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Chris Pappas, a Democrat representing New Hampshire's 1st congressional district since 2019, is his party's nominee for the state's open U.S. Senate seat in 2026.
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MANCHESTER, N.H.: In case you missed it, WGME reported on Congressman Chris Pappas’s growing lead in the New Hampshire Senate race, highlighting Granite Staters across the political spectrum who are backing his…
Chris Pappas officially filed Monday for New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat, pitching himself as a bipartisan candidate focused on affordability, housing
Former Republican congressional candidate Don Bolduc on Friday backed Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas in New Hampshire’s open Senate race.
Chris Pappas has been ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and is a member of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus.
Chris Pappas has served as a U.S. Representative since 2018 and previously served on New Hampshire's Executive Council.
Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas and Republican John E. Sununu at forum Wednesday in Salem.
SununuPAPPAS: “This is a critical midterm election where we have to reestablish checks and balances in Washington D.C.
As Democrat Chris Pappas runs for U.S. Senate, his four terms representing New Hampshire’s 1st District in Congress are his main credential.
“So we’re going to elect a strong Republican majority in the House and Senate, and I think we have a really good chance," Trump said Wednesday in Arizona.
Democrat Chris Pappas of Manchester and Republican John E. Sununu of Rye appeared separately on stage 20 minutes apart, but each still managed to slip in a dig during a U.S.
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Christopher Charles Pappas was born on June 4, 1980, in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Dawn and Arthur Pappas.
His great-grandfather, an immigrant from Greece, co-founded a Manchester ice cream shop in 1917 that grew into the Puritan Backroom restaurant, which the family still owns and which Pappas co-owns.
After finishing at Manchester Central High School in 1998, he studied government at Harvard College, writing for The Harvard Crimson and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2002.
His involvement in politics began in 1996, when as a high school student he volunteered on Jeanne Shaheen's campaign for governor.
Pappas won a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2002 and served two terms, then was elected treasurer of Hillsborough County, a post he held until Bob Burns defeated him in 2010.
Two years later he beat Burns to win the 4th district seat on the New Hampshire Executive Council, gaining reelection in 2014 and 2016.
When Carol Shea-Porter retired from Congress in 2018, Pappas entered the race for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, defeated ten other candidates in the Democratic primary with 42.2% of the vote, and defeated Republican Eddie Edwards with 53.6%.
He was the first openly gay man elected to Congress from New Hampshire. He won further terms in 2020 against Matt Mowers, in 2022 against Karoline Leavitt, and in 2024 against Russell Prescott.
His House committee assignments in the 119th Congress were Transportation and Infrastructure and Veterans' Affairs, and he co-chairs the Congressional Equality Caucus.
Pappas launched his Senate campaign on April 3, 2025, after Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen chose to retire at the end of her third term, leaving the seat open. With Shaheen's endorsement, he won the September 8, 2026 Democratic primary over medical scientist Karishma Manzur, taking 65% of the vote. In the November 3 general election he faces Republican John E. Sununu, a former senator who occupied the seat for a single term until Shaheen unseated him in 2008.
