Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) mentioned he is thinking about working for Senate after up to now rejecting the chance.
“I have not ruled it out completely, but folks in Washington have asked me to think about it and to consider it, and that is just kind of where I am,” Sununu mentioned Tuesday a couple of conceivable Senate run, in keeping with The Washington Occasions.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) is up for reelection in 2026, leaving a gap for the average Republican to go into what is usually a aggressive race within the New England swing state.
Sununu left the governor’s mansion in January 2025 with prime approval rankings. He bucked Trump regularly throughout his time as governor however in the end voted for Trump within the 2024 common election after throwing his reinforce at the back of average GOP number one candidate Nikki Haley.
Sununu has up to now mentioned he isn’t curious about representing his state in Washington.
“I would rule myself completely out of a U.S. Senate race, to be sure,” Sununu mentioned final yr, in keeping with an area information outlet.
“Politically, we’ll see what happens down the road. But in terms of Senate or Congress, nothing I have any interest in whatsoever,” he added.
The Washington Occasions reported, on the other hand, that Sununu is now announcing that Trump’s center of attention on making govt extra responsible and environment friendly has caused him to rethink.
“That makes me think, OK, maybe things are changing,” he mentioned, in keeping with The Washington Occasions. “Maybe there’s a path here.”
The Hill has reached out to Sununu for remark.
