Jake Sullivan's wife Maggie Goodlander eyes run for Congress: Top DOJ lawyer who had the Clintons at her wedding to Biden's National Security Adviser is considering jumping into New Hampshire race

Maggie Goodlander, the wife of Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, is exploring a run for Congress in New Hampshire and would be considered the front runner in what is expected to be a heavily contested Democratic primary.

'She is seriously considering it,' Kathy Sullivan, the former Democratic chair of New Hampshire told DailyMail.com. 

Goodlander, 37, is reaching out to New Hampshire Democrats as she weighs a bid. She spoke to Sullivan on Monday.

She and Sullivan are considered a DC power couple and each has a high-profile job in President Joe Biden's administration: she is a top attorney at the Justice Department and he is Biden's top adviser on foreign policy, including the wars in the Ukraine and Middle East.

Maggie Goodlander, who is married to Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, is considering a run for Congress

Goodlander's entry into the race would make the congressional race a national competition. Goodlander is a New Hampshire native and from a storied, wealthy family in the state. Given her and Sullivan's ties to national Democrats like Bill and Hillary Clinton, the contest would be flooded by money and high-profile endorsements.

'I would think the combination of who she is, who she's married to and the backstory of the family is interesting on a national level,' Matthew Bartlett, a longtime New Hampshire political operative told DailyMail.com.

Goodlander and Sullivan married in 2015 in a ceremony on Yale's campus that was attended by Bill and Hillary Clinton, future Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Clinton did a reading at the wedding.

The couple owns a $2.2 million home in a tony neighborhood in Portsmouth, N.H. It has been their primary residence since 2018 although they have a home in Washington D.C. due to their jobs.

A source close to Goodlander said that people in New Hampshire reached out to her about running for the seat Democratic Rep. Annie Kuster is vacating and that is why Goodlander is considering a bid. 

She would have to resign her job if she decides to run as, under the Hatch Act, federal employees cannot run for political office.

Sullivan, as a federal employee, would be highly-restricted in what he would be able to do for her campaign. 

The Hatch Act has a long list of what federal employees cannot do, including using their title to help a candidate and hosting a fundraiser. It's unclear how much campaigning he would even be able to do for his wife. The White House counsel's office would be consulted on his options.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Maggie Goodlander were married in 2015; their wedding was attended by many prominent Democrats, including Senator Amy Klobuchar

State Senator Becky Whitley (above center) announced she is running for the Congressional seat;  Whitley posted a photo from the White House Easter Egg Roll with Maggie Goodlander (left) and Kayla Montgomery, a top official at Planned Parenthood, (right)

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking with a then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan in November 2009

New Hampshire's second congressional district is one of the most competitive in the country. Kuster's decision to retire after six terms in Congress has put it into play with both parties invested in finding a strong nominee. The winner of the seat could determine which party controls the House of Representatives next year.

Goodlander is not as well-known as Sullivan, who has become the face of Biden's foreign policy, but she is from a famous New Hampshire family.

Her grandfather, Samuel Tamposi, was the son of Romanian immigrants and a real-estate developer who brought many Fortune 500 companies to the state, including Fidelity Investments, Anheuser Busch, and Coca-Cola.

He was also a part owner of the Boston Red Sox and was friends with legendary player Ted Williams.

Sam Tamposi also became a huge player in Republican politics, raising millions and becoming a power broker among the GOP. 

Goodlander's mother, Betty Tamposi, actually ran for Congress in the second congressional district in 1988 but lost in the Republican primary.

Betty Tamposi is close to the Bush and Sununu families and was  appointment as Assistant Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush. Tamposi was fired from that job during the 1992 election over a controversy involving Bill Clinton's passport records. 

During the 1992 election, when Clinton was running against her boss President George H.W. Bush, Tamposi had Clinton's passport records sent to her home in Virginia, claiming that she was protecting them from being tampered with.

At the time, Clinton's travels as a student and his draft records from the Vietnam War were huge political issues.  

While not classified, passport information is protected by the Privacy Act and access is restricted to individuals who need them for official government business.

Bush ultimately fired her because Tamposi's deputies had also searched the passport files of Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot during the campaign, prompting Perot to accuse the Bush administration of a 'gross abuse of federal power.' 

Goodlander's father, Theodore Goodlander, is also a real estate developer and businessman. Her parents divorce in 2009 was splashed across the New Hampshire newspapers as the couple had a bitter fight over the family's financial assets. 

Despite the Tamposi ties to Republicans, Goodlander would run in the Democratic Party.

In many ways her story parallels Annie Kuster, the woman she would be trying to replace in Congress.  Kuster's parents were prominent Republican officials in New Hampshire but she became a Democrat.

The race to replace Kuster is already competitive. Colin Van Ostern, a former gubernatorial nominee and Kuster's former campaign manager, announced he's running for the seat. 

And, on Wednesday, state Senator Becky Whitley announced her bid.

 Whitley was in Washington D.C. on Monday to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll. She posted a photo from the event with Goodlander and Kayla Montgomery, a top official at Planned Parenthood.

Goodlander's grandfather Sam Tamposi (left) was a part owner of the Boston Red Sox and friends with legendary player Ted Williams (right)

Goodlander's mother Betty Tamposi was a top State Department official under President George H.W. Bush

Goodlander actually lives in a different congressional district than the one she would be running for. 

But she was born in Nashua, which is in the district, on election day and grew up there.

Her grandfather was influential in developing Nashua into the city it is today. 

A Yale Law graduate, Goodlander worked for Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain, clerked for the Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and taught constitutional law at the University of New Hampshire Law School and Dartmouth.

She is a Navy reservist and spent 11 years as an intelligence officer. She also serves on the board of the New Hampshire Women's Foundation.

She and Sullivan met at a security conference in Munich when she worked for Lieberman.

The ties to the Clintons come from Sullivan, who worked for Hillary Clinton during her presidential campaign and during her time as secretary of state. 

There is still plenty of time for Goodlander to make a decision. The filing deadline is in June and the primary isn't until September 10th.

At one point, it was Sullivan who was considering a congressional bid. 

He told the Wall Street Journal last month that he thought about it but lost interest after seeing the toll it takes on politicians.

'I have seen the life of politicians,' he said. 'And I've become, like, 'That's not for me.' '