Federal

U.S. Senator

Vote for: 1
Term: 6 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. senator votes on federal laws, confirms federal judges and cabinet members, and ratifies treaties; New Hampshire elects two for six-year terms.

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Chris Pappas

Democratic

U.S. Representative, 1st District · Manchester

The gist

Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress.
Introduced the DISCLOSE Act on election spending disclosure.
Supports suspending the federal gas tax.
Supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and protecting Medicaid.
Supports rolling back tariffs on food and everyday essentials.
Supports cutting red tape and helping first-time homebuyers.
Supports defending clean energy tax credits and heating assistance.

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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.”
Introduced the DISCLOSE Act on election spending disclosure.
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.”
Supports suspending the federal gas tax.
Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint – Chris Pappas for Senate
Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org
“He’s also leading efforts with Senator Mark Kelly to suspend the federal gas tax and provide relief to Granite Staters at the pump.”
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.”
Supports rolling back tariffs on food and everyday essentials.
Tax Cuts and Lower Costs Blueprint – Chris Pappas for Senate
Campaign website · Chris Pappas for Senate · chrispappas.org
“He supports rolling back harmful new tariffs on food and everyday essentials, cracking down on AI-driven price discrimination”
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.”
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”

John E. Sununu

Republican

Former U.S. senator; engineer · Rye

The gist

Pledges to oppose all middle-class tax increases.
Wrote the federal law banning taxes on internet access.
Pledges to focus on reducing inflation and living costs.
Supports reforming surveillance laws to protect privacy.
Supported bipartisan mental health reforms while in Congress.

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Pledges to oppose all middle-class tax increases.
About – John Sununu for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Sununu Senator · sununusenator.com
“He’ll oppose all middle-class tax hikes and work to make life more affordable for New Hampshire families”
Wrote the federal law banning taxes on internet access.
About – John Sununu for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Sununu Senator · sununusenator.com
“as a Senator, wrote the law to ban taxes on internet access.”
Pledges to focus on reducing inflation and living costs.
About – John Sununu for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Sununu Senator · sununusenator.com
“focusing like a laser on reducing inflation and lowering the cost of housing, healthcare, and energy.”
Supports reforming surveillance laws to protect privacy.
About – John Sununu for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Sununu Senator · sununusenator.com
“John will hold them accountable and defend every American’s right to be free from surveillance.”
Supported bipartisan mental health reforms while in Congress.
About – John Sununu for U.S. Senate
Campaign website · Sununu Senator · sununusenator.com
“He championed bipartisan mental health reforms to treat mental illness like the disease it is”

Edmond Laplante

Constitution

Mechanic; school board member · Richmond

The gist

Supports ending U.S. involvement in foreign wars and aid.
Supports returning federal powers to the states.
Opposes benefits for people in the country illegally.
Supports state-led, not federal, civilian health care solutions.
Proposes expanding homeschooling freedom and parental rights.

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Supports ending U.S. involvement in foreign wars and aid.
My Platform – Edmond Laplante for US Senate
Campaign website · Laplante for US Senate · laplante4constitutionalnh.com
“I believe it is time to end U.S. involvement in wars abroad, stop sending foreign aid overseas”
Supports returning federal powers to the states.
My Platform – Edmond Laplante for US Senate
Campaign website · Laplante for US Senate · laplante4constitutionalnh.com
“I will fight in the U.S. Senate to restore state sovereignty and put America, and New Hampshire, first.”
Opposes benefits for people in the country illegally.
My Platform – Edmond Laplante for US Senate
Campaign website · Laplante for US Senate · laplante4constitutionalnh.com
“individuals who are in the country illegally should not receive state or federal benefits intended for citizens and lawful residents.”
Supports state-led, not federal, civilian health care solutions.
My Platform – Edmond Laplante for US Senate
Campaign website · Laplante for US Senate · laplante4constitutionalnh.com
“solutions should be led by the states and communities closest to the people affected, not imposed by distant federal bureaucracies.”
Proposes expanding homeschooling freedom and parental rights.
My Platform – Edmond Laplante for US Senate
Campaign website · Laplante for US Senate · laplante4constitutionalnh.com
“I propose expanding homeschooling freedom and strengthening the parents' right to exercise their constitutional role in guiding their children’s education”

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