Maggie Hassan
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United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 Serving with Jeanne Shaheen |
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| Preceded by | Kelly Ayotte |
| 81st Governor of New Hampshire | |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 2, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Chris Sununu |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 23rd district |
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In office December 1, 2004 – December 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Russell Prescott |
| Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – December 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Foster |
| Succeeded by | Jeb Bradley |
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Margaret Wood February 27, 1958 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Hassan |
| Children | 2 |
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Brown University (BA) Northeastern University (JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
Margaret "Maggie" Hassan (née Wood; born February 27, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who is the junior United States Senator from New Hampshire. A Democrat, Hassan was elected to the Senate in the 2016 election and served as the 81st Governor of New Hampshire from (2013-2017)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Hassan is a graduate of Brown University and earned her J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law. After graduating from law school in 1985, Hassan was an attorney and healthcare executive in Boston.
Hassan first ran for the New Hampshire Senate in 2002 after Democratic Party leaders recruited her to run, as they have also done for United States Senate. She lost to incumbent Senator Russell Prescott, but ran against Prescott again in 2004 and won. Hassan was elected to a total of three two-year terms, representing New Hampshire's 23rd district, from January 2005 to December 2010. Hassan became the Democrat Majority Leader in the State Senate in 2008 before losing re-election in 2010.
Hassan declared her candidacy for governor in October 2011. Hassan defeated former State Senator Jacalyn Cilley in the Democratic primary, and faced attorney and Republican nominee Ovide M. Lamontagne in the general election. Hassan won with 55% of the vote, becoming the second woman to be elected to the office, after fellow Democrat, and fellow U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Hassan won re-election as governor on November 4, 2014. Since becoming Governor of New Hampshire, Hassan was elected Vice Chair of the Democratic Governors Association and served as a superdelegate at the Democratic National Convention.
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