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Chris Pappas

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire

Manchester small business owner and four-term congressman running for Senate on lower costs, affordable housing and stronger ethics rules.

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StateNew Hampshire
OfficeU.S. Senate
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Chris stands.

Campaign position

Affordable health care

  • Supports restoring enhanced ACA premium tax credits, strengthening rural care and expanding the nursing and health care workforce

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Housing and homeownership

  • Supports tax relief for first-time homebuyers, affordable-housing financing and fewer bureaucratic barriers to new home construction

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Congressional ethics safeguards

  • Supports a congressional stock-trading ban, donor disclosure and independent congressional ethics oversight

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Protecting reproductive freedom

  • Supports restoring Roe protections in federal law and safeguarding interstate travel for abortion care and access to IVF

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Lower household costs

  • Supports restoring the expanded Child Tax Credit and reimbursing small businesses for costs imposed by Trump’s tariffs

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Energy and environment

  • Supports clean energy investment, home weatherization, climate resilience and stronger national safeguards against PFAS contamination

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2003–2007

    Experience

    New Hampshire state representative

    Served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives before holding county and statewide offices.

  2. 2007–2011

    Experience

    Hillsborough County treasurer

    Served as Hillsborough County treasurer after his time in the state legislature.

  3. 2013–2019

    Experience

    New Hampshire executive councilor

    Served three terms on the Executive Council before entering the U.S. House.

  4. 2019–present

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represents New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District and is completing his fourth House term.

  5. 2020

    Accomplishment

    VA police training requirement

    Co-authored annual VA police crisis-intervention and de-escalation training language included in the Veterans COMPACT Act, signed into law in December.

  6. September 2026

    Accomplishment

    Democratic nominee

    Won the Democratic nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat held by Jeanne Shaheen.

  • Experience

    Family restaurant manager

    Ran his family’s restaurant business in Manchester, working with staff and serving local customers.

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