State Senator Dan Innis takes on Scott Brown in N.H. GOP Senate race
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Innis has served the better part of the past decade in the New Hampshire Senate, so he is making the case that he can bring the sensibilities of Granite State governance to Washington.
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'We've shown in Concord how to govern with discipline, protect taxpayer money, and deliver results,' he said. 'Washington needs more of that, not more excuses.'
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This isn't the first time Innis has campaigned for federal office. He ran for the GOP nomination in New Hampshire's First Congressional District in 2014, finishing second to Frank C. Guinta, who went on to win the general election that year. Innis now resides in the Second Congressional District, in Bradford, where he co-owns Trail's End farm and has built name recognition as a state senator.
The contest between Brown and Innis appears, at the moment, to be fairly collegial. Brown said
'I intend to campaign the New Hampshire way and look forward to a rigorous debate of the issues so that voters can choose the candidate with the experience, credentials and vision to take the fight to Chris Pappas next fall,' Brown said, calling for Republicans to select 'a battle tested candidate capable of standing up to the well-financed Democratic machine.'
Innis, Brown, and Pappas are all hoping to succeed Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, 78, who opted to retire. Pappas locked up Shaheen's early endorsement, as Democrats aim to hang onto the seat Shaheen has held since 2009, without losing the seat Pappas is vacating in the notoriously swingy First Congressional District.
New Hampshire Democratic Party chair Raymond C. Buckley said the Republican primary for Senate is 'shaping up to be a messy, chaotic, and turbulent,' and he called Innis 'a far-right extremist who will do anything to get Donald Trump's endorsement.'
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