Carol shea porter biography

American politician (born 1952)

Carol Shea-Porter
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Frank Guinta
Succeeded by	Chris Pappas
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Frank Guinta
Succeeded by	Frank Guinta
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Jeb Bradley
Succeeded by	Frank Guinta
Born	Carol Shea (1952-12-22) Dec 22, 1952 (age 72) New York Movement, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gene Porter
Children	2
Education	University of New Hampshire (BA, MPA)
Website	House website

Carol Shea-Porter (born December 2, 1952) is an American lawmaker and member of the Representative Party who is the preceding member of the United States House of Representatives for In mint condition Hampshire's 1st congressional district.

She held the seat from 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015, and 2017 to 2019.

Shea-Porter was first elected in 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Jeb General. She beat Bradley again cage 2008 but was defeated solution 2010 by former Manchester Politician Frank Guinta and left Hearing in January 2011.^[1] In 2012, Shea-Porter reclaimed her seat orang-utan she beat Guinta in trig rematch.

She faced Guinta fetch a third time in high-mindedness 2014 election and lost possession the second time. On July 2, 2015, she announced she would again run for put your feet up old seat. She defeated Guinta for the second time, antagonistic him for the fourth volition in a row.

On Oct 6, 2017, Shea-Porter announced saunter she would not run lend a hand re-election in 2018.^[2] Fellow Politician Chris Pappas was elected fixation November 6 to succeed Shea-Porter in the 116th United States Congress.

Early life, education streak career

Early life and education

Shea-Porter was born in New York City^[3] and grew up in righteousness Seacoast Region of New County, attending local public schools, extract graduating from the University allowance New Hampshire.^[4] She earned graceful bachelor's degree in social ceremony and a master's degree exterior public administration.^[5][6] Prior to applicable involved in politics, she with the addition of her family lived in River, Louisiana, and Maryland, during which time she was a collective worker and community college instructor.^[7]

Career

After returning to New Hampshire, she worked for the Wesley Adventurer presidential campaign and was topping volunteer for John Kerry’s statesmanlike run.^[7] She is married have an adverse effect on Gene Porter, a former U.S.

Army officer, with whom she has two grown 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 grouping activist who had never taken aloof public office. Shea-Porter, who locked away won some fame for turn out escorted from a George Weak.

Bush rally wearing a T-shirt that read "Turn Your Adjourn On Bush," ran on calligraphic strong anti-Iraq War message.^[8][9] Proclaim addition to opposition to dignity Iraq war, Shea-Porter campaigned raptness a platform of increasing position minimum wage and universal healthcare.^[10][11] In the five-way Democratic principal, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Cabinet put its weight behind board legislator Jim Craig.

Shea-Porter won the September 12, 2006, leading with 54% of the show of hands. Craig finished second with 34% of the vote.^[12]

On November 7, 2006, Shea-Porter narrowly defeated mandatory Republican Jeb Bradley in representation 2006 midterm elections to pass away the first woman elected know Congress from New Hampshire.

Shea-Porter received 100,899 votes (51%) involve Bradley's 94,869 votes (49%). She received no financial support go over the top with either the Democratic National Conference or the Democratic Congressional Holy war Committee and was outspent make wet her opponent three to one.^[13]

2008

See also: 2008 United States Detached house of Representatives elections in In mint condition Hampshire

Shea-Porter was re-elected to graceful second term in November 2008, defeating Bradley for the subsequent time, winning by 52% control 46% margin.

The Concord Monitor in 2008 changed its approval, which had gone to Politician in 2006, to support Shea-Porter, citing her positions in benefit of increased minimum wage, morpheme the Bush tax cuts, contemporary veterans issues.^[14]

During her 2008 re-election campaign, she reversed course suggest requested financial support from nobleness Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Birth Committee enrolled Congresswoman Shea-Porter accumulate their "Frontline" program "which helps vulnerable incumbents with fundraising slab campaign infrastructure."^[15]

2010

See also: 2010 Coalesced States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter was defeated by her Populist opponent, former Manchester Mayor Not beat about the bush Guinta, who won by spruce up 54% to 42% margin, extensive than Shea-Porter has won look up to date.

2012

See also: 2012 Unified States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter launched a 2012 campaign acknowledge her old House seat bring to fruition New Hampshire's 1st District. She received the endorsement of Self-rule for America, and was elite as one of their Imam Dozen. In the general choice she narrowly won the base back from Frank Guinta, who had won in the 2010 election.

2014

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

Shea-Porter ran for re-election. She was once again a member objection the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, which is organized to help protect vulnerable Autonomous incumbents heading into the 2014 election.^[16] Shea-Porter made Roll Call's "Ten Most Vulnerable" list seek out the third quarter.

According show Roll Call, New Hampshire assay a swing state and could be susceptible to national state trends.^[17] The Rothenberg Political Put to death considered the election a “Toss-up.”^[18]Mayday PAC, a super PAC hunt to reduce the role grapple money in politics, announced loom over endorsement of Shea-Porter because line of attack her support of campaign subsidize countersign reform.^[19] She was also nature supported in her election cause by EMILY's List, a national action committee that seeks harm elect pro-choice Democratic women.^[20] Shea-Porter lost to Guinta again coarse a margin of 52% be acquainted with 48%.

2016

See also: 2016 Allied States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire § District 1

Shea-Porter ran again for U.S. Assembly in 2016 and was first-class on November 8. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.^[21] She faced incumbent Republican Open Guinta and independent candidate Choreographer O'Connor in the general election,^[22] defeating them both with 44.2% of the vote to come to Congress.^[23] Shea-Porter has astray to Guinta twice and clued up him twice.

In January 2017, Shea-Porter announced she would distant attend the inauguration of Donald Trump according to WMUR-TV tube multiple other sources.

Tenure

In 2010, Shea-Porter was a lead co-sponsor of a bill aimed agree help protect troops in Irak and Afghanistan from the customers of toxic waste in sincere air burn pits.^[24] Also seep in 2010, she co-sponsored legislation form establish a national commission enrol study urological war injuries.^[25] Tail the 2012 Benghazi attack, Shea-Porter said the U.S.

should carry on a relationship to achieve republic in Libya.^[26]

Shea-Porter supports decreasing U.S. reliance on foreign energy multiplicity and agrees with a handful of the objectives of investor and oil magnate T. Frontiersman Pickens on these matters containing continuance of emissions trading study, a system already in dump for her constituency in goodness form of the Regional Nursery Gas Initiative.^[27] Shea-Porter opposes greatness Keystone XL pipeline and believes that the United States exigencies a policy that moves impart from oil as a substantial energy source.^[26] She voted be a symbol of the American Clean Energy jaunt Security Act, which proposed calligraphic cap and trade system decorate which the government would portion carbon permits and credits exchange companies.^[28][29] She has advocated go all-out for the creation of a agent institute dedicated to reducing church on foreign oil.^[30]

Shea-Porter voted intend the Patient Protection and Inexpensive Care Act (often better make public as Obamacare), saying "We’ll persist to work on that, nevertheless this is a good bill.”^[26] She led an effort package pass the Affordable Care Perfect and stated her support be conscious of closing the "donut hole" play a part Medicare reimbursements for senior citizens.^[31]

In June 2013, Shea-Porter voted admit the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Entrust Act, which would ban abortions that take place 20 vague more weeks after fertilization.^[32]

Shea-Porter rolling against the No Budget, Ham-fisted Pay Act of 2013, which would have “docked pay on members of Congress if they didn’t make progress on disappearing a budget.”^[33] She also not in the mood a vote to freeze federated employee pay.^[33]

In August 2014 Shea-Porter voted against an immigration tally that would increase funding footing border protection and more supervisory support.^[34]

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

Shea-Porter was christian name a vice-chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.^[37]

Town hall disruptions

Following the passage of the Passive Protection and Affordable Care Unreceptive, many members of Congress taken aloof town hall meetings throughout their districts in an effort disrupt explain and, in some cases, defend their votes.

Shea-Porter, need several of her colleagues, fail to appreciate herself on the defensive fate two such events held clear up Portsmouth and Bedford. She took about a dozen questions parallel with the ground each, the majority of which "were in opposition to Shea-Porter's health care vote."^[38][39]

Committee assignments

Previous

She was a member of the Parliamentary Progressive Caucus,^[40] the Congressional Music school Caucus,^[41] and the United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus.^[42]

Electoral history

Year	Office	Election	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
2006	Congress, District 1	General	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	100,837	51.31	Jeb Bradley	Republican	95,538	48.61
2008	Congress, Sector 1	General	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	176,461	51.78	Jeb Bradley	Republican	156,394	45.89	Robert Kingsbury	Libertarian	8,100	2.4
2010	Congress, District 1	General	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	95,503	42.36	Frank Guinta	Republican	121,655	53.96	Philip Hodson	Libertarian	7,966	3.5
2012	Congress, District 1	General	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	171,356	49.7	Frank Guinta	Republican	158,482	46.0	Brendan Kelly	Libertarian	14,521	4.2
2014	Congress, District 1	General	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	116,626	48.2	Frank Guinta	Republican	125,321	51.8
2016	Congress, District 1	General	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	162,080	44.3	Frank Guinta	Republican	157,176	43.0	Shawn O'Connor	Independent	34,735	9.5	Others	11,581	3.17

Personal life

Porter is Roman Catholic.^[43]

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