Former Hill Reporter Considering Running For Congress As Democrat

Hanna Trudo, nan erstwhile elder governmental analogous astatine The Hill, is considering a run for Congress arsenic a Democrat successful New Hampshire’s 1st District, Politico reported.

The New Hampshire autochthonal told Politico Playbook that she moved backmost location aft incumbent Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas opened up nan spot by announcing a Senate bid.

Trudo confirmed nan news connected X. 

"As a 4th procreation Granite Stater, I return our authorities motto successful N.H., Live Free aliases Die, seriously," she wrote. "Under Donald Trump, we are nary longer free. Dems request to extremity chasing nan magical onshore of bipartisanship. We request to conflict NOW."

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Trudo is nan latest media fig to see a tally for Congress arsenic a Democrat. In 2024, CNN governmental expert John Avlon won nan Democratic information for New York's 1st Congressional District but mislaid nan wide election.

In a memo astir her determination to research a tally for Congress, Trudo went into immoderate item astir her working-class background, explaining that she was raised by a azygous mother surviving paycheck to paycheck successful Hillsborough County.

"Like galore families, we received heating assistance astatine times to get done our freezing winters," she wrote. "While my mom was not capable to spell to assemblage aliases bargain a location owed to nan precocious costs of living, she worked tirelessly arsenic a nationalist schoolhouse Title 1 reference aide. She learned difficult activity successful nan American diner that my great-grandparents ran 84 years agone successful our authorities superior aft emigrating from Greece."

Trudo said that her acquisition arsenic a D.C. journalist gives her a unsocial group of devices perfect for higher office, describing herself arsenic "a journalist who’s tired of penning nan aforesaid communicative astir really Democrats support losing to Republicans and failing us." 

"I’m utilized to disrupting nan position quo successful D.C.," she said. "I’ve lived it, I’ve covered it and I cognize really to hit nan odds." 

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Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., talks to members of nan property aft his midterm triumph during an predetermination nighttime watch statement astatine nan Puritan Conference Center connected November 8, 2022, successful Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sophie Park/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

She suggested that nan Democratic Party needs to person a people correction. 

"I haven’t canvass tested my pitch," Trudo wrote successful nan memo, which was provided to Fox News Digital. "I’m simply penning pinch nan aforesaid occurrence I’ve spit for nan past decade: Democrats must beryllium better."

She targeted circumstantial Trump advisors and argumentation areas.

"I return our Live Free aliases Die motto seriously," she said. "I near my profession successful nan media because this isn’t nonsubjective for me. Democrats must elite caller leaders fresh to shape a disruptive guidance statement to Republicans. We don’t request platitudes astir reaching crossed nan aisle aliases compromising."

Trudo's past byline for The Hill is dated March 7. She besides antecedently worked for The Daily Beast and Politico. 

If she decides to move guardant pinch nan campaign, Trudo would beryllium joining Marine Corps seasoned and erstwhile Obama management charismatic Maura Sullivan, who entered nan title successful April.

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Trump White House property caput Karoline Leavitt antecedently ran for nan aforesaid spot successful New Hampshire successful 2022. While she won nan crowded Republican primary, she mislaid to Pappas successful nan wide election.

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Leavitt is now nan youngest White House property caput successful history astatine conscionable 27 years old.