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U.S. Representative for New Hampshire’s 1st District

Chris Pappas

Democrat 4th term Running for NH Senate

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$23.7M raised · top PACs: Norpac, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, A New Direction PAC Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 13 of 24 party-line votes (54%; most Democrats: 5%)
90LoyaltyMed 98
100AttendMed 98
19BipartMed 12
48BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2019–now
7 years in CongressMore senior than 46% of the House
Committees
  • Veterans' Affairs 3rd minority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 16th minority
Age
46

New Hampshire U.S. Senate race

Running for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on Nov 3, 2026

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date43360138167448
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—4135431,235102

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Health 16% 10%
Government Operations and Politics 14% 8%
Armed Forces and National Security 19% 17%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Health and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • He talks most about: Health Care Coverage (Health), Veterans Health Care (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 60 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberEconomic Opportunity SubcommitteeVeterans' Affairs
MemberVeterans' Affairs Committee3rd minority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee16th minority

Ranking member on the Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, more senior than 46% of the House, in the minority.

  • 7 years in Congress: more senior than 46% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

53% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Pappas.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

53% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in his party: Goodlander and Plaskett.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 57 · expected 27
Action in committee 12 · expected 4
Beyond committee 3 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 144 of 433 in the House

1.06expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

1 of 57 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.06 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 2954 (passed a chamber), H.R. 8019 (out of committee), H.R. 4413 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.23
Crime and Law Enforcement13 of 24
Education6 of 12
Government Operations and Politics5 of 16
Congress2 of 151

With his party on the other 8 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 90% of party-line votes, breaks 48 times (peer median 8), most on Crime and Law Enforcement.

  • Position: −0.23, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 13 of 24, Education 6 of 12, Government Operations and Politics 5 of 16.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Pappas$23.7M raised37%52%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

89% of what he raised came from individuals; 37% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$23.7M raised, 6% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 7.8 points.

62 PACs of the 83 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. Norpac29% D
  2. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association52% D
  3. A New Direction100% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

231 bills

Pappas voted Yea on 34, Nay on 75, and sponsored or cosponsored 122 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.