Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

DemocratIn office until January 3, 2027

Chris Pappas

U.S. Representative, NH-1 since 2019. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.

U.S. Representative, NH-1Born 1980

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 0; 60 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 90%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +13.7; Won 2026
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureCoast Guard and Maritime TransportationWater Resources and EnvironmentHighways and Transit
House Committee on Veterans' AffairsDisability Assistance and Memorial AffairsEconomic Opportunity · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 60 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pappas sits in the U.S. House

Pappas is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Greg Landsman, Gabe Vasquez, Susie Lee

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Pappas’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills52%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Pappas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Pappas	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Pappas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, NH-1

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. Senate, New Hampshire	Won	D+13.7	D+2.8	+10.9
2024	U.S. House, NH-1	Won	D+8.1	D+2.0	+6.1
2022	U.S. House, NH-1	Won	D+8.1	D+6.0	+2.1
2020	U.S. House, NH-1	Won	D+5.1	—	—
2018	U.S. House, NH-1	Won	D+8.6	—	—