Maura Sullivan is a Marine Iraq Veteran, Granite Stater, former Obama Administration Official, Wife, and Mother of three running to bring a new generation of Democratic leaders to Congress.

After devoting her adult life to service, Maura is excited to step up to serve again because the issues we are facing aren’t Democrat or Republican issues, they’re American issues. Maura is running for Congress because our country faces a crisis of leadership that puts our national and economic security at risk.

Both of Maura’s grandfathers fought in World War II, and her grandmothers were leaders in Jesuit education. Inspired by their example, Maura’s parents instilled in their children the value of service and raised them to be men and women for others.

Maura attended college at Northwestern on a ROTC scholarship and rose to the rank of Captain in the Marines, where she served overseas in Asia and in Fallujah, Iraq during the Iraq War. Maura was inspired by the brave young Americans she served alongside – selfless individuals from diverse backgrounds united around a common mission. It was in Fallujah where she and her fellow Marines experienced firsthand the repercussions of disastrous policy decisions and out-of-touch leadership in Washington.

Maura’s experiences overseas deepened her resolve to serve our country and ensure that hard-working families had a voice at the table. After returning home to earn graduate degrees in business and public policy from Harvard, Maura joined a coalition of fellow student veterans for Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, criss-crossing New Hampshire to connect with voters.

In 2014, outraged by the crisis at the VA that resulted in fellow veterans dying while waiting for care, Maura knew she had to step up and do something about it. Maura was proud to be appointed by President Obama to serve as Assistant Secretary at the VA where she worked to improve timely access to quality healthcare. Later, as a senior Pentagon official, Maura worked on matters of national security as well as critical reforms to support fellow military families.

Following the Obama Administration, Maura worked as an executive in Biotech and Healthtech companies, helping to keep children safer in schools across our country, including right here in New Hampshire, and helping fellow Veterans access better treatment for diabetes. Maura also served the Granite State community: She was proud to be appointed by Congressman Chris Pappas to his Service Academy Nomination Board, helping students across New Hampshire’s First Congressional District prepare to serve our country. She also proudly served on Congressman Pappas’ Veterans Advisory Committee, working to improve the lives of fellow Veterans in New Hampshire’s First District. Maura has also served on the board of the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation’s Event Planning Committee, and as a member of her local town’s Ocean Street Property Advisory Committee. Additionally, Maura was proud to serve as the Chairperson of City Year New Hampshire’s Annual Event in 2024.

Maura lives on New Hampshire’s Seacoast with her husband, Marc- a Navy Reserve Officer, and their three children: Benjamin, Olympia, and Theodore.