The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Its chair is Raymond Buckley, and its vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Bette Lasky. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan, who served from 2013 to 2017. The only U.S. president from New Hampshire was a Democrat, Franklin Pierce, who served from 1853 to 1857. The party has played a pivotal role in the election process for the president of the United States, with New Hampshire holding the first primary in the nation. Local Democrats in New Hampshire have historically had outsized influence in determining their national presidential nominee. Current elected officials The New Hampshire Democratic Party holds both of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and both of the state's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrats hold a minority in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and New Hampshire Senate. Members of Congress U.S. Senate Class II: Jeanne Shaheen Class III: Maggie Hassan Jeanne Shaheen is the first woman in United States history to be elected to both a governorship and a U.S. senator. She served for three terms as New Hampshire's governor between 1997 and 2003. In 2008 she became the first woman elected to the U,S. Senate from New Hampshire. Senator Shaheen is on the Committee of Appropriations, where she sits as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Senator Shaheen is also a member of the Armed Services Committee, Committee on Foreign Relations, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Select Committee on Ethics, and Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Maggie Hassan was the second woman in United States history to be elected to both a governorship and a U.S. senator. Senator Hassan served for two terms from 2013 to 2017 as New Hampshire's 81st governor. Senator Hassan won her election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, beating out incumbent Senator Kelly Ayotte by a mere 1,017 votes. Senator Hassan sits on the Senate Committee on Finance, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Joint Economic Committee. Prior to being governor, Senator Hassan was a state senator from District 23 from 2004 to 2010, in which she served as Majority Leader from 2005 to 2010. U.S. House of Representatives Chris Pappas; 1st district Ann McLane Kuster; 2nd