Former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu is considering a run to reclaim the seat he held two decades ago.

In an interview with WMUR, Sununu said after being encouraged by “people from New Hampshire” to run, he plans to travel the state, talk to voters and make up his mind by the end of October.

“We need to have someone to represent us, in New Hampshire, that has our values, that’s not going to vote a party line, that’s willing to take risks,” Sununu said. “I’m going to seriously consider a run.”

Sununu’s comments came the same day multiple media outlets, including NOTUS and the New York Times, reported that Sununu — an older brother of former Gov. Chris Sununu and son of former Gov. John H. Sununu — had been in touch with senior Republican leaders in Washington in what The Times called

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