Elizabeth Girard, whose time as head of the New Hampshire Federation of Women (NHFRW) was plagued by controversy, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to become a candidate in the 1st Congressional District primary.

The documentation was filed with the FEC on Wednesday and is the first formal step to becoming a candidate for Congress.

Girard, a Marblehead, Mass., native, has been a feature of New Hampshire GOP politics since her days at the University of New Hampshire (Class of 2016). During the 2016 presidential primary, she was asked to participate in an ABC News roundtable of Republican women hosted by Cokie Roberts.

Since then, she’s served as president of the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women, then a state co-chair for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.

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