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'''Jeanne Shaheen''' (born January 28, 1947) is the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She has voted with her Democrat colleagues 94.8% of the time.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/S001181/</ref> Previously she served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1997–2003. As Governor she established New Hampshire's first property tax, and proposed a 2.5% sales tax, which was rejected by the State House.<ref>http://www.nhpr.org/node/12285</ref> She also signed environmental legislation over pollutants from power plants. Shaheen unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 2002. During the campaign she endorsed regime change in [[Iraq]]. "I came out very early in support of the president on Iraq, and I came out very early the day the White House and the House leadership negotiated the resolution on Iraq." <ref>http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070712/REPOSITORY/707120331&template=page2</ref> In 2004, she served as national chair of [[John Kerry]]'s presidential campaign and vice chair of the 2004 [[Democratic National Convention]].  

'''Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen''' (born January 28, 1947) is the senior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She has voted with her Democrat colleagues 94.8% of the time.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/S001181/</ref> Previously she served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1997–2003. As Governor she established New Hampshire's first property tax, and proposed a 2.5% sales tax, which was rejected by the State House.<ref>http://www.nhpr.org/node/12285</ref> She also signed environmental legislation over pollutants from power plants. Shaheen unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 2002. During the campaign she endorsed regime change in [[Iraq]]. "I came out very early in support of the president on Iraq, and I came out very early the day the White House and the House leadership negotiated the resolution on Iraq." <ref>http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070712/REPOSITORY/707120331&template=page2</ref> In 2004, she served as national chair of [[John Kerry]]'s presidential campaign and vice chair of the 2004 [[Democratic National Convention]].  

Shaheen was elected to the Senate in 2008, defeating [[Republican]] [[John Sununu]] 52% to 45%.

Shaheen was elected to the Senate in 2008, defeating [[Republican]] [[John Sununu]] 52% to 45%.

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