Maggie Goodlander
DemocratU.S. Representative, NH-2| Age | 39 (b. 1986-11-04) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Education | Groton School (2005); B.A. in History, Yale College (2009); J.D., Yale Law School (2016) |
| Prior occupation | Lawyer and government official; foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain; law clerk to Chief Judge Merrick Garland (D.C. Circuit) and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; associate at Skadden, Arps; counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the first Trump impeachment; counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the DOJ Antitrust Division; White House Senior Advisor. |
| Military service | Yes: United States Navy Reserve (Lieutenant) |
| Birthplace | Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Marital status | Married — Jake Sullivan |
| Children | 0 |
| Residence | Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Notable relatives | Spouse Jake Sullivan, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2021-2025). Mother Betty Tamposi, a Republican former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs under President George H.W. Bush. Grandfather Samuel A. Tamposi, a Republican real estate developer and part-owner of the Boston Red Sox. |
Pending research: race / ethnicity · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2024 |
| Committees | Committee on Armed Services (Subcommittee on Military Personnel; Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces) · Committee on Small Business |
| Caucuses | New Democrat Coalition · Future Forum · Labor Caucus · House Baltic Caucus |
| Ideology | Member of the centrist New Democrat Coalition. |
| Signature legislation | Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act (H.R. 7537, 119th Congress) · PATH to Education Act (H.R. 7099, 119th Congress) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $8,900,000–$30,000,000 (2024) · estimate
| Margaret Goodlander 2016 Management Trust (stock, bonds, treasury notes) | fund · $5,000,000–$25,000,000 · 2024 |
| Citrus Hills LLC (commercial real estate in Florida) | real_estate · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2024 |
| BT Realty LP (Nashua, New Hampshire real estate) | real_estate · $15,000–$50,000 · 2024 |
Top donors: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) ($63,850)
Top industries: Securities & Investment ($847,525) · Lawyers/Law Firms · Retired
Scandals & crimes ledger
not indicted (grand jury returned no true bill) — Federal grand jury declines to indict over military 'illegal orders' video
In November 2025, Goodlander, a former Navy Reserve intelligence officer, appeared in a video with five other Democratic members of Congress (all with military or intelligence backgrounds) reminding U.S. servicemembers they are duty-bound to refuse illegal orders. President Donald Trump publicly stated the lawmakers had engaged in 'seditious behavior, punishable by death.' The Department of Justice opened a review, the FBI sought interviews, and federal prosecutors presented the matter to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., seeking indictments under a federal statute barring efforts to undermine military discipline or urge insubordination (carrying up to 10 years' imprisonment). On February 11, 2026, the grand jury declined to indict all six lawmakers, and the U.S. Attorney's Office did not pursue the case further. Goodlander characterized the episode as a politically motivated abuse of presidential power. No charges were filed and no court adjudicated guilt.