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U.S. Senator

Chris Pappas

Candidate for U.S. Senator

Democratic

Background

Occupation
U.S. Representative, 1st District
Lives in
Manchester
Campaign website
chrispappas.org

A Manchester restaurant owner who has represented New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District since 2019, after three terms on the state's Executive Council.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Supports cutting red tape and helping first-time homebuyers.

    Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint – Chris Pappas for Senate

    Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org

    “cutting red tape to build more housing, supporting first-time homebuyers, and working to make homeownership attainable for hardworking families again.”
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Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

  • Supports defending clean energy tax credits and heating assistance.

    Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint – Chris Pappas for Senate

    Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org

    “protecting heating assistance programs like LIHEAP, lowering utility bills for veterans and military families, and defending clean energy tax credits”
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Health & human services

  • Supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and protecting Medicaid.

    Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint – Chris Pappas for Senate

    Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org

    “is working to protect coverage by strengthening the Affordable Care Act and defending Medicare and Medicaid from reckless Republican cuts.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress.

    Anti-Corruption Agenda – Chris Pappas for Senate

    Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org

    “Pappas broke with Democratic House leadership to support a ban on congressional stock trading.”
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  • Introduced the DISCLOSE Act on election spending disclosure.

    He also supports overturning the Citizens United decision and says he takes no corporate PAC money.

    Anti-Corruption Agenda – Chris Pappas for Senate

    Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org

    “He introduced the DISCLOSE Act to stop billionaires and corporate special interests from secretly buying our elections.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Chris Pappas on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • EducationNo documented position found.

All sources (14)

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