May 16, 2008 - 5:13pm
Scamman: I am not running for state senate
By James W. PindellFormer State House Speaker Doug Scamman said that while many fellow Republicans want him to run for the state Senate, he will not be a candidate.
"There are a lot of people out there telling me I should run, but I tell them I am not. Then they go ahead and say that I am considering it and hope that I change my mind. But I am not running for the state Senate," said Scamman in an interview.
Scamman, of Stratham, was seen as the Republicans best chance at defeating two-term incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-Exeter). Democrats see Hassan as a rising star and possibly Gov. John Lynch's replacement in 2010.
In 2006, Hassan defeated Republican Natalie Healy 60 percent to 40 percent.
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