Judy Reardon

U.S. Sen.-elect Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) has announced who will fill the top positions in her senate office.

Manchester native Maura Keefe will serve as Shaheen's chief of staff. Keefe is also the former chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and served as a senior advisor to Shaheen's senate campaign.

A lot has changed since Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) and John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) first ran against one another for the U.S. Senate seat in 2002.

Sununu is now the incumbent Republican Senator, while Shaheen comes to the race having spent the last couple of years working at Harvard and chairing John Kerry's presidential campaign.

In 2002, the day before Election Day, a UNH poll had Sununu with a one percent lead over Shaheen. Now that same poll shows Shaheen with a six-point lead over Sununu.

U.S. Sen. John SununuThe fight for the U.S. Senate has shifted into high-gear with a debate over high energy prices and which candidate offers the best plan to reduce prices.

Both former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) and U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) held conference calls with reporters Thursday to discuss various energy issues.

Editors note: This is a daily summary of news about the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Sen. John Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) and former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury).

Judy Reardon, a senior advisor to the Shaheen campaign, e-mailed supporters telling them to sign a petition against the Enron loophole.