MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Tuesday that he is forgoing a run for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.
Lewandowski, a Republican, said on Twitter that his “priorities remain my family and ensuring that @realDonaldTrump is re-elected POTUS.”
“While taking on a career politician from the Washington swamp is a tall order, I am certain I would have won,” Lewandowski tweeted.
Trump had earlier thrown his support behind a possible Lewandowski run as Republicans look to unseat Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. But Lewandowski signaled during an October radio interview on “New Hampshire Today with Jack Heath” that he may not run for the seat, saying Trump’s reelection was his priority.
A handful of other Republicans have already announced their entries into the Senate race. Retired Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, former New Hampshire House Speaker Bill O’Brien and former U.S. Army ranger Bryant “Corky” Messner are all looking to challenge Shaheen in the 2020 general election.