Margaret Vivian Goodlander (born November 4, 1986) is an American attorney and politician who is the U.S. representative-elect from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, having been elected in 2024.[1] She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Maggie Goodlander | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district | |
| Assuming office January 3, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Annie Kuster |
| United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
| In office September 12, 2022 – February 23, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Rene Augustine |
| Succeeded by | John W. Elias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Vivian Goodlander November 4, 1986 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Betty Tamposi (mother) Samuel Tamposi (grandfather) |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2010–2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
A New Hampshire native and Yale University graduate, Goodlander served as an intelligence officer in the United States Naval Reserves and worked as a foreign policy advisor in the United States Senate. After law school, she was a law clerk at the United States Supreme Court and served as counsel on the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment of Donald Trump. During the Biden administration, she was an attorney at the United States Department of Justice and senior White House advisor. She was elected to Congress in the 2024 election to replace retiring U.S. Representative Annie Kuster.[2][3]
Early life and education
editGoodlander was born on November 4, 1986, and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire.[4][5] She is a member of the Tamposi family, a well-connected political family in New Hampshire; her grandfather, Samuel Tamposi, was a Republican real estate developer who partially owned the Boston Red Sox, and her mother, Betty Tamposi, was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives before serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs under President George H. W. Bush.[6] She attended Groton School, graduating in 2005.
Goodlander received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Yale College in 2009 and then attended Yale Law School, where she received a juris doctor in 2016.[4] As a student at Yale, she was a research fellow in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, and Libya.[7]
Early career
editAfter graduating from Yale College in 2009, Goodlander worked as a senior foreign policy advisor for U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain.[8] She served as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve for 11 years, reaching the rank of lieutenant.[9][10]
After graduating from Yale Law School in 2016, Goodlander served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2016 to 2017 and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer from 2017 to 2018.[4][11] She was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in 2019.[11]
Goodlander served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment of Donald Trump, where she co-authored a 55-page report describing the constitutional grounds for impeaching Trump.[12] Following Trump's acquittal by the U.S. Senate in February 2020, she began working as counsel to Co-Equal, an activist organization that advocates for increased congressional funding and support for federal agencies that provide research and policy advice to members of Congress.[13]
Goodlander taught constitutional law at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College from 2019 to 2021. She also served on the boards of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, and the Rudman Center Advisory Board.[14]
In January 2021, Goodlander joined the United States Department of Justice as counselor to the attorney general under Garland, who had became U.S. attorney general under President Joe Biden and under whom Goodlander clerked after law school. She served as a deputy assistant attorney general overseeing the international, appellate, and policy work of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division from September 2022 to February 2024.[15] After leaving the Justice Department, she briefly served as a White House senior advisor, where she led the Biden administration's Unity Agenda for the Nation.[16]
U.S. House of Representatives
editElections
edit2024
editOn May 9, 2024, Goodlander announced her candidacy in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the 2024 elections to succeed retiring U.S. Representative Annie Kuster. Her mother, Betty Tamposi, ran for the same seat as a Republican in 1988 but lost the primary to Chuck Douglas, who had asserted that it would be inappropriate for a mother to hold political office while raising young children.[17] Goodlander defeated former New Hampshire Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern, who had been endorsed by Kuster, with 63.8% of the vote to Van Ostern's 36.2%.[18] She defeated Republican nominee and libertarian activist Lily Tang Williams in the general election.[1]
Tenure
editGoodlander is expected to assume office on January 3, 2025. She will succeed retiring U.S. Representative Annie Kuster.
Personal life
editGoodlander is married to Jake Sullivan, who has served as United States national security advisor under President Joe Biden since 2021. They met at the Munich Security Conference during the Obama administration when Goodlander worked for U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman and Sullivan worked as an advisor for then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. They married on June 6, 2015, in New Haven, Connecticut. They rent a home in Nashua, New Hampshire, and also own a $1.2 million home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[19]
Goodlander became pregnant in late 2022, but during her pregnancy, the fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition and died in utero. While awaiting a medical procedure to remove the fetus, Goodlander went into labor and gave birth to a stillborn son in a hotel bathtub on Easter. She has cited the experience as inspiring her to campaign for abortion rights.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "New Hampshire Second Congressional District Election Results 2024: Goodlander vs. Tang Williams". The New York Times. November 5, 2024. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Astor, Maggie (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, Former White House Adviser, to Run for Congress in New Hampshire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Vakil, Caroline (November 6, 2024). "Former Biden official wins New Hampshire seat to succeed Kuster". The Hill. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Antitrust Division | Maggie Goodlander, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General". United States Department of Justice. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Lerer, Lisa (May 20, 2024). "In a House Race in N.H., a Famous Spouse, and a Traumatic Pregnancy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Porter, Steven (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander launches N.H. congressional bid after White House exit". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Rod, Marc (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, Jake Sullivan's wife and former White House official, running for Congress in New Hampshire". Jewish Insider. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Kazarian, Grace; O'Keefe, Ed (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, launches congressional campaign in New Hampshire". CBS News. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Maggie Goodlander". VoteVets. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ Carroll, Janis (January 4, 2021). "New members bring diverse skills and broad representation to Foundation". The Laconia Daily Sun. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Margaret 'Maggie' Goodlander". Justia. 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Samuelsohn, Darren (December 12, 2019). "Meet the legal minds behind Trump's impeachment". Politico.
- ^ "Maggie Goodlander - Previously held position: Co-Equal (March 2020-Jan. 2021), Counsel - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Ramer, Holly (May 9, 2024). "Democratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire". AP News. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Remaly, Ben (September 12, 2022). "Antitrust Division adds from Garland's office". globalcompetitionreview.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Stokols, Eli; Haberkorn, Jennifer; Cancryn, Adam; Egan, Lauren; Johansen, Ben (February 29, 2024). "The struggle to sell Ukraine aid". POLITICO. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Tamposi Family Files for Bankruptcy", Boston Herald, Aug. 24, 1991
- ^ Enstrom, Kirk (September 11, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander defeats Colin Van Ostern in 2nd District Democratic race". WMUR. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Vigdor, Neil (May 23, 2024). "House Candidate Who Pitched Herself as a 'Renter' Also Owns a $1.2 Million Home". The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2024.