Looks as if we may have a competitive race in New Hampshire.

Horn described herself as a conservative Republican but said she is more moderate in supporting civil unions for same-sex couples and favoring “common-sense restrictions to protect kids from guns.”

National Republicans have been attempting to recruit her into the race for several months. She currently faces a nominal primary challenge from attorney Jim Steiner, though other candidates could emerge before the June filing deadline.

Horn hosts a daily talk show on a statewide talk-radio station and writes a weekly column for the Nashua Telegraph. In the run-up to the presidential primary in New Hampshire, she interviewed many of the Republican and Democratic candidates on her show.

She said she entered the race because “it’s time we stop electing lawyers and politicians and people who have spent their entire lives setting themselves up for the next office.”

Hodes, who upset former GOP Rep. Charlie Bass in the last election, was a practicing attorney before winning election in 2006. He starts off with a solid financial head start, with more than $550,000 in his campaign coffers at the end of September.

National Republicans haven’t viewed the western New Hampshire district as a top pickup opportunity but are optimistic that Horn is well-qualified to mount a serious challenge. The district, which gave John F. Kerry 52 percent of the presidential vote in 2004, leans Democratic.

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