Chris Pappas
Bio |
Pappas was born in Manchester before pursuing a BA in government at Harvard. He has served as a board member of Southern New Hampshire Services and the Manchester Historic Association. |
Status and Position |
Current US House of Representatives of New Hampshire |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Democrat, New Hampshire |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election NH-01 | NH-01 | Yes | Running | 49.0% |
Campaign Financing |
Almost two-thirds of his campaign contributions comes from individuals. Pappas opposes Citizens United which was a court case that loosened regulations on campaign financing. |
Voting Rights |
Pappas believes that the current circumstances surrounding COVID warrant the use of absentee ballots in order to expand the right to vote. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Supports healthcare for all Pappas embraces the notion that everyone has the right to affordable healthcare. He does not want to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He instead wants to protect and expand the legislation to increase coverage and affordability. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Advocates for socialized healthcare |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Pappas has worked to lower costs which favor the consumer over private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Pappas stands by the LGBT community. Pappas is a co-chair of LGBTQ Equality Caucus. He has been outspoken about his support for the Equality Act. |
| Taxes | For | Pappas opposes tax cuts The congressman has voiced his opinion about eliminating corporate tax breaks and raising at least the highest income tax brackets in order to help balance the budget. He is ashamed of how the rich as well as the corporations have taken advantage of the middle class. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Is unsupportive of a flat tax rate The congressman has voiced his opinion about eliminating corporate tax breaks and raising at least the highest income tax brackets in order to help balance the budget. He is ashamed of how the rich as well as the corporations have taken advantage of the middle class. |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-choice. Pappas maintains that it is not the role of the government to interfere with the reproductive choices of a woman. As such, he vows to fight any legislation that might impose on these rights. |
| Gun Control | For | Supports gun control Pappas believes in proper gun control bills. He voted for H.R. 1112, the enhanced Background Checks Act, which ensures that comprehensive background checks are a requirement to gun ownership. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has not taken a clear position on the issue Pappas believes in proper gun control bills. He voted for H.R. 1112, the enhanced Background Checks Act, which ensures that comprehensive background checks are a requirement to gun ownership. |
| Government Interference | For | Pappas supports government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Pappas supports the funding of reproductive services and has been endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. |
| Welfare | For | Pappas is supportive of welfare programs. Pappas vows to protect Social Security. Serving as a rallying cry for many in his district, some people voted for him in the last election solely on this campaign promise. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Pappas does not have an explicit stance on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | For | Is supportive of the death penalty After a member of an executive council pushed the courts to consider counsel before vetoing a bill that would repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire, Pappas was not supportive of efforts to interfere with the veto. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Pappas' position on mandatory prison sentences is unknown. |
| Military Spending | Against | Is unsupportive of increased military spending |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Pappas contends that military force should only be a last resort and thus does not support the War on Terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Is a strong supporter of international trade Pappas praised the passing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The congressman believes international trade is a key component to a thriving economy back home. |
| United Nations power | For | Pappas recognizes the legitimacy of the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Against | Opposes white nationalism |
| Free Markets | Against | Pappas is not a proponent of free markets. Pappas does not support the complete privatization of industries such as the healthcare system. He argues that a completely free market would be unable to address issues that would negatively impact consumers such as high costs. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Pappas has not publicly stated his opinion on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Pappas is generally supportive of affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | For | Pappas supports government spending. |
| Charter Schools | Against | Opposes charter schools as he believes they are part of the "extreme far-right agenda" |
| Common Core | For | Supports Common Core Pappas voted to appoint Bill Duncan as the NH State Board of Education. Duncan opposes repealing Common Core. |
| Clean Energy | For | Supports clean energy Pappas sees renewable energy as an industry that could expand the economy in his district. As an executive council member, he helped ensure investments in sectors such as solar, wind, biomass, hydro, and geothermal. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | Pappas does not necessarily advocate for freedom of religion. By uplifting the LGBT community, Pappas supports limiting businesses' right to refuse service to individuals based on their religious beliefs. As such, the congressman holds other issues as a higher priority. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Pappas supports the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | Pappas advocates for the studying of potential reparations. |
| Border Control | Nuance | Pappas supports increased security but would like to see the increased funds go to more productive programs. Pappas' opinions on border security go back and forth. He advocates for increased border security but believes it is contingent upon guarantees for Dreamers. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Pappas does not have an explicit stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | For | Pappas wants to uphold DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Pappas would like to protect sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Supports the legalization of marijuana |