U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen has been chosen to help plan the country’s 250th birthday.
Shaheen was appointed by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. The bipartisan commission, formally known as the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, is made up of eight members of Congress, 16 private citizens and eight federal officials.
Shaheen said in a statement that she’s honored to represent New Hampshire as the state “has a deep-seated history in American democracy.”
Meetings will take place at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The celebration is scheduled for July 2026.