| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Margaret Vivian Goodlander. Wikipedia |
| Born | November 4, 1986, Nashua, New Hampshire. Wikipedia |
| Party | Democratic. Congress.gov |
| Current office | U.S. representative for New Hampshire’s 2nd District; assumed office January 3, 2025. House Clerk |
| Seeking | Reelection to the U.S. House, New Hampshire’s 2nd District, in 2026. CitizensCount |
| Opponent | Lily Tang Williams, Republican. CitizensCount |
| Education | B.A. in history, Yale University; J.D., Yale Law School. CitizensCount |
| Personal | Born and raised in Nashua; married Jake Sullivan, who served as national security advisor under President Biden. Official biography Wikipedia |
| Campaign site | maggiefornh.com |
| Years | Role |
|---|---|
| 2009–2012 | Speechwriter and foreign policy advisor to Senator Joe Lieberman. CitizensCount |
| 2010–2022 | Intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve; rank listed as lieutenant. Wikipedia |
| 2013 | Senior advisor to Senator John McCain. CitizensCount |
| 2016–2017 | Law clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Wikipedia |
| 2017–2018 | Law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Official biography |
| 2019–2021 | Adjunct professor of constitutional and administrative law at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law; also taught constitutional law at Dartmouth. CitizensCount Official biography |
| 2021–2024 | Counselor to the attorney general and deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice. Wikipedia describes her Antitrust Division service as September 2022–February 2024; CitizensCount lists the deputy assistant attorney general role as 2022–present. Wikipedia CitizensCount |
| 2024 | Senior advisor at the White House; led the Unity Agenda for the Nation. Official biography |
| 2025–present | Representative, U.S. House of Representatives, New Hampshire’s 2nd District. Congress.gov |
| Issue | Stated position |
|---|---|
| Cost of living | Active on cost-of-living issues; launched the bipartisan “Lowering Costs” caucus. She supported repealing tariffs on coffee through the bipartisan No Coffee Tax Act. CitizensCount CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Health care | Says health care is a right and should be more affordable and accessible; supports taking on large health insurers and pharmaceutical companies. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Abortion | Supports access to abortion, contraceptives, and IVF; supports a federal right to abortion through the Women’s Health Protection Act, medication abortion through telehealth, and repeal of the Hyde Amendment. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| LGBTQ rights | Opposes excluding transgender women from sports; said team sports should be fair, safe, and offer participants a chance to compete and belong. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Education and school funding | Sponsored the PATH to Education Act, which was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and had 10 cosponsors. Congress.gov |
| Housing | Supports the Build Housing Affordability Act, which she said would build more homes, reduce delays, expand financing options, and address corporate investors buying homes. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Immigration | Helped craft the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” comprehensive immigration reform bill, described as including a path to citizenship, border security, and measures to curb fentanyl flows. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Democracy and voting | Supports a constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United. Opposed proof-of-citizenship legislation, saying it could disenfranchise eligible voters. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Environment and energy | Supports combating climate change, environmental justice, and clean energy; opposes increasing oil and natural-gas leases on public land. No position on Northern Pass or New Hampshire energy-siting policy was found in the evidence. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Foreign policy | Said Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon and questioned the constitutional justification and lack of congressional authorization for U.S. military action. She also questioned the legality and rationale of U.S. military action in Venezuela. CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Local NH issues | No position was found in the evidence on EFA vouchers, the New Hampshire property tax, or Northern Pass/energy siting. |
| Vote | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6945 (2026), concerning TANF funding for pregnancy resource centers | Voted against | CitizensCount candidate profile |
| H.R. 2616 (2026), concerning parental consent for gender-related changes or sex-based accommodations in elementary and middle schools | Voted against | CitizensCount candidate profile |
| H.R. 1041 (2026), concerning VA reporting of certain veterans to the gun-background-check system | Voted against | CitizensCount candidate profile |
| H. Con. Res. 38 (2026), directing removal of U.S. armed forces from Iran | Voted to remove U.S. armed forces from Iran | CitizensCount candidate profile |
| H. Res. 719 (2025), honoring Charlie Kirk | Voted “present” | CitizensCount candidate profile |
| S. 1582, GENIUS Act (2025), establishing a framework for dollar-linked digital currency | Voted for | CitizensCount candidate profile |
| Roll call 311, H.J. Res. 213 (September 16, 2026) | Nay; measure passed 214–208 | Congress.gov |
| Roll call 309, H.R. 9576 (September 16, 2026) | Yea; measure passed 352–72 | Congress.gov |
None found. The evidence does document that Goodlander served as counsel during the first impeachment of President Donald Trump. Official biography It also states that Trump later called her and five other Democratic lawmakers “traitors” after a video concerning servicemembers’ ability to refuse illegal orders. Wikipedia
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising | Not stated; coverage dates were not provided. CitizensCount |
| Pollster | Dates | Result |
|---|---|---|
| None found | — | No polling information was stated in the evidence reviewed. CitizensCount |