Not pro-choice
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) claims that he is not a pro-life, right-wing, election denying pro-Trump anti-public education guy, but he does a great job acting like one at work. Almost every one of the above claims by Sununu have been proven false by his own actions, words and agenda.
Mr. Sununu signed the most restrictive abortion ban in New Hampshire history. In a podcast interview in May, he stated that “I’ve done more on the pro-life issue than anyone.” Unlike other states with a 24-month abortion restriction, the New Hampshire ban he signed does not make exceptions for rape or incest, and it carries criminal and civil penalties for physicians who violate it. Mr. Sununu continues to endorse right-wing politicians such as Karoline Leavit and Don Bolduc among others who are staunch abortion opponents.
Mr. Sununu has recently endorsed Karoline Leavitt for the NH 1st Congressional District election. Ms. Leavitt still believes that the 2020 election was stolen and continues to support disproved conspiracy theories. At one of her initial campaign kickoffs she showed the movie 2000 Mules. The movie produced by Dinesh D’Souza attempts to show how Democrats stole the 2020 election. The film has been totally discredited even by Mr. Trump’s own advisors. Mr, D’Souza pled guilty to felony election fraud in 2014, spent months in jail and was pardoned by Mr. Trump in 2018. In endorsing Ms. Leavitt, Mr. Sununu endorses all of the positions of Ms. Leavitt and he cannot be separated from her ideology including her 2020 election denial.
Mr. Sununu has done the most of any New Hampshire governor to severely damage public education and increase the tax burden on local taxpayers. Mr. Sununu signed the Education Freedom Account program into law, which allows students to spend the equivalent of the per-pupil share of state school funding on private, parochial and home school expenses. As a result millions of dollars of state funds will be taken away from local public schools decreasing quality local public education and increasing local property taxes. In addition, Mr. Sununu nominated and the Republican controlled Executive Council appointed Mr. Frank Edelblut as Commissioner of Education. Mr. Edelblut has no professional experience in education, and has ties to the Free State Movement which does not believe in government.
Mr. Sununu can claim to be anything he wishes, but his record clearly demonstrates that he is not pro-choice, not a supporter of a women’s reproductive freedoms, does not support a strong public education system, is increasing local property taxes, and has endorsed conspiracy theory election denying candidates for public office. Show me your friends and I will tell you what you are.