Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, a member of the prominent Sununu political family, on Oct. 22 entered the 2026 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire as a Republican candidate.
Sununu announced his candidacy with a video posted on X, pitching himself as a bipartisan and pragmatic candidate who would “return to the Senate to help calm the waters.”
“Somebody has to step up and lower the temperature. Somebody has to get things done, laser focused on the economy, jobs, our debt,” Sununu said.
“Over 12 years, I never voted to cut [Social Security] benefits, and I never will,” he said, addressing a key issue for older voters….