Scott Brown files for Mass. state pension [View all]

[DonViejo]

State senator. US senator from Massachusetts. Would-be US senator from New Hampshire. Fox News commentator. And now, or soon, pensioner.

Former senator Scott Brown, who won a Senate seat in Massachusetts and lost one in New Hampshire, is ready for retirement. Brown has applied for his state pension, in Massachusetts, based on his nearly 17 years of state, county, and municipal service, which also entitles him to retiree health benefits.

Brown, 55, filed his application to the State Board of Retirement on Nov. 17, 13 days after he came up short by less than 16,000 votes against US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the New Hampshire Democrat.

Availing himself of the public pension to which he contributed during his time in office clouds Brown’s political future, particularly if he chooses to remain in New Hampshire, political analysts said. Part of Brown’s core argument in last year’s campaign was that he had roots in the state, and was more philosophically aligned with its residents than with those in Massachusetts.

“You can’t fault anybody for getting their pension that they’ve earned, but if you’re looking at running for another state office, it’s probably not the best timing or message you want to have delivered,” said Ron Bonjean, a Republican public affairs strategist in Washington, D.C.

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