New Hampshire's Federal Delegation

Elected to a second term in the United States Senate in 1998 with the highest voter percentage in New Hampshire's history, Judd Gregg holds several key leadership and committee positions that give him an influential voice in national affairs. From 1995 - 2002, Senator Gregg served as the Chief Deputy Whip of the Republican Party in the Senate.

Senator Gregg helps shape national policy from his seat on several important Senate committees, including the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee; the Appropriations Committee, where he serves as the Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Subcommittee and an influential member on the Interior, Defense, Labor-Health-Education, and Foreign Operations subcommittees; and the Budget Committee. On these committees, Senator Gregg impacts the national debate on such vital issues as the federal budget, education, international affairs, anti-crime efforts, Social Security, education and health care.

Senator Gregg's second term agenda includes improving the nation's education system and focusing on fully funding and reforming special education, maintaining fiscal responsibility in Washington, supporting policies that promote strong economic growth in New Hampshire and the nation, and protecting New Hampshire's environment.

Judd Gregg has the unique honor of being the first elected official in New Hampshire history to serve the state in each of the following capacities: two terms as United States Senator, 1993-Present; two terms as Governor of New Hampshire, 1989-1993; four terms as United States Representative for New Hampshire's Second Congressional District, 1981-1989; and one term as Executive Councilor for New Hampshire's District 5, 1979-1981.

A New Hampshire native, Senator Gregg was born in Nashua on February 14, 1947. He was educated in Nashua public schools, Phillips Exeter Academy (1965), and Columbia University (A.B., 1969). He received his J.D. in 1972 from Boston University Law School and his L.L.M. in tax law in 1975. Upon graduating from law school, he returned to Nashua and became a partner in the law firm of Sullivan, Gregg and Horton. He is married to Kathleen MacLellan Gregg. They have two daughters, Molly and Sarah, and a son, Joshua. Senator and Mrs. Gregg are residents of Rye, New Hampshire.

John Sununu first ran for public office in 1996, winning election in New Hampshire's First Congressional District and serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2002, John defeated both an incumbent Senator and an incumbent Governor to become the youngest member of the United States Senate.

At the age of 38, John has already distinguished himself as a dedicated tax-fighter and an innovative legislator, bringing an extensive background in science, engineering, and small business to his work in Washington. He is the 61st person to serve New Hampshire as a Senator and occupies the Senate seat held by such distinguished individuals as Nicholas Gilman, a signer of the U.S. Constitution, and Styles Bridges, one of New Hampshire's longest-serving Senators and a leader of the Senate.

During his six years in the House of Representatives, John rose to become Vice-Chairman of the Budget Committee, taking a leading role in shaping the nation's annual budget priorities. He also served on the House Appropriations Committee and worked to pass legislation protecting New Hampshire's Lamprey River, supporting the families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, and strengthening funding for special education.

In the Senate, John serves on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Joint Economic Committee. John is Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism.

John Sununu grew up in Salem, New Hampshire and is one of eight children. He was first introduced to public service at a young age when his mother served as chairman of the local school board. John attended public schools, graduated from Salem High School, and received Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. John has also earned a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Carol Shea-Porter is the first woman elected to national office in the history of the state of New Hampshire.

Carol's large family has deep roots in New Hampshire going back many generations. She grew up with her six brothers and sisters in a household that included her parents, a great-uncle, and a grandmother. Her family also gave a temporary home to children and teens that needed a place to live during difficult times in their lives.

Carol graduated from public high school in Durham, New Hampshire and then worked her way through the University of New Hampshire, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Social Services and later a Master of Arts in Public Administration.

Carol married Gene Porter, an Army officer stationed at an Army medical center in Colorado during the Vietnam era. After her husband left the service, they moved to New Orleans and then to the Washington, DC area where she continued her career as a social worker and teacher. She founded and directed a program to provide services to senior citizens, taught political science at a community college, and also taught politics and American history to retired federal employees.

After returning to New Hampshire with her husband and their son and daughter, the Congresswoman became active in local politics serving as Chair of the Rochester City Democrats and Strafford County Coordinator for state representative races. During the 2004 Presidential primary, she volunteered and then worked for General Wesley Clark.

Carol decided to run for Congress after serving for over a month as a volunteer in Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. She saw first-hand the inadequate response of the federal government to meet the needs of citizens after this tragedy and decided that the voice of hard working families needed to be heard in Washington. The voters of New Hampshire listened to her pledge to represent ordinary, middle-class families and built a district-wide grass roots network that elected New Hampshire's first Congresswoman, astonishing state and national pundits.

Carol was sworn into office on January 4, 2007. She is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Education and Labor.

Congressman Paul Hodes moved to New Hampshire and received his B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1972. Hodes later earned his law degree from Boston College. Upon graduation, he returned to New Hampshire to begin his legal career in the New Hampshire Attorney General's office.

David Souter, then New Hampshire's Attorney General and now a United Sates Supreme Court Justice, asked Hodes to join the criminal justice division. Congressman Hodes served as an Assistant Attorney General from 1979 until 1982 and continued as the Special Prosecutor for the State of New Hampshire. His service to the state was distinguished by a number of high-profile prosecutions including the first successful criminal environmental prosecution against polluters, serving as lead prosecutor on a white collar fraud case, and a series of successful homicide prosecutions.

In 1996 he joined the firm of Shaheen & Gordon, where he served as a partner until launching his successful 2006 congressional campaign.

Congressman Hodes has been devoted to community service throughout his career. He served as a New Hampshire State Councilor on the Arts, first appointed by then-Governor Jeanne Shaheen. As Chairman of the Board of the Capitol Center for the Arts from 1990-1996 and then again as a member of the board from 2002-2006, the Congressman helped lead the Concord community's efforts to create a premiere, award-winning performing arts institution.

The Congressman has been married for 28 years to Peggo Horstmann Hodes and together they raised their two children, Max and Ariana, in the Granite State. Beginning in 1985, Peggo and Paul released their first recording of pioneering rock-and-roll for children and families, garnering multiple Parents' Choice awards and an invitation to perform for President and Mrs. Clinton at the White House.
Congressman Hodes was elected to represent New Hampshire's Second Congressional District on November 7, 2006. Soon after being sworn, Hodes was elected by his colleagues to serve as the president of his historic freshman class. He currently serves on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Financial Services Committee.

During his first term, the Congressman has introduced legislation to spur economic development in the North Country, to ensure college students are able to keep their health coverage when stricken by a major illness, and to institute a watchdog office within the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as independent advocates for our veterans.

Dedicated to constituent service, the Congressman maintains five district offices, including the first ever congressional office in Berlin.