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1. Federal Election Commission campaign-finance records for Stefany Shaheen and the other NH-1 candidates were used to check fundraising, campaign structure and reported contributions. The FEC maintains candidate and committee filings, including itemized receipts and expenditures. Maura Sullivan’s official campaign biography and policy pages were used for her descriptions of her Marine service, Veterans Affairs work, Pentagon experience, health-care positions and current endorsements. Sullivan’s federal-service résumé was checked against contemporaneous government records. The Obama White House identified her 2014 appointment specifically as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs and confirmed her Marine Corps service, including her 2005 deployment to Fallujah. The Department of Defense biography and appointment announcement document her subsequent position as the Pentagon’s chief public-affairs adviser and describe its communications and public-outreach responsibilities. Sullivan’s national political support was checked against VoteVets, which endorsed her and announced a $150,000 independent advertising campaign, and Democratic Majority for Israel PAC, which included Sullivan in its 2026 slate of candidates and describes its mission as helping elect pro-Israel Democrats. Stefany Shaheen’s official campaign biography was used for her account of co-founding Good Measures, her diabetes advocacy, Portsmouth City Council and Police Commission service, and her work in regenerative medicine. Her relationship with Manchester’s Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, or ARMI, was checked particularly closely against New Hampshire Public Radio’s reporting. NHPR reported that Shaheen had been a paid ARMI consultant since 2018, earning $120,000 annually according to tax records, while documenting the institute’s extensive reliance on federal funding and Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s advocacy for the project. NHPR has subsequently reported that ARMI has received more than $250 million in federal support since its launch. These reports establish the overlapping relationships discussed in the column; I found no evidence in them that Senator Shaheen improperly steered an award to benefit her daughter. Anthony DiLorenzo’s positions were checked against his campaign statements and contemporary reporting, particularly his support for stronger border enforcement combined with a more accommodating position toward undocumented residents who have worked, paid taxes and avoided criminal activity. His record was also reviewed for his statements supporting Federal Reserve independence and leaving abortion policy primarily to New Hampshire rather than imposing a federal prohibition. Hollie Noveletsky’s positions were checked against her campaign materials and Citizens Count’s 2026 candidate survey, which records her support for limiting birthright citizenship as well as her positions on immigration, energy, health care and other federal issues. For broader reporting on the race, fundraising and the candidates’ political positioning, I relied heavily on New Hampshire Public Radio’s continuing coverage of the open NH-1 contest, including its reporting on campaign fundraising and the political and financial relationships surrounding the candidates.