Endorsements
2026 Candidates
The Steady State endorses candidates for Congress, Governor, and other national-security-relevant offices who show a consistent commitment to the rule of law regardless of party, support nonpartisan oversight of the Executive Branch, and understand the security challenges facing the country. Endorsed candidates must also uphold democratic norms — the peaceful transfer of power, rejection of political violence, and defense of civil liberties including a free press and the right to dissent. The Steady State does not endorse candidates who have worked to subvert democratic institutions, discredited the security community without evidence, or promoted disinformation or extremism.
Maggie Goodlander (NH-02)
Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire’s Second District. She began her career as a foreign policy advisor in the U.S. Senate, where she helped write landmark sanctions legislation, and served as an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve for over a decade. After law school and a clerkship on the U.S. Supreme Court, she returned to New Hampshire to teach constitutional law at UNH and Dartmouth, later serving as counsel in the first impeachment of President Trump. Most recently, she served as a senior advisor at the White House, leading President Biden’s Unity Agenda on the opioid epidemic, mental health, Big Tech accountability, veterans, and cancer research.