She's already 68, so max two terms from her. Realistically Pappas should run for the Senate, and Stefany Shaheen (yes Jeanne's oldest of three daughters) for Pappas' seat.
She's already 68, so max two terms from her. Realistically Pappas should run for the Senate, and Stefany Shaheen (yes Jeanne's oldest of three daughters) for Pappas' seat.
Stefany Shaheen was a city councilor in Portsmouth, and has been floated around as a potential candidate for various offices in the past. No idea if she wants to enter the buzzsaw of national politics, but I suspect she does if she saw an opening.
I don't really know much about her, but I dislike the idea of promoting someone primarily because of her last name. American voters have shown no such compunction for their own voting behavior, so if she did decide to run for something I expect she'd be a serious/strong candidate.
Given that New Hampshire is a small state and requires seniority to get their elected officials to move up, that won't sit well with Granite Staters. Pappas is 44 and thus can give quite a long tenure if he so chooses.
The advantage Pappas has is that he's held quite well in the House representing NH-01 since being elected back in 2018. The closest election he's had was back in 2020 where he won by 5% points whereas in 2022 and 2024 he's won re-election by roughly 8% points.
Also, WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was the 2022 GOP Candidate against Pappas. He's certainly been battle tested and could be a difficult Democratic Senate Candidate the GOP could challenge next year.
She's already 68, so max two terms from her. Realistically Pappas should run for the Senate, and Stefany Shaheen (yes Jeanne's oldest of three daughters) for Pappas' seat.
Have her daughters expressed any interest in politics?
Stefany Shaheen was a city councilor in Portsmouth, and has been floated around as a potential candidate for various offices in the past. No idea if she wants to enter the buzzsaw of national politics, but I suspect she does if she saw an opening.
I don't really know much about her, but I dislike the idea of promoting someone primarily because of her last name. American voters have shown no such compunction for their own voting behavior, so if she did decide to run for something I expect she'd be a serious/strong candidate.
Nothing wrong with a 2 term max.
Given that New Hampshire is a small state and requires seniority to get their elected officials to move up, that won't sit well with Granite Staters. Pappas is 44 and thus can give quite a long tenure if he so chooses.
The advantage Pappas has is that he's held quite well in the House representing NH-01 since being elected back in 2018. The closest election he's had was back in 2020 where he won by 5% points whereas in 2022 and 2024 he's won re-election by roughly 8% points.
Also, WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was the 2022 GOP Candidate against Pappas. He's certainly been battle tested and could be a difficult Democratic Senate Candidate the GOP could challenge next year.
2022 was the Karoline Leavitt race.
Ahh yes! Making edit shortly.
And proving more that Pappas can beat the GOP in NH even if it nominated TrumpтАЩs own spokesperson.