Current Position: US Senator since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 2004 – 2010
Other Positions: Chair, Public and Municipal Affairs sub-committee;
Vice Chair, Energy, Environment, and Economic Development sub-committee
After graduating from law school in 1985, she worked at the law firm Palmer & Dodge. She later worked as associate general counsel for Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Hassan first ran for the New Hampshire Senate in 2002 after Democratic Party leaders recruited her. She lost to incumbent Russell Prescott but ran against Prescott again in 2004 and won. Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017.
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@POTUS just signed bipartisan legislation into law that will help prevent victim services from being cut. This is great news — and I’ll continue working to ensure that survivors of violent crimes are supported and that their perpetrators are brought to justice.
Sen. Maggie Hassan on Why She Cannot Go Home During COVID-19 | NowThis
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