Republican Scott Brown launches New Hampshire Senate run
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Republican Scott Brown launches New Hampshire Senate run
Former Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown is making another run for Senate in New Hampshire. Brown served as President Donald Trump’s ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during Trump’s first term. The open seat race could be competitive next year. Former Vice President Kamala Harris won the state by 3 percentage points in 2024. The race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is expected to be a close race.
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.
Former GOP Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown running for Senate in New Hampshire
Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown is running for Senate in New Hampshire. He previously ran against Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2014, but lost. Brown is joining what is expected to be a crowded candidate field for the seat in 2026. In a campaign video, Brown touted Trump’s accomplishments in office while bashing Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas.
WASHINGTON – Scott Brown, who served as a Republican Massachusetts senator and ambassador to New Zealand under President Donald Trump’s first term, is running for Senate in New Hampshire.
This is the second time Brown is running for the seat. He previously ran against Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2014, but lost. With Shaheen retiring, Brown is joining what is expected to be a crowded candidate field for the seat in 2026.
In a campaign video shared on X, Brown touted Trump’s accomplishments in office while bashing Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas, who is also running for the seat.
“President Trump is fighting every day to right the ship.” Brown said. “He sealed the border. He stood up to China, and he restored our standing in the world. If we send Chris Pappas to the Senate, we’ll get more of the same. Out of touch policies he’s pushed forward during the terms that he’s been there, dragging us right back to the Biden years. It’s time to move on.”
Pappas on X knocked Brown. “It’s official: MAGA loyalist Scott Brown just announced he’s running to flip this seat red,” he wrote. “New Hampshire rejected him before, and we can do it again.”
Though there was some speculation that former Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu would run for the seat, he later dismissed that idea. ““No, I’m not going to run,” he told The Pulse of NH radio show. “For me and my family, it’s just not right for us.”