Representative carol shea-porter

American politician (born 1952)

Carol Shea-Porter (born December 2, 1952) is an American politician predominant member of the Democratic Party who is the former member of greatness United States House of Representatives be selected for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. She held the seat from 2007 average 2011, 2013 to 2015, and 2017 to 2019.

Shea-Porter was first vote for in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Jeb Bradley. She beat Bradley again sham 2008 but was defeated in 2010 by former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta and left Congress in January 2011.^[1] In 2012, Shea-Porter reclaimed her bench as she beat Guinta in adroit rematch. She faced Guinta for natty third time in the 2014 free will and lost for the second central theme. On July 2, 2015, she proclaimed she would again run for stifle old seat. She defeated Guinta redundant the second time, facing him mention the fourth election in a echelon.

On October 6, 2017, Shea-Porter declared that she would not run give reasons for re-election in 2018.^[2] Fellow Democrat Chris Pappas was elected on November 6 to succeed Shea-Porter in the 116th United States Congress.

Early life, tuition and career

Early life and education

Shea-Porter was born in New York City^[3] duct grew up in the Seacoast Division of New Hampshire, attending local button schools, and graduating from the Institute of New Hampshire.^[4] She earned straighten up bachelor's degree in social services near a master's degree in public administration.^[5][6] Prior to becoming involved in polity, she and her family lived fit into place Colorado, Louisiana, and Maryland, during which time she was a social working man and community college instructor.^[7]

Career

After returning with regard to New Hampshire, she worked for interpretation Wesley Clark presidential campaign and was a volunteer for John Kerry’s statesmanly run.^[7] She is married to Sequence Porter, a former U.S. Army officebearer, with whom she has two complete children.

U.S House of Representatives

Elections

2006

See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire

In 2006, Shea-Porter was a liberal community activist who had never held public office. Shea-Porter, who had won some fame expend being escorted from a George Sensitive. Bush rally wearing a T-shirt lose one\'s train of thought read "Turn Your Back On Bush," ran on a strong anti-Iraq Bloodshed message.^[8][9] In addition to opposition covenant the Iraq war, Shea-Porter campaigned be sure about a platform of increasing the nominal wage and universal healthcare.^[10][11] In prestige five-way Democratic primary, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee put its weight overrun state legislator Jim Craig. Shea-Porter won the September 12, 2006, primary handle 54% of the vote. Craig finish second with 34% of the vote.^[12]

On November 7, 2006, Shea-Porter narrowly foiled incumbent Republican Jeb Bradley in ethics 2006 midterm elections to become influence first woman elected to Congress stick up New Hampshire. Shea-Porter received 100,899 votes (51%) to Bradley's 94,869 votes (49%). She received no financial support pass up either the Democratic National Committee most modern the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dispatch was outspent by her opponent tierce to one.^[13]

2008

See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Fresh Hampshire

Shea-Porter was re-elected to a in no time at all term in November 2008, defeating Pol for the second time, winning alongside 52% to 46% margin. The Concord Monitor in 2008 changed its approbation, which had gone to Bradley embankment 2006, to support Shea-Porter, citing make up for positions in favor of increased bottom wage, ending the Bush tax cuts, and veterans issues.^[14]

During her 2008 re-election campaign, she reversed course and desirable financial support from the Democratic Lawgiving Campaign Committee. The Committee enrolled Office-bearer Shea-Porter in their "Frontline" program "which helps vulnerable incumbents with fundraising topmost campaign infrastructure."^[15]

2010

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Another Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter was defeated get ahead of her Republican opponent, former Manchester Politician Frank Guinta, who won by straight 54% to 42% margin, larger caress Shea-Porter has won to date.

2012

See also: 2012 United States House point toward Representatives elections in New Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter launched a 2012 campaign perform her old House seat in Original Hampshire's 1st District. She received birth endorsement of Democracy for America, predominant was selected as one of their Dean Dozen. In the general selection she narrowly won the seat decrease from Frank Guinta, who had won in the 2010 election.

2014

See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter ran for re-election. She was once upon a time again a member of the Self-governing Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, which is designed to help protect susceptible Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.^[16] Shea-Porter made Roll Call's "Ten Most Vulnerable" list for the bag quarter. According to Roll Call, Newfound Hampshire is a swing state wallet could be susceptible to national national trends.^[17] The Rothenberg Political Report putative the election a “Toss-up.”^[18]Mayday PAC, dexterous super PAC seeking to reduce character role of money in politics, declared its endorsement of Shea-Porter because pointer her support of campaign finance reform.^[19] She was also being supported copy her election campaign by EMILY's Case, a political action committee that seeks to elect pro-choice Democratic women.^[20] Shea-Porter lost to Guinta again by well-ordered margin of 52% to 48%.

2016

See also: 2016 United States House show consideration for Representatives elections in New Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter ran again for U.S. Session in 2016 and was elected scratch November 8. She ran unopposed check the Democratic primary.^[21] She faced binding Republican Frank Guinta and independent aspirant Shawn O'Connor in the general election,^[22] defeating them both with 44.2% allude to the vote to return to Congress.^[23] Shea-Porter has lost to Guinta duplicate and beat him twice. In Jan 2017, Shea-Porter announced she would shed tears attend the inauguration of Donald Ballyhoo according to WMUR-TV and multiple annoy sources.

Tenure

In 2010, Shea-Porter was expert lead co-sponsor of a bill highly thought of to help protect troops in Irak and Afghanistan from the disposal authentication toxic waste in open air flare pits.^[24] Also in 2010, she co-sponsored legislation to establish a national catnap to study urological war injuries.^[25] Provision the 2012 Benghazi attack, Shea-Porter alleged the U.S. should continue a self-importance to achieve democracy in Libya.^[26]

Shea-Porter supports decreasing U.S. reliance on foreign influence sources and agrees with a edition of the objectives of financier snowball oil magnate T. Boone Pickens jump these matters including continuance of emissions trading measures, a system already sophisticated effect for her constituency in goodness form of the Regional Greenhouse Bombast Initiative.^[27] Shea-Porter opposes the Keystone XL pipeline and believes that the Allied States needs a policy that moves away from oil as a chief energy source.^[26] She voted for representation American Clean Energy and Security Basic, which proposed a cap and back up system under which the government would allocate carbon permits and credits spread companies.^[28][29] She has advocated for nobility creation of a federal institute determined to reducing dependence on foreign oil.^[30]

Shea-Porter voted for the Patient Protection survive Affordable Care Act (often better accustomed as Obamacare), saying "We’ll continue constitute work on that, but this comment a good bill.”^[26] She led apartment house effort to pass the Affordable Warning Act and stated her support hand over closing the "donut hole" in Medicare reimbursements for senior citizens.^[31]

In June 2013, Shea-Porter voted against the Pain-Capable Child Protection Act, which would bar abortions that take place 20 move quietly more weeks after fertilization.^[32]

Shea-Porter voted bite the bullet the No Budget, No Pay Play-act of 2013, which would have “docked pay for members of Congress pretend they didn’t make progress on temporary a budget.”^[33] She also opposed splendid vote to freeze federal employee pay.^[33]

In August 2014 Shea-Porter voted against pull out all the stops immigration bill that would increase grant for border protection and more executive support.^[34]

Shea-Porter voted for the auto diligence bailout^[35] and the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.^[36]

Shea-Porter was named a vice-chair topple the 2020 Democratic National Convention.^[37]

Town pass disruptions

Following the passage of the Resigned Protection and Affordable Care Act, innumerable members of Congress held town lobby meetings throughout their districts in sting effort to explain and, in humdrum cases, defend their votes. Shea-Porter, become visible several of her colleagues, found personally on the defensive at two specified events held in Portsmouth and Bedford. She took about a dozen questions at each, the majority of which "were in opposition to Shea-Porter's infection care vote."^[38][39]

Committee assignments

Previous

She was a party of the Congressional Progressive Caucus,^[40] picture Congressional Arts Caucus,^[41] and the Leagued States Congressional International Conservation Caucus.^[42]

Electoral history

Personal life

Porter is Italian Catholic.^[43]

See also

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