Jeanne Shaheen was the first woman to be elected governor of the U.S. State of New Hampshire. Elected in 1996, not only was she the first woman governor, but was also the first Democrat elected governor in the state in sixteen years. She was re-elected in 1998 and 2000, becoming only the fourth governor in New Hampshire history elected to three consecutive terms. In 2002 she narrowly lost her bid for the United States Senate.
She currently serves as Director of the Harvard Institute of Politics.
Jeanne Shaheen received a Bachelor's degree in English from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree in political science from the University of Mississippi.
I have, and I think one of the things that I say to people who are asking me about running for office or getting involved in politics is that one of the most important things you need to do is to understand why you want to do that and what you believe in, not just so you can explain that to people b...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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