After weeks of anticipation, former New Hampshire U.S. Senator John E. Sununu made it official Wednesday morning, formally announcing his campaign to return to Washington, D.C.

In an announcement video, the 61-year-old Sununu says it’s time to “lower the temperature” in American politics.

“Maybe you’re surprised to hear that I’m running for the Senate again. I’m a bit surprised myself,” Sununu says in the video. “Why would anyone subject themselves to everything going on there right now?”

Sununu served in the U.S. Senate from 2003 to 2009 after three terms in the U.S. House. He lost his 2008 bid for reelection to Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, who announced earlier this year she isn’t seeking another term.

The son of former Gov. John H. Sununu and the older brother of former Gov. Chris Sunun

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