# Chris Pappas

Chris Pappas is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New Hampshire’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New Hampshire’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000614
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NH01210, S6NH00141

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000614 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Pappas raised $23.7M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Pappas says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,060 classified statements: 1,513 posts on X, 417 press releases, 87 newsletters, 43 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Pappas | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 6.6% | 205 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.5% | 27.5% | 61 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 81.9% | 73.2% | 18 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 22.7% | 9.8% | 9 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 39.9% | 22.7% | 10 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 111 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 35% (House Democrats 26%); Armed Forces and National Security 25% (House Democrats 16%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (House Democrats 8.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.01), from 5,143 donors and 3,836 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 90% (96.4%). 49 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 59 bills: 59 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 380. 1.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 131 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10587: American Homes First Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10587
- H.R. 10588: LIHEAP Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10588
- H.R. 10589: Consumer Fuel Costs Relief Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10589
- H.R. 9969: Baby Brent’s Bill (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9969
- H.R. 9894: Investing in State Energy Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9894
- H.R. 9759: Turn the Tide Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9759
- H.R. 9563: No Cashing In Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9563
- H.R. 9105: SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9105
- H.R. 8565: ATIIP Reauthorization and Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8565
- H.R. 8468: Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8468

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $23.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 34% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 23% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2114766860025479594
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2113639021607850478
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2113765390840906048
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2113252785869279392
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2113056164531384576
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2112626878645236131
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2112631692133269650
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2112631693144141964
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2112193306457170015
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepChrisPappas/status/2112240879343689755

## Links

- Official site: https://pappas.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepChrisPappas
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000614

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000614