Chris Pappas

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Chris Pappas

U.S. Representative · NH-1 · D

House — NH-1 (Democrat)

Chris Pappas is a Democratic U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, first elected in 2018. Before Congress, he served in the New Hampshire House, as Hillsborough County Treasurer, and on the New Hampshire Executive Council; he was the first openly gay person elected to Congress from New Hampshire. In April 2025 he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Jeanne Shaheen, and is running in the Democratic primary scheduled for September 8, 2026. [Chris Pappas - Ballotpedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2018–2026 cycles

$34,395,610 raised

Influence graph
Individual 80%
PAC 17%
Other

Where the $34,395,610 raised came from · FEC · 2018–2026 cycle

$34,395,610
Raised
FEC receipts · 2018–2026 cycle
$5,767,374
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2018–2026 cycles
$12,181,319
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 134 sources
$504,166
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$24,534,934
U.S. House · 2018–2026
$9,860,676
U.S. Senate · 2026

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$675,818
  • Other / unclassified$624,563
  • Retired$479,861
  • Securities & investment$269,356
  • Lawyers & law firms$160,458
  • Real estate$126,425
  • TV, movies & music$97,921
  • Health professionals$54,826

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • N/A$456,511
  • BAIN CAPITAL$13,200
  • PURITAN BACKROOM$13,200
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY$12,350
  • ART ADVISORS LLC$9,992
  • ALKEUS PHARMACEUTICALS$9,900
  • WILLOUGHBY CAPITAL HOLDINGS$9,900
  • UNH$8,075
  • THE KRAFT GROUP$7,600
  • IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT$7,300

Committee assignments · 7

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs — Economic OpportunityRanking Member
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Highways and Transit
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and Environment
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs — Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 54

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9759To provide funding for programs and activities under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.
  • H.R. 9563No Cashing In Act· Government Operations and Politics
  • H.R. 9105SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026· Armed Forces and National Security
  • H.R. 8565ATIIP Reauthorization and Improvement Act· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 8468Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026· Transportation and Public Works

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 146 total

People46
Organizations8
PACs / committees92

Connections · explore all 146

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Spent against them · $504,166

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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