Margaret Wood Hassan represents New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate, having been elected in 2016. Prior to her Senate service, she served as Governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017 and in the New Hampshire State Senate from 2004 to 2010. She serves on several Senate committees including Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Veterans' Affairs, and the Joint Economic Committee. Her committee work spans healthcare, taxation, homeland security, and veterans' issues.

Name

Margaret Wood Hassan

Party

Democratic

State

New Hampshire

Committees

Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Subcommittee, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Key Fact 1

Margaret Wood Hassan was elected to the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire in 2016.

Key Fact 2

She served as the 81st Governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017.

Key Fact 3

She previously served in the New Hampshire State Senate from 2004 to 2010.

Key Fact 4

She sits on the Senate Finance Committee, including its subcommittees on Taxation and IRS Oversight and Health Care.

Key Fact 5

She is a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and its Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee.

Key Fact 6

She serves on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, including the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Key Fact 7

She is a member of both the Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Joint Economic Committee.

Key Fact 8

Her committee assignments focus on areas including healthcare policy, tax policy, homeland security, and veterans' affairs.

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