Jeanne Shaheen facts for kids

Jeanne Shaheen
Quick facts for kids Jeanne Shaheen
United States Senator; from New Hampshire
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 3, 2009; Serving with Maggie Hassan
Preceded by	John Sununu
78th Governor of New Hampshire
	In office; January 9, 1997 – January 9, 2003
Preceded by	Steve Merrill
Succeeded by	Craig Benson
Member of the New Hampshire Senate; from the 21st district
	In office; December 2, 1992 – December 4, 1996
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Katie Wheeler
Personal details
Born	Cynthia Jeanne Bowers ; January 28, 1947 (age 75); St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bill Shaheen
Children	3
Education	Shippensburg University (BA); University of Mississippi, Oxford (MSS)

Cynthia Jeanne Bowers (also Jeanne Shaheen; born January 28, 1947) is an American politician She is a member of the U.S. Democratic Party.

In 1996, Shaheen became the first woman to be elected Governor of New Hampshire.

In 2008, Shaheen was elected to the United States Senate. Since 2011, she has been the senior senator from New Hampshire.

Images for kids

Shaheen during the Munich Security Conference 2017
Shaheen on the campaign trail at Dartmouth College, July 2008
Shaheen, Hillary Clinton and Maggie Hassan in November 2014
Senator Shaheen with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
Shaheen speaks on health care in 2019
Jeanne Shaheen with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and New Hampshire Agriculture Commissioner Lorraine Merrill announcing a grant that helps local farms turn commodities into value-added products.