Chris Pappas
Senator-elect from New Hampshire
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- New Hampshire Senate
- Opponent
- John E. Sununu (R)
- Result
- 55.7% – 42.3%
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint
Plans to lower energy, health care, grocery, child care and housing costs, including by suspending the federal gas tax.
“He’s also leading efforts with Senator Mark Kelly to suspend the federal gas tax and provide relief to Granite Staters at the pump.”
Source for Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint, on Chris Pappas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Health Care
Says he is working to restore the enhanced ACA premium tax credits and to protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act.
“He is working across the aisle to restore ACA enhanced premium tax credits and bring down health care costs that have skyrocketed by double or more.”
Source for Health Care, on Chris Pappas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Anti-Corruption Agenda
Supports a congressional stock trading ban, the DISCLOSE Act on dark money donors, and overturning Citizens United.
“He supports overturning the Citizens United decision to restore power to the people.”
Source for Anti-Corruption Agenda, on Chris Pappas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Reproductive Freedom
Wants to restore and write into federal law the abortion rights established under Roe v. Wade.
“That’s why Chris is fighting to restore and codify the rights established under Roe and safeguard access to reproductive health care.”
Source for Reproductive Freedom, on Chris Pappas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Taking on Corporate Special Interests
Says he runs without corporate PAC money and supports donor disclosure for dark money groups and limits on the revolving door.
“Chris is running a people-powered campaign and taking on corporate special interests – all without taking a dime of corporate PAC money.”
Source for Taking on Corporate Special Interests, on Chris Pappas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Chris Pappas’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- OtherClock is ticking
Oppose any cut to Social Security benefits
“one thing that I will not support is a cut to benefits for New Hampshire seniors and for workers that are looking forward to retirement”
Southern New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce debate, Oct 14 2026 (campaign transcript), Oct 14, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
Suspend the federal gas tax
“He’s also leading efforts with Senator Mark Kelly to suspend the federal gas tax”
Campaign website, Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- TradeClock is ticking
Pass the Small Business RELIEF Act to exempt small businesses from global and reciprocal tariffs and refund tariffs already paid
“His Small Business RELIEF Act would exempt New Hampshire small businesses from global baseline and reciprocal tariffs and issue refunds to those that have already been forced to shoulder the costs of Trump’s tariffs”
Campaign press release, Sept 25 2026, Sept 25, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Write the abortion rights established under Roe v. Wade into federal law
“Chris is fighting to restore and codify the rights established under Roe”
Campaign website, Reproductive Freedom page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Christopher Charles Pappas is an American politician who is the United States senator-elect from New Hampshire. S. representative from New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019. He also served on the New Hampshire Executive Council from 2013 to 2019.
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More liberal than 55% of the House
Based on 569 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, scored with Voteview's DW-NOMINATE.
- Raised
- $23.7M
- From individuals
- $21.1M
- Spent
- $22.1M
- Cash on hand
- $2.0M
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
On record since 2022
- Given to their campaign
- $679K
- Donations from AIPAC and its members, sent to Chris Pappas’s campaign to spend.
- Ads to help them win
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, supporting Chris Pappas.
- Ads to help them lose
- $0
- Ads and mailers AIPAC paid for on its own, attacking Chris Pappas.
| Election | Given to campaign | Ads helping | Ads attacking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $231K | $0 | $0 |
| 2024 | $335K | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $113K | $0 | $0 |
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
- HouseNew Hampshire's 1st district
- SenateNew Hampshire
Phone 202-225-5456
Office 452 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2901
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