NH-SEN: John E. Sununu Is Exploring a Senate Run in New Hampshire
Former Senator John E. Sununu, a member of a prominent Republican political dynasty, is considering a run to reclaim the U.S. Senate seat after months of courtship from party leaders, according to four people familiar with the planning conversations who were not authorized to discuss them.
Mr. Sununu is likely to announce an exploratory effort as early as this week, two of the people said, though officials cautioned that Mr. Sununu, 60, had not yet made up his mind about running. He has been in touch with Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, as well as former Senator Cory Gardner, who recently stepped down as chairman of the leading Senate Republican super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund.
White House officials also see Mr. Sununu as a potentially strong candidate, according to two people briefed on their thinking.
The recruitment effort has included polling on the race commissioned by national Republicans for Mr. Sununu after Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the Democratic incumbent, announced this year that she was retiring, according to a person with knowledge of the survey.
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