Entries tagged with “Renny Cushing”
Policy Issues
Victims' Families
,Mar 09, 2022
Renny Cushing, Victim-Advocate Who Led New Hampshire Death-Penalty Repeal Effort, Dies at 69
New Hampshire State Representative Robert “Renny” Cushing (pictured), a longtime victim-advocate who led the Granite State’s successful efforts to repeal the death penalty, died March 7, 2022 after a multi-year battle with prostate…
Facts & Research
Recent Legislative Activity
,Apr 30, 2018
New Hampshire Legislature Passes Death-Penalty Repeal Bill, But More Votes Needed to Override Threatened Veto
The New Hampshire state legislature has voted to repeal the state’s death penalty, but proponents of the bill currently lack the votes necessary to overcome a threatened gubernatorial veto. On April 26, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 223 – 116 to pass Senate Bill 593, with 145 Democrats, 77 Republicans, and one Libertarian supporting repeal. The state senate previously approved the measure 14 – 10 on March 15, with support from eight Democrats and six…
Policy Issues
Victims' Families
,Recent Legislative Activity
,Mar 10, 2014
New Hampshire House About to Vote on Death Penalty Repeal
[UPDATE: The repeal bill passed the House 225 – 104 on March 12. On April 17, the Senate voted 12 – 12 and then tabled the bill.] The New Hampshire House of Representatives has scheduled a vote on repealing the death penalty for March 12. The bill, HB 1170, would replace the death penalty with life in prison without parole for future offenses. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House Criminal Justice and Public Works Committee in February by a…