Margaret Wood Hassan
Margaret Wood Hassan is a Democratic U.S. senator for New Hampshire.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- New Hampshire
- Seat or institution
- New Hampshire · Senate Class 3
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Democratic. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): attorney; member, New Hampshire State Senate, 2004-10 (Majority Leader, 2008-10); governor, New Hampshire, 2013-17; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2022.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Finance | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Health Care | subcommittee | Ranking |
| Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | standing | member |
| Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Veterans' Affairs | standing | member |
| Joint Economic Committee | joint | Ranking |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 9841
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