Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is teasing another run for elected office — again.
In an interview with WMUR of New Hampshire set to air today, Brown said “it is no secret that” he has not been happy with what is happening nationally, including the border, economy, and fentanyl. And New Hampshire’s federal delegation is “in lockstep with those failed policies,” he said.
“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 said. “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 previously flirted with returns to elected office, including in July, when he said 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 said on WBUR.
New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat and the first woman to be elected as both the state’s governor and senator, is up for reelection in 2026. She is a senior member of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, Appropriations Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Small Business Committee.
Brown was the first Republican in Massachusetts elected to the U.S. Senate since 1972 when Edward Brooke was in office. In a 2010 special election, he beat then-Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley with nearly 52% of the vote compared to Coakley’s 47%, according to state data.
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%, according to state data.
He ran for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire in 2014 but lost out to Shaheen. He was later nominated by President Donald Trump in 2017 to serve as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.
He was the dean of New England Law Boston from January to August 2021 before going on to head up The Competitiveness Coalition, a conservative group.
When he took over the Competitiveness Coalition, Brown said he was “re-engaging in the political arena.” But a source told the Herald at 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 memory of three decades of pushing for peace in Boston, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute honored City Councilor Brian Worrell with the Louis D. Brown Visionary Leadership Award Friday night.
The event marked 30 years of Peace Institute founder Clementina Chery’s appeal for safe streets.
Chery founded the Dorchester Peace Institute — currently amid a capital campaign to fund construction of a new Center of Healing, Teaching, and Learning — on Dec. 20, 1994, one year to the day after her son Louis, 15, was killed in crossfire while on his way to a Teens Against Gang Violence meeting.
Worrell told 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 said. “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 keep pushing for here in the Hub. — Joe Dwinell
