After serving two terms in the New Hampshire Senate, Shaheen was elected governor in 1996 and reelected in 1998 and 2000.  Shaheen was first elected to the US Senate in 2008. She was the first woman to ever be elected governor and US Senator. 

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She was re-elected to the US Senate in 2014 and 2020.

Senator Hassan spent three terms as a New Hampshire State Senator and was first elected in 2004. She was elected as governor of New Hampshire in 2012 and 2014. In 2016, she was elected to the US Senator, making her the second woman to ever be elected governor and US Senator in the nation.

Chris Pappas was elected to the US Congress from NH's First Congressional District on November 6, 2018. Chris was elected on November 6th, 2012 to represent the 4th Executive Council District which includes Manchester. A Manchester native, Councilor Pappas has served as a State Representative and as Hillsborough County Treasurer. Chris graduated from Manchester’s Central High School and from Harvard University. Chris is co-owner of his family’s restaurant in Manchester, the Puritan Backroom. Councilor Pappas was re-elected to the Council on November 4th, 2014 and again on November 8th, 2016.

Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander was elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District on November 5th, 2024. Congresswoman Goodlander was sworn into the 119th Congress on January 3rd, 2025.