Jeanne Shaheen is a Democratic Senator from New Hampshire. She was elected first female Governor of New Hampshire in 1997.http://www.jeanneshaheen.org/about/Jeanne-Shaheen-Extended-Bio In 2002, she challenged John Sununu for a New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat, but lost. She took on Sununu again in the 2008 election and this time was victorious. She was the first female to be elected to the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire as well.http://graniteprof.typepad.com/graniteprof/2007/09/sununu-shaheen-.html

Jeanne Shaheen served as Governor of New Hampshire for three terms, 2003 marking her final year. While she was Governor, she worked to build up public schools, the affordability of college for students, and created 67,000 new jobs.http://shaheen.senate.gov/about/biography/As a U.S. Senator, she supported legislation that would protect small businesses and helped pass the Clean Power Act in New Hampshire.http://shaheen.senate.gov/about/biography/

Jeanne was born on January 28, 1947. She graduated from Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania with her Bachelor's degree, then went on to get her Master's at the University of Mississippi. Neither of her parents were college graduates.http://shaheen.senate.gov/about/biography/

Before being elected Governor or Senator, she held other jobs. She was a teacher at a New Hampshire high school, was at one time a small business owner, and held a chair position on both Madbury's zoning board and the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women.http://shaheen.senate.gov/about/biography/In addition, she was the co-founder of Somersworth International Children's Festival,http://www.jeanneshaheen.org/about/Jeanne-Shaheen-Extended-Bioan organization attempting to organize local involvement and city improvement, now known as the Somersworth Festival Association (SFA).http://www.nhfestivals.org/

Jeanne was the first woman to ever be elected as both Governor and U.S. Senator. She governed New Hampshire from 1997 - 2003, and swore in as Senator in January of 2009.http://shaheen.senate.gov/about/biography/She is married to Bill Shaheen and they live in Madbury, New Hampshire with their three daughters.</ref>http://www.jeanneshaheen.org/about/Jeanne-Shaheen-Extended-Bio</ref>

• January 1990 - January 1996: New Hampshire U.S. SenateMySpace: Jeanne Shaheen
• January 1997 - January 2003: Governor of New HampshireSentinelSource: Shaheen is Scheduled to Speak... (August 26, 2008)
• April 2005 - September 2007: The Director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of GovernmentMySpace: Jeanne Shaheen
• Has only missed one Democratic National Convention since 1976SentinelSource: Shaheen is Scheduled to Speak... (August 26, 2008)
• Was a speaker at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Democratic National ConventionsSeacoaston line: Shaheen Poised for Convention Speech (August 27, 2008)
• 2008: Elected to U.S. Senate