Carol Shea-Porter

Shea-Porter was born in New York City{{cite news|last1=Sangillo|first1=Gregg|title=New Hampshire, 1st House District|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress-legacy/new-hampshire-1st-house-district-20121105|access-date=August 6, 2014|work=National Journal|date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130733/http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress-legacy/new-hampshire-1st-house-district-20121105|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead}} and grew up in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, attending local public schools, and graduating from the University of New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/11/08/carol_shea_porters_unusual_journey_to_us_congress/ |title=Boston.com "Carol Shea Porter's unusual journey to Congress" |access-date=November 11, 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118152437/http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/11/08/carol_shea_porters_unusual_journey_to_us_congress/ |archive-date=November 18, 2006 }} (registration required) She earned a bachelor's degree in social services and a master's degree in public administration.{{cite AV media | people = Carol Shea-Porter | title = Carol Shea Porter for Congress (NH 01) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLtViTqvwRA | publisher = ListenUpNH.org | location = New Hampshire |date = 2006}} An early video "audition" introducing herself to the voters for the 2006 Congressional race which she won.

{{cite news|title=Carol Shea-Porter (D)|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/S001170|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=August 6, 2014}} Prior to becoming involved in politics, she and her family lived in Colorado, Louisiana, and Maryland, during which time she was a social worker and community college instructor.{{cite web|title=Carol Shea-Porter (D)|url=http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/carol-shea-porter--NH-H|website=Wall Street Journal|access-date=August 6, 2014}}

After returning to New Hampshire, she worked for the Wesley Clark presidential campaign and was a volunteer for John Kerry’s presidential run. She is married to Gene Porter, a former U.S. Army officer, with whom she has two grown children.

{{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 for being escorted from a George W. Bush rally wearing a T-shirt that read "Turn Your Back On Bush," ran on a strong anti-Iraq War message.{{cite news|last1=Weigel|first1=David|title=Crazy Enough To Win|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2010/08/crazy_enough_to_win.html|access-date=September 11, 2014|publisher=Slate|date=August 12, 2010}}{{cite news|title=Carol Shea-Porter (D)|url=http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/carol-shea-porter--NH-H|access-date=September 11, 2014|work=Election 2012|publisher=Wall Street Journal}} In addition to opposition to the Iraq war, Shea-Porter campaigned on a platform of increasing the minimum wage and universal healthcare.{{cite news|last1=Mark|first1=David|title=Shea-Porter faces tough race in N.H.|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13257.html|access-date=September 11, 2014|publisher=Politico|date=September 9, 2008}}{{cite news|last1=Benton Cooney|first1=Jessica|title=Makeover in New Hampshire 1st District: Freshman Rep. Shea-Porter|url=https://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/01/17/cq_2132.html?pagewanted=print|access-date=September 11, 2014|work=New York Times|date=January 17, 2007}} In the five-way Democratic primary, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee put its weight behind state legislator Jim Craig. Shea-Porter won the September 12, 2006, primary with 54% of the vote. Craig finished second with 34% of the vote.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2006/dcongress1.htm |title=Secretary of State Results for New Hampshire 1st Congressional District, Democratic Primary, September 12, 2006 |access-date=September 28, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927193345/http://www.sos.nh.gov/stateprimary2006/dcongress1.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2006 |url-status=dead }}

On November 7, 2006, Shea-Porter narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Jeb Bradley in the 2006 midterm elections to become the first woman elected to Congress from New Hampshire. Shea-Porter received 100,899 votes (51%) to Bradley's 94,869 votes (49%). She received no financial support from either the Democratic National Committee or the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and was outspent by her opponent three to one.{{Cite book | title = Millennial makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the future of American politics | first1 = Morley | last1 = Winograd | author-link1 = Morley Winograd | first2 = Michael D. | last2 = Hais | publisher = Rutgers University Press | year = 2008 | location = New Brunswick, New Jersey | page = [https://archive.org/details/millennialmakeov00wino_0/page/126 126] | oclc = 156994481 | isbn = 978-0-8135-4301-7 | url = https://archive.org/details/millennialmakeov00wino_0| url-access = registration }}

File:Carol Shea-Porter.jpg in Hampton, New Hampshire, 2007]]

{{See also|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire}}

Shea-Porter was re-elected to a second term in November 2008, defeating Bradley for the second time, winning by 52% to 46% margin. The Concord Monitor in 2008 changed its endorsement, which had gone to Bradley in 2006, to support Shea-Porter, citing her positions in favor of increased minimum wage, ending the Bush tax cuts, and veterans issues.[http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/shea-porter-best-for-the-1st "Shea-Porter best for the 1st"]{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Concord Monitor editorial (October 27, 2008)

During her 2008 re-election campaign, she reversed course and requested financial support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The Committee enrolled Congresswoman Shea-Porter in their "Frontline" program "which helps vulnerable incumbents with fundraising and campaign infrastructure."[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10495.html "Shea-Porter requests DCCC help in race"], Politico.com, May 21, 2008

{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire#District 1}}

Shea-Porter was defeated by her Republican opponent, former Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, who won by a 54% to 42% margin, larger than Shea-Porter has won to date.

{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire#District 1}}

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

{{See also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire#District 1}}

Shea-Porter ran for re-election. She was once again a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program, which is designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents heading into the 2014 election.{{cite news|title=DCCC CHAIRMAN STEVE ISRAEL ANNOUNCES 2013–2014 FRONTLINE MEMBERS|url=http://dccc.org/newsroom/entry/dccc_chairman_steve_israel_announces_2013-2014_frontline_members/|access-date=August 6, 2014|publisher=DCCC|date=March 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308094031/http://dccc.org/newsroom/entry/dccc_chairman_steve_israel_announces_2013-2014_frontline_members/|archive-date=March 8, 2013|df=mdy-all}} Shea-Porter made Roll Call's "Ten Most Vulnerable" list for the third quarter. According to Roll Call, New Hampshire is a swing state and could be susceptible to national political trends.{{cite news|last1=Center|first1=Shira|title=Roll Call's 10 Most Vulnerable House Members Revealed|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/roll_calls_10_most_vulnerable_house_members_revealed-228867-1.html?pg=2|access-date=August 6, 2014|publisher=Roll Call|date=November 4, 2013}} The Rothenberg Political Report considered the election a “Toss-up.”{{cite news|title=House Ratings|url=https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house|access-date=September 4, 2014|publisher=Rothenberg Political Report|date=August 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021205401/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=dead}} Mayday PAC, a super PAC seeking to reduce the role of money in politics, announced its endorsement of Shea-Porter because of her support of campaign finance reform.{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Sean|title=A leading 'anti-super PAC' just backed three more candidates for Congress|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/08/11/a-leading-anti-super-pac-just-backed-three-more-candidates-for-congress/|access-date=August 11, 2014|newspaper=Washington Post|date=August 11, 2014}} She was also being supported in her election campaign by EMILY's List, a political action committee that seeks to elect pro-choice Democratic women.{{cite news|last1=Jaffe|first1=Alexandra|title=EMILY's List targets female voters in NH Senate race|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/203258-emilys-list-targets-female-voters-in-nh-senate-race/|access-date=September 4, 2014|work=The Hill|date=April 10, 2014}} Shea-Porter lost to Guinta again by a margin of 52% to 48%.

{{See also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire#District 1}}

File:Carol Shea-Porter SNHU 2016.jpg at Southern New Hampshire University.]]

Shea-Porter ran again for U.S. Congress in 2016 and was elected on November 8. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.{{cite news|last1=DiStaso|first1=John|title=Innis suspends congressional campaign, says family, business interests come first|url=http://www.wmur.com/politics/innis-suspends-congressional-campaign-says-family-business-interests-come-first/38695996|access-date=March 25, 2016|publisher=WMUR|date=March 25, 2016}} She faced incumbent Republican Frank Guinta and independent candidate Shawn O'Connor in the general election,{{cite news|last1=Koziol|first1=John|title=1st Congressional candidates face off in North Conway|url=http://www.unionleader.com/voters-first/1st-Congressional-candidates-face-off-in-North-Conway-10312016|access-date=November 3, 2016|publisher=New Hampshire Union-Leader|date=October 31, 2016}} defeating them both with 44.2% of the vote to return to Congress.{{cite news|title=New Hampshire U.S. House 1st District Results: Carol Shea-Porter Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-hampshire-house-district-1-guinta-shea-porter|access-date=November 15, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=November 15, 2016}} Shea-Porter has lost to Guinta twice and beat him twice. In January 2017, Shea-Porter announced she would not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump according to WMUR-TV and multiple other sources.

File:Carol Shea-Porter, official 110th Congress photo portrait.jpg]]

In 2010, Shea-Porter was a lead co-sponsor of a bill aimed to help protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from the disposal of toxic waste in open air burn pits.{{Cite web |title="Shea-Porter: Bill will protect troops" (January 25, 2010) AP |url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/shea-porter-bill-will-protect-troops |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404094245/http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/shea-porter-bill-will-protect-troops |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=October 24, 2010}} Also in 2010, she co-sponsored legislation to establish a national commission to study urological war injuries.{{cite news |date=April 24, 2010 |title=Shea-Porter sponsors bill on urological war wounds |publisher=Seacoast Online |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20100424/NEWS/100429911 |access-date=September 11, 2014}} After the 2012 Benghazi attack, Shea-Porter said the U.S. should continue a relationship to achieve democracy in Libya.{{cite news |last=Berry |first=Jake |date=October 10, 2012 |title=Guinta, Shea-Porter voice vast policy differences in TV debate |newspaper=The Telegraph |url=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/978630-469/guinta-shea-porter-voice-vast-policy-differences-in.html}}

Shea-Porter supports decreasing U.S. reliance on foreign energy sources and agrees with a number of the objectives of financier and oil magnate T. Boone Pickens on these matters including continuance of emissions trading measures, a system already in effect for her constituency in the form of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.{{Cite news |last1=Shea-Porter |first1=Carol |date=July 21, 2009 |title=Carol Shea-Porter: Cap And Trade Will Create Jobs, Improve Our Energy Future |newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader |url=http://www.boonepickens.com/media_summary/072109.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918185702/http://boonepickens.com/media_summary/072109.pdf |archive-date=September 18, 2010}} Shea-Porter opposes the Keystone XL pipeline and believes that the United States needs a policy that moves away from oil as a primary energy source. She voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which proposed a cap and trade system under which the government would allocate carbon permits and credits to companies.[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll477.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 477 (American Clean Energy and Security Act)] House.gov{{cite news |last1=Quinton |first1=Amy |date=October 26, 2010 |title=Candidates Quiet on Climate Change |publisher=NHPR |url=http://info.nhpr.org/candidates-quiet-climate-change |access-date=August 6, 2014}} She has advocated for the creation of a federal institute dedicated to reducing dependence on foreign oil.{{cite news |last1=Sangillo |first1=Greg |date=November 5, 2012 |title=New Hampshire, 1st House District |work=National Journal |url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress-legacy/new-hampshire-1st-house-district-20121105 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130733/http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress-legacy/new-hampshire-1st-house-district-20121105 |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}

Shea-Porter voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often better known as Obamacare), saying "We’ll continue to work on that, but this is a good bill.” She led an effort to pass the Affordable Care Act and stated her support for closing the "donut hole" in Medicare reimbursements for senior citizens.{{cite web |date=August 12, 2010 |title=Medicare 'donut hole' checks in the mail |url=http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100812/GJNEWS_01/708129744&template=DoverRegion |access-date=November 13, 2010 |publisher=Fosters.com}}

In June 2013, Shea-Porter voted against the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions that take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.{{cite news |date=June 22, 2013 |title='Pain-Capable' babies: Whither Kuster, Shea-Porter? |publisher=Union Leader |url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130623/OPINION01/130629735 |access-date=September 4, 2014}}

Shea-Porter voted against the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013, which would have “docked pay for members of Congress if they didn’t make progress on passing a budget.”{{cite news |last1=Leubsdorf |first1=Ben |date=September 15, 2013 |title=Capital Beat: Kuster and Shea-Porter stick together in the U.S. House, except when they don't |publisher=Concord Monitor |url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/8429721-95/capital-beat-kuster-and-shea-porter-stick-together-in-the-us-house-except-when-they |access-date=September 4, 2014}} She also opposed a vote to freeze federal employee pay.

In August 2014 Shea-Porter voted against an immigration bill that would increase funding for border protection and more administrative support.{{cite news |date=August 26, 2014 |title=Congressional hopefuls divided on immigration |publisher=Eagle Tribune |url=http://www.eagletribune.com/news/article_65e1005c-55b2-55d5-9303-f18adbc4f508.html |access-date=September 4, 2014}}

Shea-Porter voted for the auto industry bailout{{cite news |last1=Palermo |first1=Sarah |date=October 28, 2012 |title=First District candidate Carol Shea-Porter outlines congressional agenda |publisher=Concord Monitor |url=http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/2503992-95/porter-shea-tax-care |access-date=August 6, 2014}} and the "Cash for Clunkers" bill.{{cite news |last1=Sletten |first1=Phil |date=June 13, 2009 |title=Cash for Clunkers Fails to Earn Gregg's Support |publisher=NHPR |url=http://info.nhpr.org/node/25521 |access-date=August 6, 2014}}

Shea-Porter was named a vice-chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.{{cite web |date=30 July 2020 |title=Democratic National Convention Announces 2020 Convention Officers, Schedule of Events |url=https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-announces-2020-convention-officers-schedule-of-events/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804111045/https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-announces-2020-convention-officers-schedule-of-events/ |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |website=2020 Democratic National Convention}}

Following the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many members of Congress held town hall meetings throughout their districts in an effort to explain and, in some cases, defend their votes. Shea-Porter, like several of her colleagues, found herself on the defensive at two such 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 health care vote."[http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Tempers+hot+at+Shea-Porter+health+meetings&articleId=bbfc20cf-7050-40f0-a894-d72828de6399 "Tempers hot at Shea-Porter health meetings" Union Leader (August 30, 2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209172800/http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Tempers+hot+at+Shea-Porter+health+meetings&articleId=bbfc20cf-7050-40f0-a894-d72828de6399|date=February 9, 2010}}[http://www.wmur.com/politics/23018268/detail.html "Protesters Question Shea-Porter On Health Care Law: Tea Party Members Plan Protests At Town Hall Meetings" WMUR (March 31, 2010)]

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She was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus,{{cite web|title=Caucus Members|url=https://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71§iontree=2,71|publisher=Congressional Progressive Caucus|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022024104/https://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71§iontree=2,71|archive-date=October 22, 2017|url-status=dead}} the Congressional Arts Caucus,{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}} and the United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus.{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=August 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}

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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|100,837

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|{{Party shading/Republican}}|53.96

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}}|Philip Hodson

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|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

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|{{Party shading/Republican}}|46.0

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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|162,080

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|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|157,176

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|43.0

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