Stefany Shaheen

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says she is running because of her more than 15 years advocating for medical research for people with chronic diseases, including her daughter, and opposes federal cuts to medical research and Medicaid.[1]
• Points to co-founding Good Measures, a company that connects people who have chronic conditions with clinical and decision-making support, and to her current work with a Manchester biotech initiative on regenerative medicine.[2]
• Points to her work on the Portsmouth City Council pushing for PFAS blood testing for people exposed to contaminated water at the Pease Tradeport.[3]

Background

• Co-founder, Good Measures[2]
• Member, Portsmouth City Council[2],[4]
• Chair, Portsmouth Police Commission[2],[4]
• Chair (appointed by Gov. John Lynch), New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women[2]
• Author of "Elle & Coach," a book about her family's experience with type 1 diabetes[2]

Education

• Graduate, Fairfield University[2]
• Alumna (program not specified), MIT Sloan School of Management[2]
• Alumna (program not specified), Harvard Kennedy School of Government[2]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Says she supports Medicare for All and a public option, expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing, lowering U.S. drug prices relative to other countries, and barring AI from making coverage decisions.[3]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports rolling back the tariffs imposed by President Trump and says small businesses should receive refunds of the tariffs they paid.[3],[4]
• Housing
  Supports ending tax breaks for investment firms buying homes, expanding aid for first-time homebuyers and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, and reducing regulatory barriers to new construction.[3],[4]
• Immigration
  Says ICE should be overhauled and held to local police standards, including body cameras, a ban on masks, no warrantless searches and no raids in schools, churches and hospitals.[3]
• Abortion
  Supports restoring and defending abortion rights, citing her own experience after a miscarriage, when she says she needed an abortion (a D&C procedure).[3]

Voting record

Stefany Shaheen has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words