Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., announces his bid to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a fellow Democrat, on April 3, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. ( AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
His seat, New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, covers the eastern half of the northern New England state, and Republicans are aiming to flip it from blue to red in next year's midterm elections. The race is expected to be expensive and competitive.
This is Sullivan's second bid for Congress in the district. She came in second to Pappas in a crowded 11-candidate Democrat primary in 2018, when the congressman first won the office.
Sullivan, a New Hampshire Democratic Party vice chair, took aim at President Donald Trump and his most visible White House adviser in a campaign launch video she posted on social media.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN TAKES AIM AT TRUMP, MUSK IN SENATE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
"I saw too many of my fellow Marines give their lives for this country to just sit by and watch Donald Trump and Elon Musk tear it down," Sullivan said in a video shared on X. "They’re driving up costs for New Hampshire families, making it even more difficult to own a home and pay the bills. And that's why I'm running for Congress, to protect the promise of America and ensure a better future for our kids."
Sullivan, in her Fox News Digital interview, said that "I'm hearing from folks all around New Hampshire that they're worried, they're scared, they're frustrated, and I am too."
Democrat Maura Sullivan announces her candidacy for the U.S. House in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District in a campaign launch video on April 10, 2025. (Maura Sullivan campaign)
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So are Hollie Noveletsky, Joe Kelly Levasseur and Chris Bright, who came in second, third and fourth, respectively, behind Prescott in the 2024 GOP primary in the district.
State Attorney General John Formella is also thought to be a possible contender for the GOP nomination.
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