2026 Candidate Policy Forum

Join us on Oct. 7 for an in-depth policy conversation with candidates from New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District: Maggie Goodlander (D) and Lily Tang Williams (R).  

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sullivan will moderate the discussion. 

This event is hosted by the Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH in partnership with the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service.

This is a free event, open to anyone.  Registration is not required for members of the UNH community — just show your UNH ID at the door.

 Registration is required for guests outside of UNH and anyone joining online. Learn more and save your seat here. 

Where: The UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, 2 White Street, Concord, NH,  Room 282.  

When: October 7, 6:00 p.m. 

The Candidates: 

Maggie Goodlander (incumbent) – Democratic nominee

Maggie Goodlander is a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and speechwriter for the late Sen. Joe Lieberman. She won the race for the 2nd Congressional District in 2024 and is seeking the seat again in 2026. Goodlander is married to Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor under President Biden. As a congressperson, she has been active on cost-of-living issues, launching the bipartisan "Lowering Costs" caucus.

Lily Tang Williams – Republican nominee

Lily Tang Williams is a Republican candidate and a vocal critic of communism who fled China for the United States. This marks her third bid for New Hampshire's 2nd District House seat, having run in 2022 and 2024. Williams says of her candidacy: "I want to give back to the country I love, fight to keep the American Dream alive, and serve the people in NH-02 with integrity, compassion, and transparency."