Senator Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat  •  New Hampshire  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2009
Current Term 2009 - 2014
  • Votes with party 94%
  • Abstains: 1%

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01/17/09
NH senators split on further bank bailout

...$350 million to faltering banks to boost the nation's economy. Republican Sen. Judd Gregg wants to issue the money; Democrat Jeanne Shaheen says no. On Thursday, the Senate defeated a measure 42-52 that would have delayed release of the Troubled Asset R

01/17/09
Schedule of events for Obama's inauguration

...with scheduled guests including Cabinet appointees Hillary Rodham Clinton and Janet Napolitano, Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue. - Aloha Inaugural Ball, organized by former Obama campaign workers, held at the Wardm

Source: Miami Herald
01/16/09
A bittersweet homecoming for National Guard

US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen wrote, "There is no higher calling than service to one's country." Congressman Paul Hodes wrote, "The undying thanks of every New ...

Source: Laconia Citizen, NH
01/16/09
Obama’s inauguration:Most expensive ever

Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue.* African-American Church Inaugural Ball at the Grand Hyatt Washington. ...

Source: Vanguard, Nigeria
01/16/09
Obama gets first major win with TARP

Of these seven, only Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (DN.H.) opposed Obama on his request. By contrast, the two Udall cousins, Mark of Colorado and Tom of New Mexico, ...

Source: KTTC, MN
01/16/09
Which Dems Voted Against Obama on TARP?

...of Wisconsin, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Bernie Sanders of Vermont (technically an Independent), Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Ron Wyden of Oregon. Wolf and ABC News' Vic Ratner note that of these nine, five are up for re

Source: ABC News
01/16/09
College Employees Are Among Top Donors to Many New Members of Congress

Among the first-term senators who received significant donations from college employees is Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who won the Senate seat that was up ...

Source: Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
01/16/09
NH senators split on further bank bailout

Republican Sen. Judd Gregg wants to issue the money; Democrat Jeanne Shaheen says no. On Thursday, the Senate defeated a measure 42-52 that would have ...

Source: Nashua Telegraph, NH
01/15/09
Bill seeks hospitals for vets in every state

...of 2009, orders only access to either a VA hospital or comparable contract services in the continental U.S. Freshman Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., the chief sponsor of S. 239, made no secret of the fact that she is looking out for her state. “New Hamps

01/15/09
Elder John Sununu shoe-in for GOP chairman

In November, Sununu's son, Sen. John E. Sununu, lost his seat to former Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen. The elder Sununu has a reputation for being blunt ...

Source: Fox44 News, Vermont
01/15/09
PRE-INAUGURATION SCHEDULE

...Luncheon with scheduled guests including Cabinet appointees Hillary Clinton and Janet Napolitano, Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue. Aloha Inaugural Ball, organized by former Obama campaign workers, held at the Wardm

01/15/09
New Hampshire Governor’s Decision Puts Spotlight on House Members

...who has indicated he will seek a fourth term in 2010. Lynch is the best-known Democrat in the state aside from freshman Sen. Jeanne Shaheen , who previously served as governor. Dante Scala, University of New Hampshire political scientist, said Hodes’

Source: CQ Politics
01/15/09
Call for 1000 shipyard jobs

H.; Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H.; and US Reps. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine; Michael Michaud, D-Maine; Carol Shea-Porter, DN.H. and Paul Hodes, DN. ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat, NH
01/15/09
Shea-Porter thinks wish list is 'doable'

City Manger Bob Belmore sent a letter to Shea-Porter that was forwarded to Sen. Judd Gregg, Sen.-elect Jeanne Shaheen and other state officials explaining: ...

Source: Foster's Daily Democrat, NH
01/15/09
Sen. Shaheen takes her oaths

Democrat Jeanne Shaheen took her oaths as New Hampshire’s first ever female US Senator on Jan. 6 and vowed to work with Republican senior Sen. Judd Gregg. ...

Source: Wire, NH
01/15/09
NH's senators split on TARP (but not on party lines)

By JOHN DISTASO WASHINGTON, DC – In her first major vote as a US senator, Jeanne Shaheen this afternoon opposed Barack Obama on the release of an additional ...

Source: The Union Leader, NH
01/15/09
> John DiStaso's Granite Status: NH Democrats flocking to DC

Gov. John Lynch, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes will head the Granite State political lineup at the inaugural. ...

Source: The Union Leader, NH
01/15/09
Bill seeks hospitals for vets in every state

Freshman Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, DN.H., the chief sponsor of S. 239, made no secret of the fact that she is looking out for her state. ...

Source: ArmyTimes.com, VA
01/15/09
State makes plea for better care for veterans

...Affairs Committee. With New Hampshire one of only three states without a full-service veterans hospital, the state's U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Judd Gregg introduced legislation to increase veterans' access to health care. The legislation requires th

01/15/09
NH's senators split on TARP (but not on party lines)

...D.C. – In her first major vote as a U.S. senator, Jeanne Shaheen this afternoon opposed Barack Obama on the release of an additional $350 billion in federal bailout funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Shaheen voted against the release of th

01/14/09
A schedule of events for Obama's inauguration

...Luncheon with scheduled guests including Cabinet appointees Hillary Rodham Clinton and Janet Napolitano, Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue. - Aloha Inaugural Ball, organized by former Obama campaign workers, held at

Source: Miami Herald
01/14/09
MSNBC "HARDBALL WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS" INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR JEANNE ...

MATTHEWS: We're joined by two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee itself: New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Georgia Republican Johnny ...

Source: Federal News Service (subscription), DC
01/14/09
A schedule of events for Obama's inauguration

Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue. _ African-American Church Inaugural Ball at the Grand Hyatt Washington. ...

Source: The Associated Press
01/14/09
Lynch emphatically rejects US Senate run

Jeanne Shaheen unseated Republican Sen. John E. Sununu . Lynch has quietly doused discussion of him running for Senate in the past, but his statement ...

Source: Dover Community News, NH
01/14/09
Galas, concerts, prayers set for inauguration

...Luncheon with scheduled guests including Cabinet appointees Hillary Rodham Clinton and Janet Napolitano, Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue. • Aloha Inaugural Ball, organized by former Obama campaign workers, held a

01/14/09
A schedule of events for Obama's inauguration

...with scheduled guests including Cabinet appointees Hillary Rodham Clinton and Janet Napolitano, Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, and North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue. - Aloha Inaugural Ball, organized by former Obama campaign workers, held at the Wardm

01/14/09
Lynch emphatically rejects NH US Senate run

...Gregg began soon after the November elections when Shea-Porter and Hodes won second terms to the U.S. House and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen unseated Republican Sen. John E. Sununu . Lynch has quietly doused discussion of him running for Senate in the pas

Source: Boston Globe
01/14/09
State makes plea for better care for veterans

Jeanne Shaheen and Judd Gregg introduced legislation to increase veterans' access to health care. The legislation requires the Department of Veterans ...

Source: The Union Leader, NH
01/13/09
Diverse freshmen eager to serve

Mr. Warner, a 54-year-old telecommunications executive, joins three other former governors in the US Senate - Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat; ...

Source: Washington Times, DC
01/13/09
Senate Dems to hold three vote edge on most panels

Freshman Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (NH) won a post on the Foreign Relations Committee. Reid said the lineup is not yet complete, and still needs to be "finalized" ...

Source: The Hill, DC

Official website: http://shaheen.senate.gov
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G55 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2841

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