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Trial Balloon · Ep. 193: The Magnificent Seven

A Familiar Name in New Hampshire

May 28, 2025 · 1:58 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Stefany Shaheen (D), the daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), jumped into the open race for New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district, WMUR reports.

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GOP Candidate Voted In Two States In 2016

July 12, 2022 · 9:27 am ET · Leave a Comment

New Hampshire congressional candidate Matt Mowers (R) voted in the 2016 presidential primary in both New Hampshire and New Jersey — a violation of federal law, WMUR reports.

However, Mowers not in legal trouble because statute of limitations expired.

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Scott Brown’s Wife Likely to Run for Congress

September 3, 2021 · 12:00 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Gail Huff Brown (R), the wife of former Ambassador and Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), is strongly considering becoming the sixth Republican candidate for New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district, WMUR reports.

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Levi Sanders Announces Congressional Bid

February 27, 2018 · 8:42 am ET · Leave a Comment

Levi Sanders (D), the son of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is the eighth Democrat to enter the race for New Hampshire’s 1st District House seat, WMUR reports.

“Sanders, 48, enters the race in the unique – although not unprecedented — position of residing out of the district he hopes to serve in Washington. He is a resident of Claremont, which is in the 2nd District, where he is a registered Democrat, but he’s running for the 1st District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, who is not seeking re-election.”

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Shea-Porter Calls It Quits

October 6, 2017 · 1:27 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) announced that she will not seek re-election in 2018, saying that “the time has come in my life to pause and decide on a different path,” the Boston Globe reports.

“Her decision is a political bombshell with national implications. At a time when Democrats are looking to win back a majority in the House, Shea-Porter is one of the few Democrats holding office in a district that Republican Donald Trump won last year.”

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Most Say Guinta Should Resign

May 22, 2015 · 11:07 am ET · 12 Comments

A new American Research Group survey finds that 74% of registered voters in New Hampshire’s 1st congressional district say Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) should resign from Congress following the FEC finding that Guinta broke federal campaign finance laws by accepting illegal campaign contributions from his parents.

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