First lady Jill Biden coming back to Portsmouth to stump for Democrats ahead of midterms

Ian Lenahan, Portsmouth Herald
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PORTSMOUTH — First lady Jill Biden, for the second time in as many years, will travel to the city this week to campaign with elected Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, according to the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

Jill Biden’s return to Portsmouth — six months after her husband, President Joe Biden, visited the city to tout the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law — will be Saturday, Oct. 29.

The New Hampshire Democratic Party, though not revealing event details, announced Jill Biden will arrive in Portsmouth at 4 p.m. Saturday to stump for Sen. Maggie Hassan and Rep. Chris Pappas, both Democrats up for re-election on Nov. 8. The three will be joined by fellow Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

First lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks to a crowd during her visit to Portsmouth, July 3, 2021.
First lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks to a crowd during her visit to Portsmouth, July 3, 2021.

Jill Biden on the Seacoast

Biden’s first stop in the Granite State on Saturday will be in Manchester, as she’s scheduled to campaign with Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Dr. Tom Sherman of Rye, as well as Hassan.

Biden, having been to Portsmouth in the past alongside then-Vice President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, made her first trip to Portsmouth as first lady in July 2021.

The Seacoast stop, which was held at the home of Stefany Shaheen, chairperson of the Portsmouth Police Commission and daughter of Sen. Shaheen, and Craig Welch, executive director of the Portsmouth Housing Authority, was part of the administration’s “America’s Back Together” tour to celebrate the nation’s progress against COVID-19.

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits Portsmouth for 4th of July weekend on July 3, 2021.
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visits Portsmouth for 4th of July weekend on July 3, 2021.

Biden made several campaign stops in Strafford County during the run-up to the November 2020 election.

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She traveled to Dover to meet with veterans and military families at the home of veteran Ed McCabe, who served several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Biden returned to the Granite State the next month to shuck oysters with the owner of Fox Point Oysters in Durham and to talk about the pandemic’s impact on small businesses across America.

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