section_path: Career/US congressional campaign in New Hampshire (2021–2022)
section_name: US congressional campaign in New Hampshire (2021–2022)
paragraph_text: US congressional campaign in New Hampshire (2021–2022)
  
  On July 19, 2021, Leavitt announced her intention to run in the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire's first congressional district as a Republican in an interview with WMUR. She stated that she was encouraged to run after president Joe Biden reversed many of the policies enacted by his predecessor, Donald Trump, and after Twitter erroneously suspended her account while she was working for Stefanik. Within three days, her campaign had raised US$100,000. Leavitt's campaign largely leveraged her experience within the Trump administration, as she sought to be viewed as the most pro-Trump candidate in the Republican primary. She officially filed to run in June 2022. Polling in August placed Leavitt second behind Matt Mowers, the Republican nominee in the 2020 House of Representatives election.
  
  Leading up to the primary, Leavitt criticized Mowers as insufficiently pro-Trump, including noting that he was a former advisor to former New Jersey governor Chris Christie. The dichotomy in Leavitt and Mowers's strategies exposed a divide in the Republican Party; Leavitt received endorsements from Texas senator Ted Cruz and representatives Lauren Boebert, Jim Jordan, and Stefanik, in a demonstration of support from right-wing lawmakers. She concluded her campaign with a gun shoot at a fish and game club. Leavitt won the Republican primary in September, in an unexpected victory against Mowers. She was defeated by Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas.
  
  On July 19, 2021, Leavitt announced her intention to run in the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire's first congressional district as a Republican in an interview with WMUR. She stated that she was encouraged to run after president Joe Biden reversed many of the policies enacted by his predecessor, Donald Trump, and after Twitter erroneously suspended her account while she was working for Stefanik. Within three days, her campaign had raised US$100,000. Leavitt's campaign largely leveraged her experience within the Trump administration, as she sought to be viewed as the most pro-Trump candidate in the Republican primary. She officially filed to run in June 2022. Polling in August placed Leavitt second behind Matt Mowers, the Republican nominee in the 2020 House of Representatives election.
  
  Leading up to the primary, Leavitt criticized Mowers as insufficiently pro-Trump, including noting that he was a former advisor to former New Jersey governor Chris Christie. The dichotomy in Leavitt and Mowers's strategies exposed a divide in the Republican Party; Leavitt received endorsements from Texas senator Ted Cruz and representatives Lauren Boebert, Jim Jordan, and Stefanik, in a demonstration of support from right-wing lawmakers. She concluded her campaign with a gun shoot at a fish and game club. Leavitt won the Republican primary in September, in an unexpected victory against Mowers. She was defeated by Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas.