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'''Bryant “Corky” Messner''' (born November 15, 1956 (age {{age|1956|11|15}})) is a veteran and businessman currently running for [[United States Senate]] in the [[2020 U.S. Senate elections|2020 elections]] from [[New Hampshire]] to challenge incumbent [[Democrat]] [[Jeanne Shaheen]].
==2020 U.S. Senate bid==
:''See: [[2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire]]
Messner's bid has received the endorsements of Sen. [[Rand Paul]]<ref>[https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/rand-paul-endorses-corky-messner-for-u-s-senate/article_0eb5d3d9-6a35-55b2-af55-316eb2490a99.html Rand Paul endorses Corky Messner for U.S. Senate]</ref> and [[President Trump]].<ref>[https://www.wmur.com/article/trump-endorses-messner-tweets-hell-be-fantastic-us-senator/32854490 Trump endorses Messner, tweets he’ll be ‘fantastic US Senator']</ref> The latter's endorsement that was several months prior to the Republican primary election sparked criticism from Messner's then-primary opponent [[Don Bolduc]], who claimed that the primary was rigged against him.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-endorsements-cause-uproar-in-nh-gop-primaries Trump endorsements cause uproar in New Hampshire GOP primaries]</ref>
==Controversies==
Messner reportedly was accused of domestic violence in 2006.<ref>[https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/nh-senate-candidate-accused-domestic-incident-colorado-doc NH Senate Candidate Accused Of Domestic Incident In Colorado: Doc]</ref>
A criminal probe was briefly sought into a foundation run by Messner;<ref>[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/20/1979151/-Crazy-Stupid-Republican-of-the-Day-Corky-Messner Criminal probe sought into NH U.S. Senate candidate ‘Corky’ Messner’s foundation]</ref> a third-party audit later found no wrongdoing.<ref>[https://corkyforsenate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/final-version-foundation-release-on-demand-10.5.20-release.pdf Audit Finds No Wrongdoing by Messner Foundation, Demands Retraction]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://corkyforsenate.com/home/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Bryant_Messner Bryant Messner - Ballotpedia]
*[https://www.wmur.com/article/2020-candidate-biography-bryant-corky-messner/33432557# Profile] at ''WMUR9
*[https://twitter.com/CorkyForSenate Twitter Page]
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[[Category:Colorado]]
[[Category:New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:United States Veterans]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
==2020 U.S. Senate bid==
:''See: [[2020 United States Senate election in New Hampshire]]
Messner's bid has received the endorsements of Sen. [[Rand Paul]]<ref>[https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/rand-paul-endorses-corky-messner-for-u-s-senate/article_0eb5d3d9-6a35-55b2-af55-316eb2490a99.html Rand Paul endorses Corky Messner for U.S. Senate]</ref> and [[President Trump]].<ref>[https://www.wmur.com/article/trump-endorses-messner-tweets-hell-be-fantastic-us-senator/32854490 Trump endorses Messner, tweets he’ll be ‘fantastic US Senator']</ref> The latter's endorsement that was several months prior to the Republican primary election sparked criticism from Messner's then-primary opponent [[Don Bolduc]], who claimed that the primary was rigged against him.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-endorsements-cause-uproar-in-nh-gop-primaries Trump endorsements cause uproar in New Hampshire GOP primaries]</ref>
==Controversies==
Messner reportedly was accused of domestic violence in 2006.<ref>[https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/nh-senate-candidate-accused-domestic-incident-colorado-doc NH Senate Candidate Accused Of Domestic Incident In Colorado: Doc]</ref>
A criminal probe was briefly sought into a foundation run by Messner;<ref>[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/20/1979151/-Crazy-Stupid-Republican-of-the-Day-Corky-Messner Criminal probe sought into NH U.S. Senate candidate ‘Corky’ Messner’s foundation]</ref> a third-party audit later found no wrongdoing.<ref>[https://corkyforsenate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/final-version-foundation-release-on-demand-10.5.20-release.pdf Audit Finds No Wrongdoing by Messner Foundation, Demands Retraction]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://corkyforsenate.com/home/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Bryant_Messner Bryant Messner - Ballotpedia]
*[https://www.wmur.com/article/2020-candidate-biography-bryant-corky-messner/33432557# Profile] at ''WMUR9
*[https://twitter.com/CorkyForSenate Twitter Page]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Messner, Corky}}
[[Category:Colorado]]
[[Category:New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:United States Veterans]]
[[Category:United States Army]]