Jeanne Shaheen
Senator, NH · Democratic · New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen is New Hampshire’s senior U.S. Senator and ranking member on Foreign Relations; she announced she will not seek reelection in 2026.
Profile last updated Jul 6, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A pragmatic Democrat with deep foreign-policy and bipartisan-dealmaking experience, retiring at the end of this term.
Core Strength
Foreign-policy leadership and a record of bipartisan appropriations and infrastructure deals.
Core Weakness
Retirement leaves an open seat and ends a long institutional tenure.
Recent Action
Announced she will not seek reelection in 2026 while continuing Foreign Relations work.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 97%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $360M
- Outside Influence
- High
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
Federal appropriations and infrastructure funds directed to New Hampshire (absolute).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports4
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Backs clean-energy investment and climate action, including provisions in the 2022 climate-and-health law.
Healthcare—Mixed / Partial4
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Supports strengthening the ACA and lowering drug costs rather than a single-payer system.
Second Amendment—Supports4
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Supports expanded background checks and red-flag laws.
Immigration—Supports4
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Backs comprehensive reform pairing border security with legal pathways.
Roe v. Wade—Supports4
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports federal codification of abortion protections.
National Security—Mixed / Partial4
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
As a Foreign Relations leader, favors diplomacy and congressional authorization over unilateral military escalation.
Campaign Funding
Raised $22.0M for the 2020 cycle, with $8.0M in outside spending supporting them. Outside influence read: high; opacity proxy 27%.
Total raised (cycle 2020): $22,000,000 · Outside influence: High
Estimated Net Worth
Most recent estimate: $2M-$6M
Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
A frequent bipartisan negotiator: helped write the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure framework and regularly works across the aisle on foreign policy and small business.
Sources
- Congress.gov — Jeanne Shaheen
- GovTrack — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen voting record
- AP — New Hampshire policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Jeanne Shaheen political positions
- Congress.gov — H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget — Infrastructure law cost analysis
- Congress.gov — H.R. 8404, Respect for Marriage Act
- NH GOP — Statement on Shaheen record
- FEC — Campaign finance (2020 cycle (last election; not seeking reelection in 2026))
- OpenSecrets — Personal finances (federal disclosures)