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John E. Sununu
John E. SununuCandidate for U.S. Senate from New Hampshire (2026)
John E. Sununu is a former U.S. senator from New Hampshire who served from 2003 to 2009 after three terms in the U.S. House. He is the Republican nominee for New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, having won the September 8, 2026 primary, and faces Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas on November 3.
Background
Biography
John E. Sununu grew up in Salem, New Hampshire, one of eight children, and graduated from Salem High School. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's in business administration from Harvard Business School, and worked as an engineer and in small business before entering politics. He was elected to the U.S. House from New Hampshire's 1st District in 1996 and served three terms, from 1997 to 2003, sitting on the Appropriations Committee and as vice chairman of the Budget Committee. In 2002 he was elected to the U.S. Senate and served from 2003 to 2009; his committees included Finance, Commerce, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. He lost his 2008 reelection bid to Jeanne Shaheen. In 2026 Sununu ran for the seat Shaheen is vacating. He won the September 8, 2026 Republican primary, a field of eight that included former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, and faces Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in the November 3 general election.
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