Adam Sexton
@AdamSextonWMUR
@WMUR9 Political Director. Host, CloseUp NH. Proud Husband of @603Amanda; Dada to Ham, Sock & Natty. Mostly #nhpolitics & #FITN here. @49ers & @Mariners fan.
The #NHSen race is on: @SenScottBrown tells @WMUR9 he is running for U.S. Senate wmur.com/article/scott-… #NHPolitics #WMUR
First to @WMUR9: @daninnis confirms his run for Senate, taking on @SenScottBrown, who announced his bid last month. Innis says he has already spoken to the @WhiteHouse political team, and is hopeful that he will get @POTUS' endorsement over Brown. #nhpolitics #nhsen
Today @GovJohnLynch is endorsing @stefanyshaheen in the #NH01 Democratic primary. The former Gov will join Shaheen on a business tour in the district starting later this morning. #NHPolitics #WMUR
Tomorrow Senator @amyklobuchar will return to New Hampshire to campaign for @ChrisPappasNH. Her prior scheduled visit in June was cancelled by tragedy in her home state: wmur.com/article/amy-kl… #NHPolitics #NHSen #FITN #WMUR
In the race for U.S. Senate, @ChrisPappasNH is reporting more than $1.8M raised in Q2 with $2M+ cash-on-hand wmur.com/article/chris-… #NHPolitics #NHSen #WMUR
Heading into year 7 of this debate, North Country activists say they have succeeded in making landfill siting & regulation a statewide issue wmur.com/article/north-… #NHPolitics #WMUR
Democrats feel like they are building grassroots momentum heading into 2026, but at the moment it appears none of them want to challenge @JayRuais for Mayor of Manchester wmur.com/article/no-dem… #NHPolitics #WMUR
The @NHHouseGOP is roundly criticizing the NH Supreme Court Con-Val decision on education funding, Majority Leader @Osborne4NH saying the judiciary has no business telling the legislature how to appropriate funds. #NHPolitics #WMUR
The ConVal decision on school funding is out. Looks like NH Supreme Court basically agrees with Judge Ruoff on the merits but does not believe state needs to pay up immediately: “...now incumbent upon the legislative and executive branches to remedy...” #NHPolitics #WMUR

Near-century old, massive Norway Maple that towered over the State House arch is coming down today. #NHPolitics #WMUR
Gov. @KellyAyotte says she cannot support the state budget approved by the @NHHouseofReps & @TheNHSenate Committee of Conference, and will veto it if it reaches her desk. #NHPolitics #WMUR
Fentanyl mandatory minimums for magic mushrooms is back! wmur.com/article/nh-psy… #NHPolitics #WMUR
The mandatory minimum fentanyl sentences for magic mushrooms deal passed by @NHHouseofReps was just rejected by @TheNHSenate after a brief committee of conference. Lawmakers are vowing to revive these issues next year. wmur.com/article/fentan…
The mandatory minimum fentanyl sentences for magic mushrooms deal passed by @NHHouseofReps was just rejected by @TheNHSenate after a brief committee of conference. Lawmakers are vowing to revive these issues next year. wmur.com/article/fentan…
Gov. @KellyAyotte rallies first responders outside the State House as they push for Group 2 benefits in the state budget #NHPolitics #WMUR
In negotiations on the state budget Sen. Gray questioned making Group 2 first responder retirement changes in light of ongoing litigation; @JoeSweeneyNH reminded all that a Group 2 fix is essential to getting the Gov's "big, beautiful signature" on the budget #NHPolitics #WMUR
CloseUp: Jon Kiper, who ran in the #NHGov Democratic primary in 2024 & garnered 11k votes as a first-time candidate, tells @WMUR9 he is running for Governor as an independent in 2026 @votekiper #NHPolitics #WMUR
More big news in education today: Gov. @KellyAyotte to nominate Caitlin Davis from within NH DoE to be the next Commissioner of Education #NHPolitics #WMUR



Gov. @KellyAyotte signs SB295 universal access to Education Freedom Accounts #NHPolitics #WMUR
Gov. @KellyAyotte signs HB10 parental rights legislation #NHPolitics #WMUR
The @NHHouseofReps passes a "bell-to-bell" cell phone ban in schools on a 314-42 vote. #NHPolitics #WMUR