Smith to challenge Shaheen in NH
race
December 01, 2013, 04:51 pm
By Kate Tummarello
Former Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.) on
Sunday told New Hampshire
news outlet WMUR that he will challenge Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) in the upcoming election.
Shaheen, elected to the Senate in
2008, is up for reelection in 2014. Smith told WMUR that he likes Shaheen “as a
person,” but “couldn't disagree more with her politics."
Smith was elected to the Senate in
1990 and represented New Hampshire
in the Senate until he lost the 2002 Republican primary to Sen. John Sununu.
Smith told WMUR that he will be
moving to New Hampshire
full time and launch his campaign in January, as well as filing paperwork to
form his committee campaign in the coming days.
The Republican field for 2016
includes former state Sen. Jim Rubens and activist Karen Testerman, and former
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) was rumored to be considering entering the race.
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne
Shaheen is a U.S. Senate senator,
and an honorary co-chair for the Third Way.
Note: Third Way (Past Research)
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
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