Aiming To Give Trump 'backup,' Second Republican Enters Swing State Race For Democrat-held Senate Seat

EXCLUSIVE — New Hampshire authorities Sen. Dan Innis pledges that if he wins predetermination to nan U.S. Senate and makes it to Washington D.C., "I’ll telephone bull erstwhile I spot it." 

Innis, a three-term Republican authorities senator, made his promise connected Wednesday arsenic he launched his Senate run successful nan cardinal New England plaything authorities successful nan 2026 title to win retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

It's expected to beryllium a competitory and costly title for a spot nan GOP is moving to flip from bluish to red. New Hampshire, on pinch Georgia and Michigan, are nan 3 apical targets for Senate Republicans arsenic they purpose to grow their 53-47 mostly successful nan chamber.

"I built businesses, raised cattle, balanced budgets. I judge successful borders, rule and order, and putting Americans first. I’ve worked to little your taxes and to extremity forbidden immigration," Innis, a mini business owner, said successful a run motorboat video.

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Pointing to President Donald Trump, he said that "Trump needs backup successful nan Senate."

In his first nationalist question and reply aft announcing his candidacy, Innis told Fox News Digital that "we request New Hampshire values successful Washington, D.C., and I don’t deliberation we person them correct now."

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While Republicans bask full power of New Hampshire's authorities government, nan Granite State for astir a decade has had an all-Democrat legislature delegation. 

Innis based on that nan state's legislature delegation "isn’t carrying nan connection that we’re proceeding connected nan crushed successful New Hampshire and that is support authorities retired of my life, support taxes low, unafraid nan separator and thief turn nan economy."

Democratic Senate campaigner Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., is interviewed by Fox News Digital connected July 4, 2025 successful Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News)

He besides took purpose astatine four-term Rep. Chris Pappas, who, astatine this early constituent successful nan cycle, has nary guidance successful nan title for nan Democratic Senate nomination.

"I don’t deliberation Rep. Pappas has represented america good astatine all," Innis charged. "We request personification caller down location who’s going to return New Hampshire to Washington and show them really to get things done."

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Innis becomes nan 2nd Republican to jump into nan Senate title successful New Hampshire.

Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who served arsenic ambassador to New Zealand during Trump's first word successful nan White House, announced his candidacy past month. Ahead of his run launch, Brown had been crisscrossing New Hampshire since precocious past year, gathering pinch Republican and blimpish groups.

Republican Senate candidate, erstwhile Sen. Scott Brown, is interviewed by Fox News Digital connected July 4, 2025 successful Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Paul STeinhauser - Fox News )

When asked really he will compete pinch Brown, who is overmuch much well-known successful New Hampshire, Innis told Fox News "everyone has an belief of him [Brown]. Not everyone knows maine yet, truthful I person an opportunity to show group who I americium …to thief them to spot that I’m nan champion campaigner to hit Chris Pappas."

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Both Brown and Innis person traveled to the nation's capital to meet pinch nan National Republican Senatorial Committee and pinch Trump's governmental team. 

"President Trump will salary adjacent attraction and my conjecture is he will astir apt play successful this title and I dream I’m his choice," Innis said.