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Jeanne Shaheen

3rd term · 17.7 years in office: 2 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · NH · Democrat · since Jan 2009

Jeanne Shaheen

Bills authored 36Missed votes 7 of 214Party unity 46% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 247 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Cynthia Jeanne Bowers was born in 1947 in St. Charles, Missouri.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen She earned a bachelor's degree in English from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in political science from the University of Mississippi.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen She worked as a high school teacher in Mississippi and New Hampshire before managing political campaigns.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

Shaheen was elected to the New Hampshire Senate in 1990 and served three terms as the state's governor starting in 1996.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen She was elected to the United States Senate in 2008 and won reelection in 2014 and 2020.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

In their own words

“Madam President, while I voted No on S. Res. 817, which calls for an up or down vote on 74 nominations, en bloc, I would have voted yes on the following nominations if I had the opportunity to vote on each nomination separately”

Congressional Record · Aug 7, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1947

    Born in St. Charles, Missouri.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

  2. 1990

    Elected to the New Hampshire Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

  3. 1996-2003

    Served as governor of New Hampshire.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

  4. 2005

    Named director of the Harvard Institute of Politics.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

  5. 2008

    Elected to the United States Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

  6. 2009-Present

    Serving as United States senator from New Hampshire.Source 1: Jeanne Shaheen — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheen

96.73% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Jeanne Shaheen — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Jeanne Shaheenwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

17.7YRS

In office · 3rd term · since Jan 2009

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

96.73%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1947 Born in St. Charles, Missouri.
  2. 1990 Elected to the New Hampshire Senate.
  3. 1996-2003 Served as governor of New Hampshire.
  4. 2005 Named director of the Harvard Institute of Politics.
  5. 2008 Elected to the United States Senate.
  6. 2009-Present Serving as United States senator from New Hampshire.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ranking memberCommission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipSenate Select Committee on EthicsSenate Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Africa and Global Health Policy subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Europe and Regional Security Cooperation subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Appropriations · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Defense subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Homeland Security subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Readiness and Management Support subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Seapower subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs subcommittee36 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 43 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 57 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 61 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 72 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$172.7KTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $5.0K · 35 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$54.5K · 31.6%
  • Itemized individual$90.3K · 52.3%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$11.1K · 6.4%
  • All other$16.7K · 9.7%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.216
Social (dim 2)-0.154

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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