Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is teasing one other run for elected workplace — once more.
In an interview with WMUR of New Hampshire set to air at present, Brown mentioned “it is no secret that” he has not been proud of what is going on nationally, together with the border, financial system, and fentanyl. And New Hampshire’s federal delegation is “in lockstep with those failed policies,” he mentioned.
“They covered for Biden. They really didn’t support the closed border, the immigration. They’re not doing the things that I think are important for New Hampshire,” he mentioned. “Is there another run? Yeah, I think so, and I’m obviously looking at it. I’m not going to announce anything. But I think it’s important for our delegation not to be obstructionists right now, because there will be a backlash.”
Brown has beforehand flirted with returns to elected workplace, together with in July, when he mentioned on Boston radio that he was “thinking about whether there is another run, sooner rather than later, because we need good people in our political system.”
“I’ve always felt, whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you need good, hardworking, honest people who are problem solvers. And if you recall…I was the most bipartisan senator in the United States Senate for the whole time that I was there,” Brown mentioned on WBUR.
New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat and the primary lady to be elected as each the state’s governor and senator, is up for reelection in 2026. She is a senior member of the Senate’s Overseas Relations Committee, Appropriations Committee, Armed Companies Committee, and Small Business Committee.
Brown was the primary Republican in Massachusetts elected to the U.S. Senate since 1972 when Edward Brooke was in workplace. In a 2010 particular election, he beat then-Massachusetts Lawyer Common Martha Coakley with practically 52% of the vote in comparison with Coakley’s 47%, in keeping with state knowledge.
Brown was later trounced in 2012 by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who sailed to Washington with 54% of the vote over Brown’s 46%, in keeping with state knowledge.
He ran for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2014 however misplaced out to Shaheen. He was later nominated by President Donald Trump in 2017 to function the USA Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.
He was the dean of New England Legislation Boston from January to August 2021 earlier than happening to move up The Competitiveness Coalition, a conservative group.
When he took over the Competitiveness Coalition, Brown mentioned he was “re-engaging in the political arena.” However a supply instructed the Herald on the time that “Scott Brown’s political future — if there is one — is in New Hampshire, where he’s a resident.” — Chris Van Buskirk
Councilor Worrell honored
In reminiscence of three many years of pushing for peace in Boston, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute honored Metropolis Councilor Brian Worrell with the Louis D. Brown Visionary Management Award Friday night time.
The occasion marked 30 years of Peace Institute founder Clementina Chery’s enchantment for protected streets.
Chery based the Dorchester Peace Institute — at present amid a capital marketing campaign to fund building of a brand new Middle of Therapeutic, Instructing, and Studying — on Dec. 20, 1994, one yr to the day after her son Louis, 15, was killed in crossfire whereas on his method to a Teenagers In opposition to Gang Violence assembly.
Worrell instructed the Herald Saturday he was “honored to receive recognition” from the institute.
“This work is about creating a generation of peace of mind for our communities,” Worrell mentioned. “It’s about creating a world where you can feel safe in your barbershop, where disagreements don’t end with gun violence, and people can celebrate their culture at Carnival without fear.”
It’s a “dream,” he added, he’ll maintain pushing for right here within the Hub. — Joe Dwinell
