CONCORD — Former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) officially filed to be U.S. Senate candidate today.
Shaheen was greeted by several hundred enthusiastic supporters who lined the State House halls wearing green and white t-shirts and held banners. It was a scene more reminiscent of a presidential candidate filing for office than that of a U.S. Senate candidate. The hall leading to the Secretary of State’s office roared with chants as she walked down the corridor
"Thankfully, the votes of U.S. Reps. Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter were not needed to pass a bill designed to reopen the credit markets that are the lifeblood of business on Main Street and Wall Street."