Martha Fuller Clark Announces Run for State Senate

UPDATE, 2 P.M.: Martha Fuller Clark announced Friday that she will run for the open state Senate seat created by Sen. Amanda Merrill's decision not to seek re-election.

"I look forward to returning to the Senate to bring back a reasoned voice to the legislative process," she said in a statement issued by the New Hampshire Democratic Party. "During my six terms in the House and three terms in the Senate I was able to work across party lines to pass legislation on many major issues. These past two years I have been appalled at the deterioration of the process of providing good government and by the open manipulation occurring at the State House by radical out-of-state influences. I would be honored to represent the constituents that Senator Merrill has served so admirably as well as representing once again the citizens of Portsmouth and Newington.

An earlier story follows:

Martha Fuller Clark of Portsmouth may make another run for state Senate, according to the Union Leader.

The newspaper reported on Thursday that Fuller Clark, a Democrat, may seek the District 21 seat being vacated by state Sen. Amanda Merrill, D-Durham, who has announced she will not seek reelection. Portsmouth is now part of District 21 because of redistricting approved by the state Legislature earlier this year.

Fuller Clark was defeated in 2010 in District 24 by state Sen. Nancy Stiles, R-Hampton.