Jeanne Shaheen facts for kids
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Jeanne Shaheen
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United States Senator from New Hampshire |
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Assumed office January 3, 2009 Serving with Maggie Hassan |
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Preceded by | John Sununu |
78th Governor of New Hampshire | |
In office January 9, 1997 – January 9, 2003 |
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Preceded by | Steve Merrill |
Succeeded by | Craig Benson |
Member of the New Hampshire Senate from the 21st district |
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In office December 2, 1992 – December 4, 1996 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Katie Wheeler |
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Cynthia Jeanne Bowers
January 28, 1947 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.
Shaheen was born in Saint Charles, Missouri.
Images for kids
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Shaheen on the campaign trail at Dartmouth College, July 2008
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Shaheen, Hillary Clinton and Maggie Hassan in November 2014
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Senator Shaheen with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
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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.
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