Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., is interviewed by Fox News Digital on July 4, 2025 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News)
He also took aim at four-term Rep. Chris Pappas, who, at this early point in the cycle, has no opposition in the race for the Democratic Senate nomination.
"I don’t think Rep. Pappas has represented us well at all," Innis charged. "We need someone new down there who’s going to take New Hampshire to Washington and show them how to get things done."
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Innis becomes the second Republican to jump into the Senate race in New Hampshire.
Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who served as ambassador to New Zealand during Trump's first term in the White House, announced his candidacy last month. Ahead of his campaign launch, Brown had been crisscrossing New Hampshire since late last year, meeting with Republican and conservative groups.
Republican Senate candidate, former Sen. Scott Brown, is interviewed by Fox News Digital on July 4, 2025 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Paul STeinhauser - Fox News )
When asked how he will compete with Brown, who is much more well-known in New Hampshire, Innis told Fox News "everyone has an impression of him [Brown]. Not everyone knows me yet, so I have an opportunity to show people who I am …to help them to see that I’m the best candidate to beat Chris Pappas."
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Both Brown and Innis have traveled to the nation's capital to meet with the National Republican Senatorial Committee and with Trump's political team.
"President Trump will pay close attention and my guess is he will probably play in this race and I hope I’m his choice," Innis said.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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