Polling Average
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7.8%
27.8%
NH-01 Democratic nominee?
$6.7K
SEP 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Marine Corps officer (logistics; Captain)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age46 years old (Oct 18, 1979)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew Hampshire
BackgroundU.S. Marine Corps officer (logistics; Captain)
EducationNorthwestern University (ROTC scholarship; B.A.)
Notable personal detailsMaura Corby Sullivan is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Iraq War, she later earned graduate degrees from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School and worked in management roles at PepsiCo. She served in the Obama administration as Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs and later as Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to reduce costs for working families through expanded affordable childcare, lower prescription drug prices, a strong public insurance option while preserving private coverage, opposition to unnecessary tariffs, and expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to spur affordable housing. Emphasizes consumer protections, taking on corporate price-gouging, and federal investment in clean energy and infrastructure to boost economic opportunity. Does not prominently endorse major tax cuts or explicit large-scale tax increases on wealthy/corporations on the cited pages.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare through a strong public insurance option while preserving private coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, and expanding government programs for veterans and people with disabilities.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strong and secure borders and prosecuting violent criminals while calling for bipartisan legislation to fix the broken immigration system and opposing family separation policies. Criticizes abusive actions by ICE and emphasizes both border security and immigration system reform.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports a woman’s right to make reproductive choices without government interference.
Climate & Energy
Supports cutting emissions and investing in renewable energy and climate resilience, backing policies such as a Clean Energy Standard and the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Act while framing climate change as a national security and economic priority.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports expanded/background-check policies and describes backing “common-sense” gun legislation to restrict access to military-style weapons and strengthen gun safety. She has said veterans should lead on commonsense gun measures and explicitly endorsed universal background checks.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedFeb 13, 2026
Maura Sullivan is the top Democratic fundraiser in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, raising $518,000 in her first quarter. However, Republican Anthony DiLorenzo has surpassed all candidates with $833,000, giving him a significant early financial edge as expectations grow for a Republican win in the district in 2026.
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Polls
NH-01 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
NH-01 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Maura Sullivan for NH-01 Democratic nominee?
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.6M
$2.0M
$1.3M
$659.6K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$0.00
$8.5K
$2.5K
$104.94
Cycle 2024
$0.00
$7.2K
$1.3K
$53.33
Cycle 2026
$2.6M
$1.5M
$1.2M
$77.8K
Source: FEC