Ex-GOP US Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts seeks to succeed Shaheen in New Hampshire

Scott Brown, a Republican who erstwhile represented Massachusetts successful the U.S. Senate, has announced his 2nd bid for the New Hampshire Senate being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen adjacent year

CONCORD, N.H. -- Scott Brown, a Republican who erstwhile represented Massachusetts successful the U.S. Senate, announced his 2nd bid Wednesday for the New Hampshire Senate spot being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen adjacent year.

Brown, 65, was calved astatine the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and moved to Massachusetts arsenic a toddler. After respective presumption successful the authorities Legislature, helium won a peculiar election successful 2010 for the U.S. Senate spot that had been held for decades by Edward Kennedy.

He mislaid to Democrat Elizabeth Warren successful 2012. He past moved to New Hampshire, wherever helium unsuccessfully challenged Shaheen for the Senate successful 2014. Shaheen, present serving her 3rd word successful the Senate, announced successful March she would not question reelection successful 2026.

Brown besides served arsenic U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during President Donald Trump’s archetypal medication and concisely arsenic dean of New England Law successful Boston.

He archetypal announced he was running to WMUR-TV.

“We've been blessed by 2 large governors, Chris Sununu and Kelly Ayotte,” Brown said successful a run announcement video of the erstwhile and existent Republican leaders. “But successful Washington, we haven't been represented by the close people.”

New Hampshire has an all-Democrat legislature delegation, with four-term Congressman Chris Pappas, 44, announcing his candidacy for the Senate spot successful April.

Brown said successful his video that Pappas “has stood with Joe Biden arsenic helium opened the border, drove up the outgo of everything, and made beingness conscionable simply unaffordable.”

Pappas responded successful a connection pursuing Brown's announcement.

He said Brown “stands with firm peculiar interests, supports efforts to portion distant wellness attraction sum from tens of thousands of Granite Staters, and backs President Trump’s reckless tariffs that New Hampshire tiny businesses are speaking retired against each azygous day.”

Brown announced his candidacy aft Sununu declined to run. The fashionable politician decided not to seek a fifth, two-year word past year.

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