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324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Campaign Finance (2024)
Funding Sources
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Source: FEC · 2024 cycle
About
Margaret Wood Hassan is a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Hampshire who previously served as the state's 81st governor from 2013 to 2017.
Background
Born in Boston, Margaret Wood Hassan graduated from Brown University before earning a J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law. Following her legal education, she worked as an attorney at the law firm Palmer & Dodge and served as associate general counsel for Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She later practiced corporate defense and business law at the firm Sullivan, Weinstein & McQuay before beginning her public service as a citizen advisor on a state education commission.
Political career
Margaret Wood Hassan served in the New Hampshire Senate from 2005 to 2010 and was the 81st governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017. She has served as the junior United States senator for New Hampshire since 2017, following her narrow victory in the 2016 election. After completing her first term, she was reelected to the Senate in 2022.
Current focus
Hassan, Margaret Wood represents the state of NH in the U.S. Senate. Hassan, Margaret Wood currently serves on the Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs, the Employment and Workplace Safety, and the Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure. They have sponsored 165 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4510; S. 4332; S. 4230.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs
- Employment and Workplace Safety
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Health CareRanking Member
- Joint Economic CommitteeRanking Member
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
118th Congress
- Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs
- Employment and Workplace Safety
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Health CareRanking Member
- Joint Economic CommitteeRanking Member
- Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
Legislative Activity
166
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes