Political Highlights: Democratic nominee for N.H. Senate, 1978; Madbury Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1983-96; N.H. Senate, 1990-96; governor, 1997-2003; Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, 2002 Born: January 28, 1947; St. Charles, Mo. Residence: Madbury Religion: Protestant Family: Husband, Bill Shaheen; three children Education: Shippensburg State College, B.A. 1969; U. of Mississippi, M.S.S. 1973 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Commerce-Justice-Science - Ranking Member; Energy-Water; Homeland Security; Labor-HHS-Education; State-Foreign Operations); Armed Services (Emerging Threats & Capabilities; Readiness & Management Support; Seapower); Foreign Relations (Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - Ranking Member; Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism; Western Hemisphere); Small Business & Entrepreneurship; Select Ethics Social Media:
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District Rating: Democrat Favored House Seniority: 24th ranked Senate Democrat Twitter: 101,709 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
Senate Race
2002 Election Results
Candidate
John Sununu (R) Jeanne Shaheen (D) Clarence Blevens (LIBERT) Robert Smith (R)
Votes
227,229 207,478 9,835 2,396
%
50.8% 46.4% 2.2% 0.5%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Jeanne Shaheen (D) John Sununu (R) Ken Blevens (LIBERT)
