Maggie Hassan

Liberal

Democrat

Senator

New Hampshire

Current Position: Senator from New Hampshire

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

Against a broad-based state income tax and against tax breaks for businesses; for legalizing gambling/casinos to increase state revenue; supported a state fuel tax increase and cigarette tax and car registration fee increases
For raising the income cap on Social Security payroll taxes so higher earners pay more into the system
Against Trump administration tariffs, saying they caused inflation and hurt Americans' retirement savings

Against raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour during the pandemic (cited small business concerns); For an increase to $12/hour instead
For the CHIPS and Science Act to encourage domestic semiconductor production
For expanding cybersecurity measures, including establishing DHS cybersecurity coordinators in each state and forming the New Hampshire Cybersecurity Integration Center as governor
For regulating cryptocurrency due to its use in ransomware attacks and other criminal activity
For expanding broadband internet access as part of infrastructure legislation

For Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire under the Affordable Care Act; Against the Trump administration's healthcare reform efforts that would have reduced Medicaid spending

Against school vouchers, arguing they disadvantage students with disabilities by leaving them in public schools while others attend private schools
For Common Core standards; vetoed a bill as governor that would have challenged the use of Common Core in New Hampshire
For increased spending on higher education, including reducing community college tuition, freezing state university tuition, and doubling R&D tax credits for universities

For abortion rights; opposes New Hampshire's 24-week abortion ban as too restrictive, frames abortion as an issue of women's rights and safety, campaigned on protecting abortion rights, worked to preserve funding for Planned Parenthood clinics, and supports requiring insurance companies to cover over-the-counter contraception
For same-sex marriage; was an early Democratic supporter and helped legalize it in New Hampshire while serving in the state senate

For term limits for Supreme Court justices; Against increasing the size of the Supreme Court
For abolishing the Senate filibuster

For stronger border control and increased vetting of immigrants; supported retaining Title 42 expulsion policy (breaking with her party); supports closing gaps in physical border barriers; supported barring Syrian refugees until vetting procedures were expanded; voted for the Laken Riley Act in 2025
Against the Trump administration's 2017 travel ban, calling it a 'backdoor Muslim ban'
Against closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, breaking with her party
For US support of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war
For continued US military presence, having voted against excessive withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, and criticized Biden's 'arbitrary' withdrawal deadline from Afghanistan

For gun control measures; received a 'D' grade from the NRA, supports background checks to prevent gun sales to the mentally ill, vetoed a bill that would have removed the license requirement for concealed carry, and was supported by Gabby Giffords and Michael Bloomberg
For legalizing medical cannabis (signed legislation as governor); Against legalizing recreational cannabis (stated she would veto any such bill); received a C- grade from NORML as senator
For combating the opioid/fentanyl crisis through treatment-based approaches, including expanding buprenorphine access and tying foreign aid to fentanyl trafficking prevention