Former New Hampshire Republican Sen. John E. Sununu is interested in running for Senate again to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who ended his Senate career back in 2008.
Multiple sources told NOTUS that Sununu has been telling people he is interested in running again and is actively exploring a bid. After failing to recruit former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, national Republicans turned their attention to his brother, who beat Shaheen in 2002 to win the seat, then subsequently lost to her in the next election.
This would be a huge win for national Republicans who view Sununu as one of their last chances to make the New Hampshire race competitive this election cycle against the likely Democratic candidate, Rep. Chris Pappas. Former Sen. Scott Brown — who represented Massachusetts and previously lost to Shaheen in 2014 in New Hampshire — has declared he’s running on the Republican side.