Ann McLane Kuster

Democrat Representative of New Hampshire's 2nd district

Representative
New Hampshire, district 2
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
New Hampshire, district 2
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
New Hampshire, district 2
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
New Hampshire, district 2
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
New Hampshire, district 2
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
New Hampshire, district 2
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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September 5, 1956 (68 years old)

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Served as the U.S. representative for New Hampshire’s 2nd congressional district since 2013.
Chairs the New Democrat Coalition, a center-left caucus among House Democrats.
Announced she would not seek re-election to a seventh term in the U.S. House in 2024.
Born to a politically active family with both parents being politicians.
Graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in environmental policy and received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
Worked as a director of a law firm’s education and nonprofit law practice group, and also as a consultant and owner of a consulting firm.
Has a legal practice focused on education, nonprofit, and health care policy, and has worked as an adoption attorney.
Served as chair and board member of various organizations, including the Capitol Center for the Arts and the Women’s Fund of New Hampshire.
Worked as a lobbyist in New Hampshire from 1989 to 2009, earning over $1.3 million in fees from various businesses and nonprofits.
Involved in lobbying on behalf of clients such as Merck Vaccines, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Fidelity Investments.
Opposed a bill that would have reclassified drugs including Rohypnol as Schedule 1 Controlled Substances.
Served on the New Hampshire steering committees of presidential campaigns for Barack Obama and John Kerry, and endorsed Pete Buttigieg for president in 2020.
Defeated Charles Bass in the 2012 election, becoming part of the nation’s first all-female congressional delegation for New Hampshire.
Member of several committees in the U.S. House, including the Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Small Business, and Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress.
Supported the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and advocated for privacy rights against NSA data collection practices.
Received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for dedicated service to the Democratic Party.
Coauthored a book with her mother on facing Alzheimer’s disease and has been open about her personal experiences with sexual assault.
Lives with her husband and two sons in Hopkinton, and has faced issues with late property tax payments.