Maggie Goodlander
Maggie Goodlander | |
|---|---|
 Goodlander in 2021 | |
| Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division | |
| In office September 2022 – February 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | Samuel Tamposi (grandfather) |
| Education | Yale University (BA, JD) |
Margaret Tamposi Goodlander (born 1986)[1] is an American lawyer and Democratic politician. She was the Deputy Assistant Attorney General under the Antitrust Division from 2022 to 2024.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Goodlander was born in November 1986 and was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire.[2] Goodlander's mother, was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and also served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.[3]
Goodlander received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in history from Yale College in 2009 and then attended Yale Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2016.[2]
Legal career
[change | change source]After graduating from law school, Goodlander served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2016 to 2017 and Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018.[4]
She also taught constitutional law at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire.[5]
Goodlander served as Counsel to the United States House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary, where she helped develop the first articles of impeachment against then-President Donald Trump.[6]
Political career
[change | change source]In June 2024, Goodlander announced her candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in the 2024 election.[7] She won the Democratic nomination in September 2024.
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2015, Goodlander married Jake Sullivan, who is the United States National Security Advisor for President Joe Biden.[8] In 2023, Goodlander gave birth to a stillborn at a hotel room.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lerer, Lisa (May 20, 2024). "In a House Race in N.H., a Famous Spouse, and a Traumatic Pregnancy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Antitrust Division | Maggie Goodlander, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General". United States Department of Justice. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ Porter, Steven (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander launches N.H. congressional bid after White House exit". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Margaret 'Maggie' Goodlander". Justia. 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Democratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire". AP News. May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ Samuelsohn, Darren (December 12, 2019). "Meet the legal minds behind Trump's impeachment". Politico.
- ↑ Astor, Maggie (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, Former White House Adviser, to Run for Congress in New Hampshire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ Kazarian, Grace; O'Keefe, Ed (May 9, 2024). "Maggie Goodlander, wife of national security adviser Jake Sullivan, launches congressional campaign in New Hampshire". CBS News. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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