Democrat Stefany Shaheen, the daughter of retiring New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, is running for Congress.
Shaheen, a former Portsmouth city councilor, launched her campaign Wednesday to succeed Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire’s 1st District. Pappas is seeking to replace Shaheen’s mother in the Senate.
In her launch video, the younger Shaheen focused on her work as a health care advocate, highlighting her daughter’s diabetes diagnosis and criticizing the Trump administration’s approach to medical research and potential Medicaid cuts. Those two issues were what pushed Shaheen to enter the race, she said in an interview Wednesday.
