Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Jeanne Shaheen
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Shaheen, Jeanne The history of women in politics
Read Next
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
Artwork for themes for Pro-Con articles.
Pro and Con: Filibuster
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
Discover
Data analysis of the Super Bowl's "winningest" teams, game locations, MVP winners by position, teams with the most game losses. football, sports, infographic
From Sport to Spectacle: The History of the Super Bowl
Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
Vietnam War Timeline
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters
Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)
6 Important Mughal Emperors
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece
Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

Jeanne Shaheen: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Jeanne-Shaheen
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs • Feb. 14, 2025, 7:21 PM ET (AP)
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed • Jan. 29, 2025, 3:07 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Cynthia Jeanne Bowers
Born January 28, 1947 (age 78) • Saint Charles • Missouri
Title / Office United States Senate (2009-), United States

Photos

Shaheen, Jeanne
See All Images and Interactives →
Conrad Taeuber
American sociologist
Joseph Lane
American statesman
Perry Belmont
American author and politician
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
American politician
William S. Cohen
United States senator and secretary of defense
Isaac Stevens
governor of Washington Territory, United States
John Connally
American politician
Kathleen Sebelius
American politician
Ely S. Parker
United States government official
Thomas Ewing
United States government official
Phil Gramm
United States senator
Jesse Lee Reno
United States Army officer
Warren Rudman
United States senator
Ron Ziegler
American government official
Ken Salazar
American lawyer and politician
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
American businessman and public official
Edward Rutledge
American politician
George Bruce Cortelyou
United States public official
Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
Susan Rice
American public official and foreign policy analyst