Former Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown is making another run for Senate in New Hampshire.
Brown ran unsuccessfully for Senate in New Hampshire in 2014, after representing Massachusetts in the Senate from 2010 to 2013. After his failed New Hampshire run, Brown served as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during Trump’s first term.
Brown touted his background in his launch video, also saying, “Like a lot of you, I’m worried about where the country is headed.”
“New Hampshire is an amazing place to live, work and raise a family,” Brown said. “We’ve been blessed by two great governors: Chris Sununu and Kelly Ayotte. But in Washington, we haven’t been represented by the right people.”
Brown then took direct aim at Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, who is running for Senate to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
“For four years, Chris Pappas has stood by Joe Biden as he opened the border, drove up the cost of everything and made life just simply unaffordable,” Brown said.
Brown also praised Trump, saying, “He sealed the border, he stood up to China, and he restored our standing in the world,” showing an image of Trump in the Situation Room taken as Trump authorized strikes against Iran.
Pappas responded to Brown’s announcement, saying in a statement that Brown “stands with corporate special interests, supports efforts to strip away health care coverage from tens of thousands of Granite Staters, and backs President Trump’s reckless tariffs that New Hampshire small businesses are speaking out against every single day.”
“While Scott Brown looks for yet another opportunity to do Wall Street’s bidding and blindly support President Trump and his agenda, I’ll always put New Hampshire first,” Pappas added.
The open seat race could be competitive next year. Former Vice President Kamala Harris won the state by 3 percentage points in 2024.
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