SHAHEEN CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES FIRST TELEVISION AD, HIGHLIGHTS SHAHEEN'S STRONG RECORD OF LEADERSHIP, PLANS TO BRING NEW HAMPSHIRE PR

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May 20, 2008

CONTACT:
Kate Bedingfield
603 782 4613 (o)/603 361 8036 (c)/ kbedingfield@jeanneshaheen.org

Caitlin Legacki
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SHAHEEN CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES FIRST TELEVISION AD, HIGHLIGHTS SHAHEEN'S STRONG RECORD OF LEADERSHIP, PLANS TO BRING NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIORITIES TO WASHINGTON

(Manchester, NH) – This morning, the Shaheen for Senate campaign launched its first television ad, which highlights Jeanne Shaheen's strong record of standing up for New Hampshire families as the first woman elected Governor and outlines how she'll bring New Hampshire priorities to Washington.

"As Governor, Jeanne Shaheen brought people together to find real solutions for New Hampshire," said Kate Bedingfield, communications director for Jeanne Shaheen for Senate.  "She'll take that kind of New Hampshire leadership to Washington to bring about real change for middle class families.  Jeanne Shaheen will be a Senator that New Hampshire families can count on."

Watch the ad here:  www.jeanneshaheen.org/adFull transcript of the ad:

This is what New Hampshire Governors used to look like.

Then came Jeanne Shaheen.

The first woman elected Governor in our history.

She shook up business as usual... established the first ethics code for state officials... "made a real difference." [CONCORD MONITOR 10/27/02]

She led the first overseas trade mission...and "opened the world to New Hampshire's businesses"...66,000 new jobs while she was Governor.   

 [PORTSMOUTH HERALD 10/27/08]

And for the first time for many communities, she made public kindergarten "a reality" and expanded health insurance for children.   [LITTLETON COURIER 10/23/03]

Maybe it's because her father worked in a shoe factory and her mother was a church secretary... maybe because she and her husband raised three daughters with the values her parents taught her…but Jeanne Shaheen gets it.  She puts people first.

Now she's running for the Senate...to change business-as-usual in Washington...end the no-bid contracts, cut taxes for the middle class not Big Oil, and work to bring our troops home from Iraq.

A Senator who puts New Hampshire first.

SHAHEEN:  I'm Jeanne Shaheen and I approve this message.