Chris Pappas

Things People Say About Chris Pappas

Chris Pappas is the Democratic U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, serving since 2019. He was the Democratic nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire in 2026.

What People Say About Them

“On my recent visit to New Hampshire, I met Granite Staters who are fired up to send Congressman Chris Pappas to the Senate, Stefany Shaheen and Maggie Goodlander to the House, and Cinde Warmington to the Governor’s office.” — Pete Buttigieg on Chris Pappas, Pete Buttigieg's Substack

Pete Buttigieg said about Chris Pappas, in Pete Buttigieg's Substack on October 30, 2026.

From Pete Buttigieg's Substack post "What's Really at Stake in New Hampshire?", published days before the 2026 election after he campaigned in the state for Democratic candidates.

“Karishma Manzur, a DSA member who was not endorsed by the local chapter or national organization but who had former socialist Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s support, lost her race for U.S. Senate to pro-Israel U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, who received substantial funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.” — Nick French on Chris Pappas, Dollars & Sense

Nick French said about Chris Pappas, in Dollars & Sense on October 26, 2026.

From Nick French's article in Dollars & Sense, a left-leaning magazine, reviewing the results of the 2026 Democratic primaries, including New Hampshire's Senate primary.

“Pappas enjoys a stable lead. Although there were concerns about this race from national Democrats earlier this fall, Pappas has enjoyed a solid mid-single-digit lead for most of this election cycle. The fundamentals of this race have not changed, and time is running out for such a change to occur.” — Steve Marchand on Chris Pappas and John Sununu, The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand

Steve Marchand said about Chris Pappas, in The Politics of New Hampshire with Steve Marchand on October 25, 2026.

From Steve Marchand's New Hampshire politics newsletter, in a section on the factors shaping his October 2026 downballot projections. Marchand, who chairs a group that helps downballot Democrats, is describing the Senate race between Democrat Chris Pappas and Republican John E. Sununu.

“I am not optimistic for Sununu to win. I think he'll keep it closer than he probably should. He's a very well-known figure there. And Chris Pappas isn't a terrible candidate for the Democrats… but he's not dynamic. And I think Sununu has an outside chance.” — Stu Burguiere on Chris Pappas and John Sununu, Predictable with Stu Burguiere

Stu Burguiere said about Chris Pappas, in Predictable with Stu Burguiere on October 7, 2026.

Stu Burguiere, host of the prediction-market show Predictable, discusses polls and betting markets for the 2026 midterms, here on the New Hampshire Senate race between John Sununu and Chris Pappas.

Predictable with Stu Burguiere Around 00:00 into the episode
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We are getting really close to the midterm elections, and we've got a pollapalooza going on out there. Tons of polls are out. We'll look at the latest and see how they stack up against prediction markets. We have Steve Deace from Blaze TV on to talk about, uh, the on the ground view of what's going on in Iowa, one of the key races and one of my biggest positions, uh, in these, uh, midterms. We'll talk to him about that. Uh, and, uh, if we have time, I think we'll have time to get to a candidate countdown today as well. It's all coming up, uh, and so much more unpredictable with Stu. All right, here we go. Lots to get to today. If you are new to the prediction market world, I wanna tell you, we have a brand new video up at predictable101.com. It is our predictable 101 lesson six. we bring you through from the beginning of the process all the way to this one, which I think is, what is it? Limit orders? I think it's trade, how do you trade a limit order? You know, you might be like, I have no idea how to do…

Speaker names come from our own diarization. The position is estimated from where the line sits in the episode.

Where to Find Them

Chris Pappas writes Chris Pappas and writes Democracy News . They have also been a guest on The MeidasTouch Podcast and Pod Save America .

Recently: “One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest” on Pod Save America (October 2026); “Rep. Chris Pappas on Trump’s economy and his New Hampshire Senate Run” on The MeidasTouch Podcast (October 2026); “NH Senate Race is a Dead Heat” on Chris Pappas (July 2026); “Sununu owes Granite Staters the truth” on Chris Pappas (July 2026); “Maine” on Chris Pappas (July 2026); “Azerbaijan” on Chris Pappas (July 2026).

What They Said

“I don't think he's actually been in the same room as another human being in any of the ads he's actually put on the air.” — Chris Pappas, Gloves Off

Pappas's reaction, as quoted in Tara McGowan's Gloves Off newsletter, to an ad from his Senate opponent John Sununu that she played for him during their interview.

Gloves Off · 2026-10-19 Permalink → Listen →
“I represent the Main Street economy in New Hampshire. That's very different from Wall Street. It's very different from the big corporations that seem to get all the special treatment out of Washington, D.C.” — Chris Pappas, Gloves Off

Quoted in host Tara McGowan's newsletter write-up of her Gloves Off interview with Pappas about his New Hampshire Senate race against Republican John Sununu. Pappas worked in his family's Manchester restaurant business before entering Congress.

Gloves Off · 2026-10-19 Permalink → Listen →

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