Battle for Senate: New Hampshire’s Hassan spotlights her push for ‘increased funding for police’

Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan showcases her support for law enforcement and border security in a new ad as she runs for re-election in battleground New Hampshire.

"Hassan’s done the opposite of defunding the police. In every budget as governor, Hassan increased funding for police, and it’s no different with Maggie in the Senate," Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft says of Hassan, a former governor and first-term senator who’s been heavily targeted by Republicans as she runs for re-election this year, in a race that’s one of a handful across the country that may determine if Republicans win back the Senate majority in November’s midterm elections.

"She takes keeping New Hampshire safe seriously, Croft emphasizes near the end of the commercial, which Hassan’s campaign says will run statewide and is backed by a seven-figure ad buy.