WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican John Sununu announced his bid to regain the New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday, saying he wanted to “lower the temperature” in what he described as a dysfunctional and angry Washington.

Sununu, 61, the son and brother of former New Hampshire governors, enters a Republican primary race against another former U.S. senator, Scott Brown.

In his announcement video, Sununu stressed the importance of working with people of different opinions to find solutions in governing. The message came on the 22nd day of a U.S. government shutdown that is the result of a stalemate between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over a stopgap funding bill.

Sununu held the Senate seat for one term before losing to Shaheen in 20

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