Scott Brown

Republican

Scott Brown is a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts and the Republican nominee in New Hampshire's 2014 Senate race. In the 2026 cycle, he is running for the open New Hampshire Senate seat and was trailing John E. Sununu in the Republican primary polling cited in January 2026.

Positions on Key Issues

Immigration

low

To be updated based on new sources

Healthcare

high

Scott Brown has vowed to support repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). He has not publicly committed to an ACA replacement plan.

Foreign Policy

high

Brown states that Iran has destabilized the Middle East and supports taking targeted military action against Iran's nuclear facilities when necessary, while arguing that prolonged wars should require a formal declaration of war by Congress rather than open-ended engagement.

Local Issues

high

Brown has signaled a local-issues focus in New Hampshire, emphasizing veterans’ services (VA staffing and benefits) and child care access as priority concerns for the state, and advocates targeted federal action to address these needs rather than embracing broad new programs.

Economy

high

Brown emphasizes affordability as the core of his economic agenda for New Hampshire, calling for lower energy costs and housing costs through expanded energy supply (notably natural gas access and nuclear energy at Seabrook) and streamlined housing development via regulatory reform and public-private partnerships; he frames policy as bipartisan and state-local-federal coordination to relieve the cost of living for working families.

Climate/Energy

high

Scott Brown has emphasized making energy affordable for Granite Staters, focusing on reducing energy costs and opposing rate increases, while supporting a pro‑growth energy policy that includes domestic energy production and streamlined permitting to lower prices.

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Tech & AI

high

Scott Brown supports serious federal guardrails on AI to protect workers from displacement and emphasizes expanding community college and trade-school training to prepare Americans for AI-enabled energy and infrastructure jobs; he rejects a 'Wild West' approach to AI.

Firearms & Second Amendment

low

Based on recent reporting, Scott Brown has engaged with gun-rights groups and has shown interest in campus carry policy discussions in New Hampshire. While earlier coverage suggested he supported federal gun restrictions at times, his 2026 campaign appearances include meetings with gun-rights supporters, indicating a focus on Second Amendment rights and nuanced gun-safety policy rather than sweeping changes; no comprehensive statewide platform has been published as of now.

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Education

medium

Brown supports making early education and child care more affordable by leveraging existing federal and state resources and advancing a collaborative approach among local, state, and federal governments and families to address childcare challenges.

Data Analysis Information

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