Scott Brown Continues Flirtation With Elected Office By Setting Up PAC In New Hampshire | HuffPost

Scott Brown Continues Game Of Musical Chairs With 'People's Seat'

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BOSTON - JANUARY 18: U.S. Senate republican nominee Scott Brown campaigns outside the TD Garden January 18, 2010 in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. According to reports, polls have Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley tied in the special election to fill the seat of late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) on January 19. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

If you cast your mind back a few years, you might remember that, briefly, Scott Brown was sort of a thing.

Most notably, Brown became the GOP senator who ended the Democrats' seven-month Senate super-majority when he defeated Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the seat of the late Ted Kennedy. Brown subsequently lost his reelection bid to Elizabeth Warren, and the title of "the Next Scott Brown" was officially conferred upon Gabriel Gomez, who lost his Massachusetts Senate bid to Ed Markey.

Since then, Brown has been a contributor to Fox News, playing the role of "the guy who re-summarizes what one of the other Republicans on the Fox News Sunday panel just said." He also briefly teased about his interest in running for the Massachusetts statehouse, before putting the kibosh on that idea. Lately, however, Brown has been flirting with the idea of being the next "Next Scott Brown," only this time the "Next Scott Brown" will be from New Hampshire instead of Massachusetts.

And so he's selling his house in Wrentham, Mass., and has set himself to the task of getting all up in the Granite State's grill. What's the next step? According to the Concord Monitor, it's setting up a New Hampshire-based political action committee:

The former Massachusetts senator has been a frequent visitor to New Hampshire in recent months, headlining Republican fundraisers and stoking speculation he might switch states and run against Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in 2014 -- a possibility he's pointedly declined to rule out.
The latest (possible) clue: On Oct. 11, Scott filed paperwork with the secretary of state's office registering The People's Seat PAC Inc. as a New Hampshire political committee.
The People's Seat PAC is the new name for Brown's old U.S. Senate campaign committee, and it had $187,000 on hand as of Sept. 30, according to the Federal Election Commission.
The New Hampshire filing listed the PAC's purpose as "to back strong, dedicated candidates, and continue efforts to bring reform to government." It indicated it would spend money in the 2014 state primary and general elections, but didn't list any specific candidates.

For Brown, setting up a PAC makes a lot of sense, because in terms of hooking up with influential political marchers in New Hampshire, a PAC is the political equivalent of Tinder. And getting to know the who's who of the New Hampshire GOP serves a dual purpose: Brown positions himself for a potential Senate run against Shaheen (polls conducted by PPP suggest he'd be a strong contender), and it keeps alive his presidential ambitions. Oh sorry, I should have mentioned -- Brown appears to have presidential ambitions. Who knew?

As Politico reports, Brown apparently chose "People's Seat PAC" because he once responded to the suggestion that he was running for "Ted Kennedy's seat" with the statement, "With all due respect, it's not the Kennedy seat and it's not the Democrats' seat, it's the people's seat." That phrase, "the people's seat," became "the Next Scott Brown" of phrases associated with his political career.

This means that "Bqhatevwr PAC" is still available, if you want it.

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President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Senate voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown and the measure now heads to the House, which is expected to back the bill before day's end. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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U.S. President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C, October 16, 2013. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Senate voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown and the measure now heads to the House, which is expected to back the bill before day's end. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Senate voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown and the measure now heads to the House, which is expected to back the bill before day's end. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks while visiting with furloughed federal workers, while they volunteer at a Martha's Table kitchen on October 14, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama walks out to make a statement to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. The Senate voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown and the measure now heads to the House, which is expected to back the bill before day's end. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks while visiting with furloughed federal workers, while they volunteer at a Martha's Table kitchen on October 14, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the the budget and the partial government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. The president said he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of "economic chaos." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:AP)

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President Barack Obama speaks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. The president said he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of "economic chaos." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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President Barack Obama speaks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. The president said he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of "economic chaos." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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President Barack Obama speaks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. The president said he told House Speaker John Boehner he's willing to negotiate with Republicans on their priorities, but not under the threat of "economic chaos." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens on the 8th day of the shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens. Obama on Tuesday told House Republicans to stop making threats and pass a budget, which would bring an end to a crippling government shutdown. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 8, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Now in the eighth day of a government shutdown, Obama and his Democratic allies have reiterated to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) that they will negotiate but only after Republicans vote to approve a clean extension of government spending and authorize an increase in the debt limit. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens. Obama on Tuesday told House Republicans to stop making threats and pass a budget, which would bring an end to a crippling government shutdown. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens on the 8th day of the shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens on the 8th day of the shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens. Obama on Tuesday told House Republicans to stop making threats and pass a budget, which would bring an end to a crippling government shutdown. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 8, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 8, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Now in the eighth day of a government shutdown, Obama and his Democratic allies have reiterated to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) that they will negotiate but only after Republicans vote to approve a clean extension of government spending and authorize an increase in the debt limit. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2013, as the crisis over a U.S. government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff deepens. Obama on Tuesday told House Republicans to stop making threats and pass a budget, which would bring an end to a crippling government shutdown.(JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about hurricane preparedness as well as the budget showdown with Congress, at the headquarters of FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in Washington, D.C., October 7, 2013, on the seventh day of the government shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Vice President Joe Biden talk to the media at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue after walking from the White House for a take-out lunch October 4, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the government shutdown and the budget and debt ceiling debates in Congress during a visit to M. Luis Construction, a construction company, in Rockville, Maryland, October 3, 2013, on the third day of the government shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, President Barack Obama listens to a question during a wide-ranging and exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington four days into a partial shutdown of the federal government. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, President Barack Obama speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in the White House library in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (credit:AP)

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ROCKVILLE, MD - OCTOBER 3: President Barack Obama visits M. Luis Construction on October 3, 2013 in Rockville, Maryland. President Obama spoke about the need for Congress to pass a budget. (Photo by Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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ROCKVILLE, MD - OCTOBER 3: President Barack Obama visits M. Luis Construction on October 3, 2013 in Rockville, Maryland. President Obama spoke about the need for Congress to pass a budget. (Photo by Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the government shutdown and the budget and debt ceiling debates in Congress during a visit to M. Luis Construction, a construction company, in Rockville, Maryland, October 3, 2013, on the third day of the government shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the government shutdown and the budget and debt ceiling debates in Congress during a visit to M. Luis Construction, a construction company, in Rockville, Maryland, October 3, 2013, on the third day of the government shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the government shutdown and the budget and debt ceiling debates in Congress during a visit to M. Luis Construction, a construction company, in Rockville, Maryland, October 3, 2013, on the third day of the government shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the government shutdown and the budget and debt ceiling debates in Congress during a visit to M. Luis Construction, a construction company, in Rockville, Maryland, October 3, 2013, on the third day of the government shutdown. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama leaves after speaking on federal government shutdown at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act, as well as the government shutdown in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., October 1, 2013. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on federal government shutdown at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 2013.(JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on federal government shutdown at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Rose Garden of the White House on the first day of the federal government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the launch of the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces and the first federal government shutdown in 17 years in the Rose Garden of the White House October 1, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, after Senate lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal to avoid default and reopen the government. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:AP)

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US President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, October 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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US President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown and debt ceiling standoff in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, October 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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