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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]].

'''Bryant “Corky” Messner''' (born November 15, 1956 (age {{age|1956|11|15}})) is a veteran and businessman who ran 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==

==2020 U.S. Senate bid==

===General election===

===General election===

A debate between Messner and Shaheen over the general election was held in mid-October 2020.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc3PfXYMlIA NH US Senate Debate 10-15-2020 on NHPR - Sen Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Corky Messner (R)]</ref> The race has been rated as a safe hold for the incumbent senator by the Cook Political Report,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings 2020 Senate Race Ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref> though [[RCP]] only considers it to be "Lean D".<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/senate/2020_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref>

A debate between Messner and Shaheen over the general election was held in mid-October 2020.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc3PfXYMlIA NH US Senate Debate 10-15-2020 on NHPR - Sen Jeanne Shaheen (D) and Corky Messner (R)]</ref> The race was rated as a safe hold for the incumbent senator by the Cook Political Report,<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings 2020 Senate Race Ratings | The Cook Political Report]</ref> though [[RCP]] only considered it to be "Lean D".<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/senate/2020_elections_senate_map.html Battle for the Senate 2020 - RealClearPolitics]</ref>

 

Messner ultimately lost the election by sixteen points to Shaheen.<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/jeanne-shaheen-defeats-republican-corky-messner-new-hampshire-senate-2020-11 Jeanne Shaheen easily defeats Republican Corky Messner for US Senate in New Hampshire]</ref>

==Political views==

==Political views==