Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced on Wednesday that she will not seek reelection in 2026 in a blow to Democrats, who will now have to defend her New Hampshire seat against the GOP. “It’s just time,” Shaheen said in a video announcement. Shaheen’s decision not to run for a fourth term in New Hampshire, a […]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced on Wednesday that she will not seek reelection in 2026 in a blow to Democrats, who will now have to defend her New Hampshire seat against the GOP.
“It’s just time,” Shaheen said in a video announcement on her retirement.
Shaheen’s decision not to run for a fourth term in New Hampshire, a famously purple state, complicates the Democratic Party’s efforts to retake the Senate from GOP control.
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