Former GOP Sen. John Sununu announces run for Senate in New Hampshire

Former Republican Sen. John Sununu announced his campaign for New Hampshire’s Senate seat this morning, jumping into a competitive primary ahead of an open battleground race next November

Former Republican Sen. John Sununu announced his campaign for New Hampshire’s Senate seat this morning, jumping into a competitive primary ahead of an open battleground race next November.

Sununu, who served the Granite State in the Senate until he lost a re-election bid to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., in 2008, said in an announcement video, “I'd be honored to have your support and return to the Senate to help calm the waters."

In his announcement video, Sununu emphasized working with people who disagreed with each other, criticizing Congress now as "loud, dysfunctional, even angry."

"But Granite Staters still talk," he said. "We don't always agree, but we respect one another and work together for the common good. That's the New Hampshire way."

Sununu said he was "a bit surprised" to find himself running for Senate again, asking, "Why would anyone subject themselves to everything going on there right now?"