CONWAY — Maura Sullivan would like to be the first female Marine elected to Congress. The Portsmouth Democrat is making her second bid for 1st Congressional District seat.
Sullivan, 45, a Marine Corps Iraq War Veteran and former VA Assistant Secretary under President Barack Obama, spent Tuesday afternoon in the Mount Washington Valley campaigning. Accompanied by State Rep. David Paige (D-Conway), Sullivan visited the White Mountain Community Health Center and Ledge Brewing in Intervale.
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