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 really discovered the challenges that women face when I first ran for governor. Now at the point at which I ran for governor I'd been involved in politics for 20 years, a little over 20 years, I had managed four statewide campaigns, I'd served three terms in the state senate in New Hampshire. So ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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