Overview
Poliscope ↗$13.4M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$681K
Outside opposition
12%
Small-dollar share
24%
In-state share
12
Flags
Chris Pappas is a Democratic Senator from NH. Pappas has run for Senate and House office across 5 campaign cycles. Pappas's campaign has raised $13.4 million from 5,592 donors. Funding includes 12.0% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 13.6% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include CHRIS PAPPAS FOR SENATE.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $1,666 (2024)
- Ben Horowitz gave $1,666 (2024)
Opposed by Charles Koch
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION spent $669,450 opposing
Backed by Stephen Mandel
- Stephen Mandel gave $3,500 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,000 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $15,003 (2024)
Opposed by GOP leadership super PACs
- SLF PAC spent $11,166 opposing
Opposed by Americans for Prosperity
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION spent $669,450 opposing
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $17,000 (2026)
- End Citizens United gave $10,000 (2024)
Health care industry money
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($153K from individual donors)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($239K from individual donors)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $2,500 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- IBEW PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $1,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $7,500 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $7,500 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $6,500 (2026)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $9,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $3,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Mostly out-of-state money
- 76% of itemized money from out of state
Money
Poliscope ↗$13.4M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$11.6M
From individuals
$4.14M unitemized
$1.04M
From PACs
5,592
Donors
avg $265
34%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2026 5,794 donors$13.4M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 15,828 gifts · 10%$588K
- $200-$499 2,153 gifts · 10%$536K
- $500-$999 1,306 gifts · 12%$664K
- $1,000-$2,899 1,256 gifts · 29%$1.62M
- $2,900+ 632 gifts · 39%$2.21M
- Refunds / negative records 4 gifts$-4K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 796 gifts$425K
- Finance & Investment 289 gifts$239K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 626 gifts$153K
- Real Estate 209 gifts$147K
- Education 720 gifts$141K
- Technology & Internet 158 gifts$66K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 56 gifts$52K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 29 gifts$40K
- Communications & Media 83 gifts$26K
- Agriculture 29 gifts$26K
- Insurance 31 gifts$19K
- Business & Professional Services 41 gifts$18K
- Construction 153 gifts$16K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 50 gifts$16K
- Government & Public Administration 6 gifts$9K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYERS, MICHELLE | individual | CA | $14,000 | — | 3 |
| SHAH, TUSHAR | individual | NY | $14,000 | — | 3 |
| KROOTH, STEPHEN | individual | MD | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| LAUFER, MARSHA ZLATIN | individual | FL | $10,500 | — | 3 |
| RUDD, MARK | individual | NY | $10,500 | — | 4 |
| NOONAN, MICHAEL | individual | PA | $10,000 | — | 4 |
| MEYER, ANNE | individual | MA | $8,000 | — | 4 |
| CULLENBERG, DAVID | individual | NH | $8,000 | — | 8 |
| MCKINNIS, DAVID | individual | CT | $8,000 | — | 3 |
| BURLING, PETER HOE | individual | NH | $7,625 | — | 7 |
| PARAFESTAS, ANASTASIOS | individual | MA | $7,500 | — | 3 |
| KNIGHT, ERIC | individual | FL | $7,500 | — | 3 |
| HOLCOMBE, SUSAN | individual | NH | $7,250 | — | 4 |
| AMBROGI, ANNE | individual | NH | $7,150 | — | 4 |
| ROSSBACH, PETER | individual | NH | $7,100 | — | 5 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORPAC | NJ | $19,500 | 1 |
| END CITIZENS UNITED | DC | $17,000 | 5 |
| SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) | TX | $15,000 | 4 |
| AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE | MD | $10,000 | 4 |
| FRONTLINE USA | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| HAWAII PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| PAC TO THE FUTURE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| EQUALITY PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| COMMON GROUND PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC | RI | $10,000 | 2 |
| MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| FORWARD TOGETHER PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| CHARTER OAK PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NUTMEG PAC | CT | $10,000 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- NH 24% · home state$1.32M
- NY 14%$811K
- MA 14%$767K
- CA 13%$732K
- DC 5%$256K
- FL 4%$249K
- MD 4%$214K
- WA 3%$145K
- TX 2%$130K
- VA 2%$108K
- IL 2%$88K
- CT 1%$81K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION C00687103 | Oppose | $669K 9 filings | Charles KochAmericans for Prosperity | — |
| SLF PAC C00571703 | Oppose | $11K 1 filing | GOP leadership super PACs | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,869 roll calls on record: 925 yea, 332 nay, 9 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Present | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10142 | Multi-State Worker Tax Fairness Act of 2026 | cosponsor | — | Aug 24, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 5334 | Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | cosponsor | International Affairs | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 9874 | Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 2004 | Tyler’s Law | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 3747 | Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 2913 | Ukraine Support Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 20, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9699 | Drug Deal Disclosure Act | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9666 | AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 200 | Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Turkey of certain defense articles and services. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 2, 2026 | — |
| 1395 | Support for the designation of the week of June 29 through July 4, 2026, as "National Tire Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Tire Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper tire care and maintenance. | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Jun 29, 2026 | — |
| 9464 | To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service. | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jun 25, 2026 | — |
| 5517 | Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS PAPPAS FOR SENATE | C00660464 | S / P | principal | $19.3M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-03 | https://pappas.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5456 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://pappas.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5456 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://pappas.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5456 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://pappas.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-5456 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Education. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senate | NH | — | S6NH00141 | $13.4M |
| 2024 | House | NH | 01 | H8NH01210 | $4.07M |
| 2022 | House | NH | 01 | H8NH01210 | $5.16M |
| 2020 | House | NH | 01 | H8NH01210 | $3.22M |
| 2018 | House | NH | 01 | H8NH01210 | $2.22M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.