Shaheen to run for Senate
2007-09-03
Source: Union Leader
Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen confirmed this morning that she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2008.
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rss feedHer decision was first reported on UnionLeader.com last night and in the New Hampshire Union Leader this morning.
Shaheen issued a statement from the Harvard Institute of Politics, where she has served as director since 2005 and from which she has resigned. She will discuss her plans at her home in Madbury on Sunday afternoon.
“I have stepped have down from my position at the Kennedy School of Government because we have major problems facing this country,” she said in the statement, “and there is an urgent need for real change in Washington.
“We have proven in New Hampshire that we can work together to get things done. I want to take that common sense approach to Washington and help this country move in the right direction,” Shaheen said.
The Democratic former three-term chief executive is seeking the seat held by Republican John E. Sununu, who defeated her in a bitter 2002 contest.
Shaheen, 60, has held the Harvard post since April 2005.
Three other Demcrats have already announced their candidacies. Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand has said in the past that he would withdraw if Shaheen runs. This morning, Marchand said he expected to make a public statement this afternoon on his political future after speaking with key people.
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