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Maggie Goodlander
U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district (since 2025)
Maggie Goodlander, a Democrat who has represented New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since 2025, seeks re-election in 2026 in a rematch against Republican Lily Tang Williams, a former chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party.
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The first debate between Democratic Rep. Maggie Goodlander and Republican Lily Tang Williams was a mostly tame affair, but a notable moment came when Goodlander was asked about single-payer health care, often known as…
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WATCH: Williams and Goodlander face off in 2nd Congressional District forum
This year's race for the 2nd Congressional District is a rematch. Republican Lily Tang Williams (left) and Democrat Maggie Goodlander (right) also ran against each other two years ago.
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Manchester Temple To Feature Candidate Forum, Public Invited
Congressional Candidates for House District 2: Maggie Goodlander(D) and Lily Tang Williams(R).
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- Born
- November 4, 1986
- Birthplace
- Nashua, New Hampshire
- Education
- Groton School (2005)
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts in history, 2009)
Yale Law School (Juris Doctor, 2016)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Maggie Goodlander was born on November 4, 1986, in Nashua, New Hampshire, into the Tamposi family.
Her grandfather, Samuel Tamposi, was the state's largest commercial real estate developer and a Republican donor, and her mother, Betty Tamposi, was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs under President George H. W. Bush.
Goodlander graduated from the Groton School in 2005, earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Yale University in 2009, and received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2016. She married Jake Sullivan, who served as U.S. national security advisor from 2021 to 2025, on June 6, 2015.
Career
Goodlander worked as a senior foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain and served for 11 years as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, reaching the rank of lieutenant.
After law school she clerked for Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2016 to 2017 and for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer from 2017 to 2018.
She later served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment of Donald Trump.
In January 2021 she joined the Department of Justice as counselor to the attorney general, then served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division from 2022 to 2024 and briefly as a White House senior advisor.
When Democratic Representative Annie Kuster retired in 2024, Goodlander won the Democratic primary over Colin Van Ostern with 63.8% of the vote and defeated Republican Lily Tang Williams in the general election with 52.9%. She took office on January 3, 2025, and serves on the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Small Business.
2026 race
New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers western and northern New Hampshire, including the cities of Nashua and Concord, and Maggie Goodlander holds the seat as the Democratic incumbent.
In the Democratic primary she defeated Paige Beauchemin, a state representative from the Hillsborough 3rd district, by 81.8% to 18.0%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, Goodlander faces Republican Lily Tang Williams, the former chair of the Colorado Libertarian Party whom she defeated in 2024. Independent Robbie Mahrou is also on the ballot.