former New Hampshire First Lady [[Nancy Sununu|Nancy (née Hayes)]] and former [[Governor of New Hampshire]] and [[White House Chief of Staff]] [[John H. Sununu]].<ref name=fpgs>{{cite web |title=Hosted by rootsweb: John Edward Sununu |url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/sununu.htm |publisher=[[Rootsweb|Ancestry.com]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

His father's paternal ancestors came to the United States from the Middle East around the start of the 20th century, while his paternal grandmother was an immigrant from [[El Salvador]], born to a prominent Salvadoran family of [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]], [[Hispanic]] and [[Greeks|Greek]] descent who were [[Greek Orthodox Christian]]s. His father's paternal ancestry is [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] and [[Greeks|Greek]], both from the [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] communities in [[Jerusalem]]. Despite the family's emigration from Jerusalem, some members of the family were from [[Beirut]]. His father's maternal ancestry was [[Greeks|Greek]] and [[Hispanic]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=David |date=1988-11-20 |title=Sununu Describes his Diverse Roots, After Flood of Inquiries |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/11/20/sununu-describes-his-diverse-roots-after-flood-of-inquiries/14b82d2d-7469-44e2-8696-0e4b30f4db55/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |issn=0190-8286 |quote=His maternal grandmother, Sununu said, was Greek; his mother, Victoria Dada, was born in El Salvador. That part of his family "makes me part Greek American and part Hispanic American," he said. "It's a varied heritage, and I'm proud of it."}}</ref> His father, John, was born in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. His paternal grandfather, also named John, was born in the United States, and most of the last two generations of Sununus were also born in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Behind the Sununu Surname |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DA1631F932A15752C1A96E948260 |date=November 21, 1988 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref> His mother's ancestors include immigrants from [[Ireland]], as well as [[Scotland]] and [[England]].<ref name=fpgs/>

Sununu earned both [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] and [[Master of Science|M.S.]] degrees in mechanical engineering from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1986 and 1987, respectively. He earned a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Harvard University]] in 1991. After graduating, he worked in the high-tech industry, at one time for the company of [[Dean Kamen]] and as a management consultant for [[PRTM]].

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===Elections===
In 1996, incumbent Republican U.S.&nbsp;Congressman [[Bill Zeliff]] decided to run for [[Governor of New Hampshire]]. Sununu narrowly defeated Democrat Joe Keefe. In 1998, he won re-election with 67% of the vote beating Democrat Peter Flood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID%3D30726|title=Our Campaigns - NH District 1 Race - Nov 03, 1998|access-date=2011-10-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001214/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30726|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> In 2000, he won re-election defeating Democrat [[Martha Fuller Clark]] with 53% of the vote.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

===Tenure===
In 1999, New Hampshire's Christian Coalition gave "pro-family" awards to both New Hampshire Representatives, Sununu and [[Charles Bass]], honoring the vote by both men to impeach President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name="nytimes-christiancoalition-sununu">{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0D8153BF93BA35751C0A96F958260 | work=The New York Times | title=THE PRESIDENT'S TRIAL: THE CONSERVATIVES; Coalition Still Driving To Impeach | first=Richard L. | last=Berke | date=February 8, 1999 | access-date = April 6, 2008}}</ref>

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.<ref name="sununu2000victory">{{cite news | url=http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Bass_Sununu_declare_victory_over_newcomers+.shtml | newspaper=Boston Globe | title=Bass, Sununu declare victory over newcomers | first=Ralph | last=Jimenez | date=November 8, 2000 | access-date = July 3, 2007}}</ref> He earned a 100% rating from the [[Citizens Against Government Waste|Council for Citizens Against Government Waste]]. He has also been presented the "Spirit of Enterprise Award" by the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], the "Guardian of Small Business Award" by the [[National Federation of Independent Business]], and the "Friend of the Taxpayer Award" by the [[Americans for Tax Reform]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabbankers.org/my/shared/custompage/custompage.jsp?_event=view&_id=445505_c_sU127360_s_i130066|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724032126/http://www.arabbankers.org/my/shared/custompage/custompage.jsp?_event=view&_id=445505_c_sU127360_s_i130066|url-status=dead|title=Arab Bankers Association of North America - Congressman John E. Sununu|date=24 July 2012|archive-date=24 July 2012}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
He served on the [[House Appropriations Committee|House Appropriations]] and [[House Budget Committee|Budget Committees]]. He held subcommittee seats on the Veterans Administration-Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, the Treasury Postal Subcommittee, and the District of Columbia Appropriations Subcommittee, and also served as a member of the Republican Policy Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akingump.com/jsununu/ |title=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP &#124; Lawyers & Advisors &#124; John Sununu |access-date=2012-01-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620141455/http://www.akingump.com/jsununu/ |archive-date=2012-06-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/2004/people/nh/nhs2.htm |title=Almanac of American Politics 2004 - Sen. John Sununu (R) - New Hampshire |access-date=2012-01-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202002817/http://www.nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/2004/people/nh/nhs2.htm |archive-date=2012-02-02 }}</ref>

==U.S. Senate==

===Elections===

====2002====
{{Main|2002 United States Senate election in New Hampshire}}

In 2002, Sununu ran for a United States Senate seat from New Hampshire. In the Republican primary, he defeated the Republican incumbent [[Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)|Bob Smith]] 54% to 45%. In the November election, he subsequently defeated Democratic Governor [[Jeanne Shaheen]] 51% to 46%. The election was marred by members of the Republican Party who organized the [[2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal]] which disrupted Democratic efforts.

====2008====
{{Main|2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire}}

In a rematch, Shaheen defeated Sununu 52% to 45%. She won every county but [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll]], [[Belknap County, New Hampshire|Belknap]], and [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham counties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID%3D294966 |title=Our Campaigns - NH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 2008 |access-date=2008-07-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202432/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=294966 |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}</ref> Sununu slightly outperformed Republican presidential candidate [[John McCain]] in the 2008 national election, as McCain got about 45% of the vote but did not win any counties.

===Tenure===
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According to a ''[[Washington Post]]'' study, Sununu voted with the Republican Party's position 84% of the time. However, he broke with his party on prominent issues, joining Democrats in filibusters of the [[USA PATRIOT Act]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Julie |last=Donnelly|title=NH Senator Sununu Promises to Hold-Up Patriot Act |url=http://www.nhpr.org/node/10086 |date=December 15, 2005 |publisher=[[New Hampshire Public Radio]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref> and the Bush administration's 2003 energy bill.<ref>{{cite news |first=Carl |last=Hulse |title=Filibuster Blocks $31 Billion Energy Bill in Senate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/politics/21CND-ENER.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306115500/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/politics/21CND-ENER.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |date=November 21, 2003 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref> Sununu strongly supported greater access to firearms, voting against the proposed renewal of the 1994 [[Federal Assault Weapons Ban]] in 2004. In 2006, he voted against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]], a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/constitutional-amendment-on-marriage-fails|title=Constitutional Amendment on Marriage Fails|date=2006-06-08|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US}}</ref> He strongly opposed amnesty for illegal aliens, voting against the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill in July 2007. Sununu called for a tougher federal regulator for [[government-sponsored enterprise]]s [[Fannie Mae]] and [[Freddie Mac]], and with [[Senator Tim Johnson]] (D-SD), he filed a dramatic overhaul of regulation of the insurance industry.<ref name="NYTprofile">{{cite news|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/john_e_sununu/index.html|title=John E. Sununu Profile|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 22, 2009 | first=David M. | last=Herszenhorn}}</ref> A long proponent of technology, in January 2007, Sununu called for a permanent ban on taxes of Internet connections and online sales.<ref name="NYTprofile" />

The non-partisan ''[[National Journal]]'' gave Sununu a composite rating of 65.8% conservative and 34% liberal in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/617/john-sununu#.W1qsz7RmVBU|title=John Sununu's Ratings and Endorsements|website=votesmart.org}}</ref> Sununu was one of only three senators whose voting record received a score of 100% from the fiscally conservative [[Club for Growth]], in both 2005 and 2006, tying for 1st place. However, his rating fell to 23rd place in 2007, and to 34th place in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/projects/scorecard/?year=all&chamber=1&state=Any&party=Any&memberName=sununu |title=The 2015 Scorecard Methodology |publisher=Club for Growth |access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref> The [[Club for Growth]] endorsed<ref>{{cite news |first=Sam |last=Youngman |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/164-sununu-wins-club-for-growth-backing-in-08-bid/ |title=Sununu Wins Club For Growth Backing in '08 Bid |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=February 27, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref> Sununu's unsuccessful bid for re-election in February 2007 against [[Jeanne Shaheen]] (she subsequently during 2009–2012 earned [[Club for Growth]] ratings of 64th place to 100th place).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubforgrowth.org/projects/scorecard/?year=all&chamber=1&state=Any&party=Any&memberName=shaheen |title=The 2015 Scorecard Methodology |publisher=Club for Growth |access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref>

In 2007, Sununu was the lead Republican co-sponsor of the Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 which sought to address air quality and climate change by establishing a schedule to reduce harmful emissions from power plants—in particular, [[sulfur dioxide]] and nitrogen oxides—as well as decrease carbon dioxide emissions through a [[Emissions trading|cap and trade]] system. The legislation, which was never enacted, also addressed mercury pollution, calling for a 90% reduction in emissions of the chemical by 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1177 |title=S. 1177: Clean Air Planning Act of 2007 |author=110th Congress |date=April 20, 2007 |publisher=[[GovTrack]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref> He also supported the bipartisan Clean Energy Stimulus Act of 2008 that provides tax incentives for the development of clean and renewable energy sources.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Senate Introduces Bipartisan Renewable Energy Tax Credit Legislation |url=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52081 |publisher=[[Renewable Energy World]] |date=April 4, 2008 |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref> In 2006 Sununu sponsored the bipartisan New England Wilderness Act which added tens of thousand of acres of land to federally protected forests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senate Unanimously Passes New England Wilderness Act |url=http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200609/091906d.html |publisher=[[Patrick Leahy|U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy]] |date=September 19, 2006 |access-date=December 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104032407/http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200609/091906d.html |archive-date=November 4, 2009 }}</ref> Sununu opposed the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, which would have also created a cap-and-trade program. His vote was criticized by the New Hampshire Democratic Party which claimed that he had acted "against reducing greenhouse gases". The ''[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]'' praised his decision, citing the Energy Information Agency's estimation that the legislation would cost the American economy $507 billion over 22 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Green+Sununu%3A+NH+vs.+Washington+values&articleId=0004e7e3-5061-4c78-903b-fa9d3029b1d0 |title=Green Sununu: NH vs. Washington Values |date=April 27, 2008 |newspaper=[[New Hampshire Union Leader]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

Sununu took a few positions contrary to the Bush administration and the Republican leadership. Though he voted for the [[flag-burning amendment]], he voted against the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] and he opposed [[United States embargo against Cuba|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 2005 he voted to disapprove a new rule set in place by the Administrator of the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) delisting coal and other energy sources from the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]].

He also became well known as one of the five Republican senators who joined Democrats in a [[filibuster]] of the [[USA PATRIOT Act]] renewal conference report, concerned about possible negative impacts the bill had on civil liberties.<ref name=patriot>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/feb/17/20060217-125721-4105r/?page=all|title=Senate ends filibuster of Patriot Act|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|date=February 17, 2006|access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> This caused the Republican leadership to extend the original legislation until a compromise bill was forged.<ref name=patriot/>

In January 2006, at a hearing in front of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on the [[Broadcast Flag]], Sununu was one of the very few present to criticize the legislation, saying "In all cases [of previous 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".<ref>{{cite web |first=Declan |last=McCullagh |title=Senate may hoist broadcast flag again |url=http://news.cnet.com/Senate-may-hoist-broadcast-flag-again/2100-1025_3-6030454.html?tag=mncol |date=January 24, 2006 |publisher=[[CNET Networks|CNET.com]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

In October 2006, Sununu voted against a portion of the [[Military Commissions Act of 2006]] that would suspend the right of [[habeas corpus]] for non-citizen detainees. After voting in favor of the final bill, he defended his vote by telling reporters "[[The Constitution is not a suicide pact]]".<ref>{{cite news |first=Gail Russell |last=Chaddock |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1002/p01s02-usfp.html |title= In fog of war on terror, some rules set |date=October 2, 2006 |page=2 |newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

On March 14, 2007, Sununu became the first Republican senator to call for the firing of [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] [[Alberto Gonzales]] after a [[2006 dismissal of U.S. attorneys|controversy]] over [[United States Attorney|U.S.&nbsp;Attorney]] firings. Sununu cited his anger with the mismanagement by Gonzales and the lack of trustworthiness by GOP senators towards Gonzales.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/14/fired.attorneys/index.html |title=GOP senator calls for Gonzales' head |date=March 15, 2007 |publisher=CNN |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

In July 2005, Sununu shaved his head to show solidarity with Senator [[Arlen Specter]], who had lost his hair due to [[chemotherapy]] for [[Hodgkin's disease]].<ref name="PWire">{{cite web|url=http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/07/24/sununu_shaves_head_for_specter.html|title=Sununu Shaves Head for Specter|date=July 24, 2005|publisher=Political Wire|access-date=November 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715103522/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/07/24/sununu_shaves_head_for_specter.html|archive-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref>

In September 2008, Sununu became one of twenty senators (ten Democrats and ten Republicans) co-sponsoring a [[bipartisan]] energy bill, the [[New Energy Reform Act of 2008]]. The bill was offered as an alternative to the Democrats' energy bill, sponsored by House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]]. Both bills proposed to increase [[offshore drilling]], while promoting conservation and alternative energy. The "Gang of Twenty" bill also lets coastal states participate in decisions and in revenue about drilling in the fifty-to-one-hundred-mile range off their coasts. It also differs from the Democrats' bill in allowing drilling off Florida's west coast, a proposal both Florida's senators have protested. To quote the ''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]'', "Nearly every potentially vulnerable Senate Republican, from [[Norm Coleman]] [of Minnesota] to [[Elizabeth Dole]] of North Carolina and John Sununu of New Hampshire, has signed on to the legislation."<ref>{{cite news |first=Mitch |last=Anderson |title=Klobuchar joins bipartisan energy group |url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/28297749.html |date=September 12, 2008 |newspaper=[[Star Tribune|Minneapolis Star Tribune]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

===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

==Later career==
{{asof|2009}} Sununu sits on the Board of Managers of ConvergEx Holdings, a holding company for BNY ConvergEx Group, an affiliate of [[Bank of New York Mellon]], which holds a 33.8% stake in BNY ConvergEx Group.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former U.S. Senator John Sununu Appointed to the Board of Managers of ConvergEx Holdings |url=http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-25-2009/0004978622&EDATE= |date=February 25, 2009 |publisher=[[Prnewswire|PR Newswire]] |access-date=December 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228153916/http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F02-25-2009%2F0004978622&EDATE= |archive-date=February 28, 2009 }}</ref>

On July 7, 2010, [[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld]] LLP announced that Sununu was joining the firm as an adjunct senior policy advisor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former U.S. Senator John Sununu Joins Akin Gump  |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-us-senator-john-sununu-joins-akin-gump-97948149.html |date=July 7, 2010 |publisher=[PR Newswire] |access-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref> Akin Gump is one of the largest law firms and [[lobbying]] firms in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lobbying Spending Database  |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php?showYear=2010&indexType=l |date=July 7, 2010 |publisher=[Opensecrets.org] |access-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref>

Sununu was appointed by Senate Minority Leader [[Mitch McConnell]] to serve on the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) for the [[Troubled Asset Relief Program]] funds, whose purpose is to assess how the TARP program is working, in order to help Congress determine whether to continue injecting capital into the financial sector.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nicholas |last=Johnston |title=Republican Senator John Sununu Named to TARP Oversight Board  |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apaohdMShbrQ |date=December 17, 2008 |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg.com]] |access-date=December 17, 2009}}</ref>

Sununu is a regular op-ed contributor to the ''[[Boston Globe]]''.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

Prior to the [[2014 United States Senate election in New Hampshire|2014 election cycle]], speculation had abounded that he would pursue a rematch against Shaheen, but in April 2013, he said that he would not run for his old seat.<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=DiStaso |title=Former Sen. John E. Sununu Won't Run for Office in 2014 |url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130412/NEWS06/130419623 |date=April 12, 2013 |newspaper=[[New Hampshire Union Leader|unionleader.com]] |access-date=April 13, 2013 |archive-date=June 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620015814/http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130412/NEWS06/130419623 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 30, 2019, [[Lloyd's of London]] announced Sununu had been appointed to its governing council.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lloyd's Appoints Former U.S. Senator Sununu as Member of Council |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2019/01/30/516136.htm |date=January 30, 2019 |publisher=Insurance Journal |access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sununu married Catherine (Kitty) Halloran on July 9, 1988. They have three children: John, (Catherine) Grace, and Charlotte.

==Electoral history==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ {{ushr|New Hampshire|1|}}: Results 1996–2000<ref name="clerkresults">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |access-date=August 8, 2007 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226190314/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |archive-date=December 26, 2007 }}</ref>
! Year
!
! Democrat
! Votes
! Pct
!
! Republican
! Votes
! Pct
!
! 3rd Party
! Party
! Votes
! Pct
!
|-
|[[U.S. House election, 1996|1996]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Joe Keefe]]
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |115,462
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |47%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John E. Sununu'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |'''123,939'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''50%'''
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Gary A. Flanders
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |8,176
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |3%
|
|-
|[[U.S. House election, 1998|1998]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Peter Flood
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |51,783
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |33%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John E. Sununu'''}} '''(incumbent)'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |'''104,430'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''67%'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[U.S. House election, 2000|2000]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Martha Fuller Clark]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |128,387
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |45%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John E. Sununu'''}} '''(incumbent)'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |'''150,609'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''53%'''
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Dan Belforti
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |5,713
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%
|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ [[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire Senator (Class II)]] results: 2002–2008<ref name="clerkresults"/>
! Year
!
! Democrat
! Votes
! Pct
!
! Republican
! Votes
! Pct
!
! 3rd Party
! Party
! Votes
! Pct
!
! 3rd Party
! Party
! Votes
! Pct
!
|-
|[[United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2002|2002]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|[[Jeanne Shaheen]]}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |207,478
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |46%
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''John E. Sununu'''}}
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |'''227,229'''
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |'''51%'''
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Ken Blevens
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |9,835
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |2%
|
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Bob Smith
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Write-in
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |2,396
|{{Party shading/Independent}} align="right" |1%
| |'''*'''
|-
|[[United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2008|2008]]
|
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|'''[[Jeanne Shaheen]]'''}}
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |'''357,153'''
|{{Party shading/Democratic}} |'''52%'''
|
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |John E. Sununu (incumbent)
|{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |312,601
|{{Party shading/Republican}} |45%
|
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Ken Blevens
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |21,381
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} align="right" |3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2002, write-ins received 197 votes.

==See also==
*[[List of Arab and Middle-Eastern Americans in the United States Congress]]
*[[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress]]
*[[List of Greek Americans]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00000397 Financial information (federal office)] at [[Center for Responsive Politics|OpenSecrets.org]]
* [http://www.legistorm.com/member/93/Sen_John_Sununu.html Staff salaries, trips and personal finance] at LegiStorm.com
* [http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/John_Sununu.htm Issue positions and quotes] at [[On the Issues]]
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