WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 16: Chairwoman Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) listens during a hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation in the Senate Dirksen Office Building February 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. The topic of the hearing was on promoting peace in the Western Balkans and included witnesses from the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Shaheen, a Democrat in her third term, said she tested positive on Sunday and is following quarantine protocols.
“Grateful for 3 shots that made this a mild case, and a reminder to all who have not been vaccinated to do so ASAP,” she said on Twitter.
Shaheen, 75, was the first woman in the U.S. to serve as both governor and U.S. senator. She served as governor from 1997-2003 and was elected to the Senate in 2008.
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