约翰·苏纳unu将凭借其家族在新罕布什尔州的政治遗产参选。他的兄弟则选择置身事外
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发布时间：美国东部时间2026年10月25日 中午12:00
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美国共和党参议院候选人约翰·苏纳unu于10月3日在新罕布什尔州劳登市的霍华德·珀尔参议员第五届年度啤酒节上与选民打招呼。
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新罕布什尔州各处的竞选标语都用粗体大字写着“苏纳unu”。
这些标语是为共和党参议院提名人约翰·E·苏纳unu设立的，他曾在2003年至2009年担任该职位，此次参选是为了接替即将退休的民主党参议员珍妮·沙欣。但这些标语也彰显了新罕布什尔州最具影响力的共和党家族的遗产，包括他的弟弟、曾任四届州长的克里斯·苏纳unu；他们的父亲、前州长约翰·H·苏纳unu；以及他们的母亲、前州党主席南希·苏纳unu。
民主党参议院提名人众议员克里斯·帕帕斯近日表示，他认为对手没有在部分竞选标识上标注自己的名字，是为了误导选民。
这一点遭到了约翰和克里斯·苏纳unu的共同否认——弟弟克里斯·苏纳unu在接受CNN采访时更进一步表态。
“听着，如果人们以为自己投票给的是我，我哥哥的支持率会高出30个百分点。拜托，”克里斯·苏纳unu说。
当被问及哥哥是否要求他帮忙竞选时，克里斯·苏纳unu回答说没有。
“我完全没有参与哥哥的竞选，”他说，“我们都信奉公职服务的理念，但你必须靠自己去争取，必须自力更生。我当然会全力支持他，他让我做什么我都会去做，但我们俩都清楚，每个人都要跑完自己的竞选征程。”
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美国航空公司协会（Airlines for America）总裁兼首席执行官克里斯·苏纳unu于2025年11月19日在国会山出席参议院商务、科学与运输委员会听证会时发言。
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新罕布什尔州（Granite State，“花岗岩州”，该州别称）的政治观察人士注意到，这对兄弟并未公开同台竞选。民调显示，帕帕斯在竞选中领先数个百分点，而共和党人希望能拿下这场选举，阻止民主党获得夺取参议院控制权所需的四个席位。
“克里斯已经帮助并支持了约翰，以及其他多位新罕布什尔州候选人，当然，所有新罕布什尔州民众都知道他支持自己的哥哥，”约翰·E·苏纳unu竞选团队发言人迈克·施林普夫在一份声明中表示，“更重要的是，新罕布什尔州民众了解苏纳unu家族独立领导的传统。”
这位前州长目前担任美国航空公司协会总裁兼首席执行官，他告诉CNN，他曾在私人筹款活动中与哥哥同台，包括朋友主办的活动，但没有参与任何面向公众的零售式拉票活动——克里斯·苏纳unu表示，这类活动在新罕布什尔州至关重要。
“听着，我会支持我的哥哥吗？我当然会，”他补充道，“我去拍个广告之类的说希望大家投票给我哥哥？那也太没劲了。那有什么意义呢？希望大家能理解这一点。”
不过，克里斯·苏纳unu本月早些时候还是在缅因州韦尔斯市的一场市政厅活动中，与缅因州共和党州长候选人鲍比·查尔斯同台露面。
“如果有人邀请，而且我时间上安排得开，又认同他们的理念，那我肯定乐意提供帮助，”苏纳unu说。
John Sununu is running on his family’s legacy in New Hampshire. His brother is staying on the sidelines
By Katherine Koretski
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
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The campaign signs across New Hampshire read “Sununu” in block letters.
They’re for Republican Senate nominee John E. Sununu, who held the seat from 2003 to 2009 and is running to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. But they also invoke the legacy of New Hampshire’s preeminent GOP family, including his younger brother, former four-term Gov. Chris Sununu; their father, former Gov. John H. Sununu; and their mother, Nancy Sununu, a former state party chair.
Rep. Chris Pappas, the Democratic Senate nominee, recently said that he believes his opponent is not putting his first name on some of his campaign signage as a way to confuse voters.
That’s something both John and Chris Sununu deny – and the younger Sununu, in an interview with CNN, went a step further.
“Look, if people thought they were voting for me, my brother would be up by 30 points. Come on,” Chris Sununu said.
Asked if his older brother had asked him to campaign with him, Chris Sununu said no.
“I’m not involved at all in my brother’s campaign,” he said. “We all believe in service, but you got to do it on your own. You got to stand on your own two feet. And I’m incredibly supportive, I’d do anything he asked me to, but he knows and I know that you’ve got to run your own race.”
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Chris Sununu, president and chief executive officer of Airlines for America, speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing at the Capitol Hill on November 19, 2025.
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Granite State political observers have noted the brothers aren’t campaigning together in public. Polls show Pappas leading by several points in a race Republicans hope they can win as they try to prevent Democrats from netting the four seats they need to win the Senate.
“Chris has campaigned with and supported John, along with many other New Hampshire candidates, and of course, everyone in New Hampshire knows that he supports his brother,” Mike Schrimpf, a spokesperson for John E. Sununu’s campaign, said in a statement. “More importantly, New Hampshire knows the Sununu family’s tradition of independent leadership.”
The former governor, who is now president and CEO of Airlines for America, told CNN that he has appeared with his brother at private fundraisers, including those hosted by friends, but hasn’t done any forward-facing retail politicking, something that Chris Sununu said is crucial in New Hampshire.
“Look, am I going to support my brother? Of course I am,” he added. “Me getting on an ad or something saying I hope you vote for my brother. Like that’s lame. Like what’s the point of that? I hope people understand that.”
But Chris Sununu joined Maine Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles at a town hall event in Wells, Maine, earlier this month.
“If people ask and I can make it work on my schedule and I believe in what they’re doing, then I’m always happy to help,” Sununu said.
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