Scott Brown, a Republican and former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday that he is running again for the New Hampshire Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen next year.
Brown, 65, was born near Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and grew up in Massachusetts. After serving multiple terms in the Massachusetts state Legislature, he won a 2010 special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat long held by Edward Kennedy. He lost his reelection bid to Democrat Elizabeth Warren in 2012. Brown later moved to New Hampshire and unsuccessfully challenged Shaheen for the Senate in 2014. Shaheen, who is currently in her third term, announced in March that she will not run for reelection in 2026.
In addition to his Senate career, Brown served as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during the Trump administration and briefly worked as dean of New England Law in Boston.
Brown revealed his campaign in an interview with WMUR-TV. He praised New Hampshire’s two recent Republican governors, Chris Sununu and Kelly Ayotte, but criticized the state’s representation in Washington, saying it has not been adequate.
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is currently all-Democrat. Four-term Congressman Chris Pappas, 44, declared his candidacy for the Senate seat in April.
In his campaign video, Brown accused Pappas of supporting President Joe Biden’s policies that, according to Brown, have led to an open border, rising costs, and overall unaffordability for families.
Pappas responded by accusing Brown of siding with corporate interests, supporting efforts to reduce health care coverage for many Granite Staters, and backing President Trump’s tariffs, which he says have hurt small businesses across the state.
Brown entered the race after Governor Sununu, a popular Republican, announced he would not run for a fifth term last year.
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