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RepublicanRunning for NH U.S. Senate · 2026

Scott Brown

Scott Brown ( Republican Party ) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on September 8, 2026 . [source]
Born 1959 · Kittery, Maine , U.S.
In brief
—
No profile summary yet
Summaries are written and fact-checked against the underlying data in nightly batches. This candidate's hasn't been generated or verified yet.
36.6%
Polling average
our aggregate
16%
Win probability
market-implied
$1.7M
Raised this cycle
FEC · committee
Independence scorecard
Computed · FEC money mix

Who Brown's money comes from.

B−
63/100
Independence index
A mixed funding picture — in-state funding is the watch item.
1 watch item · in-state funding
Small-dollar reliance78
39% of individual + PAC money from donors under $200
PAC independence52
12% of individual + PAC money from PACs
In-state funding22
78% of itemized receipts come from out of state
Outside-money exposure100
No significant outside spending in support so far
MONEY-MIX INDEX, COMPUTED FROM FEC FILINGS ONLY: SMALL-DOLLAR SHARE, PAC RELIANCE, IN-STATE MONEY AND OUTSIDE (IE) SPENDING. IT DOES NOT SCORE VOTES OR DONOR–VOTE ALIGNMENT. HIGHER = MORE INDEPENDENT · GREEN ≥70 · AMBER 50–69 · RED <50.
Governing & voting record

What Brown did in office.

MeasureYearAction
Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act
Became Public Law No: 112-280.
2012
Became law
DART Act
Became Public Law No: 112-217.
2011
Became law
Good Neighbor Social Security Office and Community Protection Act of 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2012
Sponsored
SAVE Elders Act of 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2012
Sponsored
Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act of 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
2012
Sponsored
SAVE Elders Act of 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2012
Sponsored
Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.
2012
Sponsored
SPONSORED LEGISLATION VIA CONGRESS.GOV · ENACTED BILLS FIRST, THEN THE MOST RECENT · ROLE SHOWS THE BILL'S LATEST STATUS.
How Brown votes

With the party, against it, and where on the spectrum.

Ideological placement · roll-call record
Dem median
GOP median
Brown
← LiberalCenterConservative →
Center-right
Overall lean
56
DW-NOMINATE · 0–100
DW-NOMINATE FIRST-DIMENSION SCORE FROM ROLL-CALL VOTES IN THE 112TH CONGRESS (SENATE), VIA VOTEVIEW. 0 = MOST LIBERAL, 100 = MOST CONSERVATIVE.
Ratings from advocacy groups
—
No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Career & history
1998Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1998–2004
2004Member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
2004–2010
2010United States senator
2010–2013
2017United States Ambassador to New Zealand
2017–2020
Public favorability
—
No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
Donors & money
FEC itemized filings · cycle-to-date

Who funds the campaign.

$1.7M
Raised
$881k
Spent
$783k
Cash on hand
Source of funds · individual + PAC
39% small (<$200)49% large indiv.12% PAC
22% in-state · 78% out-of-state (itemized)
Top contributors · bundled by employer / org
NEW BALANCE
$10k
BRAIT BUILDERS CORPORATION
$10k
SUBARU OF NEW ENGLAND
$9k
NORTHEAST ADVISORS INC
$8k
READY TO LEAD
$8k
KOWLOON RESTAURANT
$7k
Top industries · itemized $
Restaurants & drinking$7k
Lawyers / law firms$7k
OWN-COMMITTEE TOTALS FROM FEC FILINGS THROUGH 2026-03-31 · INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE ITEMIZED RECEIPTS CLASSIFIED BY EMPLOYER — A KEYWORD APPROXIMATION, NOT OPENSECRETS CODING.
Race

The contest Brown is running in.

NH · SENATE · 2026likely d
Brown (R) vs Chris Pappas (D)
36.6%−12.5 Pappas49.1%
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Live contract prices tied to Brown and the seat. Prices are ¢-per-share of the YES outcome; context only, never merged into our polling averages.

Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Money & donors
FEC filings
itemized + committee totals
Markets
Live venues
Polymarket · Kalshi
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT. · PHOTO: US EMBASSY IN WELLINGTON · PUBLIC DOMAIN (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
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Photo of Scott BrownR
Republican · NH U.S. Senate

Scott Brown

Scott Brown ( Republican Party ) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Hampshire. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on September 8, 2026 . [source]

Where Brown standsRace →
Brown 36.6%Chris Pappas 49.1%
Market · wins
16¢
36.6%
Poll avg
16%
Win prob
$1.7M
Raised
In brief
—
No profile summary yet
Summaries are written and fact-checked against the underlying data in nightly batches. This candidate's hasn't been generated or verified yet.
Governing & voting record
Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act
2012 · BECAME LAW
Became
DART Act
2011 · BECAME LAW
Became
Good Neighbor Social Security Office and Community Protection Act of 2012
2012 · SPONSORED
Sponsored
SAVE Elders Act of 2012
2012 · SPONSORED
Sponsored
Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act of 2012
2012 · SPONSORED
Sponsored
SAVE Elders Act of 2012
2012 · SPONSORED
Sponsored
Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012
2012 · SPONSORED
Sponsored
Where Brown stands
AI · from the record
Veterans policy
Sponsored the Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act of 2012 and the Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012.
Senior citizen welfare
Sponsored the SAVE Elders Act of 2012 and the Good Neighbor Social Security Office and Community Protection Act of 2012, addressing elder protections and Social Security office access.
Party independence
DW-NOMINATE ideology score of 56 falls between the Senate's overall chamber median (50) and the Republican caucus median (72), placing the voting record closer to the chamber center than to the party median.
Career & history
1998Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1998–2004
2004Member of the State Senate of Massachusetts
2004–2010
2010United States senator
2010–2013
2017United States Ambassador to New Zealand
2017–2020
Public favorability
—
No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
Independence scorecard

Who Brown's money comes from.

B−
63/100
Independence index
A mixed funding picture — in-state funding is the watch item.
1 watch item · in-state funding
Small-dollar reliance78
39% of individual + PAC money from donors under $200
PAC independence52
12% of individual + PAC money from PACs
In-state funding22
78% of itemized receipts come from out of state
Outside-money exposure100
No significant outside spending in support so far
MONEY-MIX INDEX, COMPUTED FROM FEC FILINGS ONLY: SMALL-DOLLAR SHARE, PAC RELIANCE, IN-STATE MONEY AND OUTSIDE (IE) SPENDING. IT DOES NOT SCORE VOTES OR DONOR–VOTE ALIGNMENT. HIGHER = MORE INDEPENDENT · GREEN ≥70 · AMBER 50–69 · RED <50.
How Brown votes
Ideological placement · roll-call record
Dem median
GOP median
Brown
← LiberalCenterConservative →
Center-right
Overall lean
56
DW-NOMINATE · 0–100
DW-NOMINATE FIRST-DIMENSION SCORE FROM ROLL-CALL VOTES IN THE 112TH CONGRESS (SENATE), VIA VOTEVIEW. 0 = MOST LIBERAL, 100 = MOST CONSERVATIVE.
Ratings from advocacy groups
—
No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Donors & money
$1.7M
Raised
$881k
Spent
$783k
Cash on hand
Source of funds · individual + PAC
39% small (<$200)49% large indiv.12% PAC
22% in-state · 78% out-of-state (itemized)
Top industries · itemized $
Restaurants & drinking$7k
Lawyers / law firms$7k
OWN-COMMITTEE TOTALS FROM FEC FILINGS THROUGH 2026-03-31 · INDUSTRY GROUPS ARE ITEMIZED RECEIPTS CLASSIFIED BY EMPLOYER — A KEYWORD APPROXIMATION, NOT OPENSECRETS CODING.
Race
NH · SENATE · 2026likely d
Brown (R) vs Chris Pappas (D)
36.6%−12.5 Pappas49.1%
Open full race detail →
Related prediction markets
All markets →
Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Money & donors
FEC filings
itemized + committee totals
Markets
Live venues
Polymarket · Kalshi
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT. · PHOTO: US EMBASSY IN WELLINGTON · PUBLIC DOMAIN (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)