- Bill Shaheen
Bill Shaheen (sometimes "Billy" Shaheen) is the husband of former
New Hampshire governorJeanne Shaheen . He is a prominent New Hampshire lawyer and co-founder of the Shaheen & Gordon law firm. He and Jeanne Shaheen have three children.Political work
Shaheen served as
Al Gore 's New Hampshire campaign manager in the 2000 presidential primary, where he won a narrow but critical victory againstBill Bradley .In the 2008 presidential campaign, Shaheen was a national co-chair of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and a co-chair of her New Hampshire campaign.
He resigned from the campaign in December 2007 after stating that Clinton opponent
Barack Obama might be less electable because the press might wonder if Obama, who is black, had sold drugs in college. (Obama had acknowledged using drugs when he was younger, describing it as a mistake.) "It'll be, 'When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?'", he said.Shaheen apologized later that day, and reiterated his apology in his resignation the next day. The comments were not authorized by the campaign, and Clinton personally apologized to Obama the next day. Shaheen had served on the campaign since March 2007.
References
* [http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Bill+Shaheen+to+co-chair+Clinton+run&articleId=ebae05be-5145-4672-8a36-9c3056e18ff2|Union Leader - Bill Shaheen to co-chair Clinton Run - March 21, 2007]
* [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTgWwJqziCawWhYhSS9Yi9TZKBjwD8TGFJF80|Clinton Adviser: Obama Drug Use Concern - December 13, 2007]
* [http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Bill+Shaheen+quits+Clinton+campaign&articleId=dc2d70bc-80d7-4f6b-91b9-96d299b34e33|Bill Shaheen Quits Clinton Campaign - December 13, 2007]
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