Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott P. Brown announced Wednesday that he is making another bid for the Senate from New Hampshire next year. Brown is the first high-profile Republican to enter the race for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen.

If he were to win the nomination, he’d likely face Representative Chris Pappas, 45, who appears to have a clear path to the Democratic nomination.

Scott Brown, the former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and former Ambassador to New Zealand, is running for the Senate in New Hampshire again.