Alexandra Marquez is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Voters in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday will select a new member of Congress this fall for the first time in 12 years, a prospect that has led to a contentious and expensive primary between influential Democrats. Former New Hampshire Executive Councilor Colin van Ostern and former Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Maggie Goodlander are squaring off in the Democratic primary to replace six-term Rep. Annie Kuster, who is retiring.
” “He knows all of this, but nevertheless, he’s attacked my commitment to reproductive freedom,” Goodlander told NBC News. Each candidate has also criticized the other for working with Republicans, including some who opposed abortion rights. At a debate hosted by WMUR last week, Van Ostern attacked Goodlander on health care, telling viewers that “when you give thousands of dollars to Republicans or spend years of your life working for Republicans ... that is a problem.
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