Representative · New Hampshire's 1st district

Chris Pappas

Chris Pappas is a Democratic representative for New Hampshire's 1st district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 0, and cast 419 of 467 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2019
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.0%0 of 675 · rank 413 of 43990%419 of 467 · rank 418 of 439590 became law52%195 of 376
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2220.9%11 of 1,222 · rank 345 of 44288%742 of 844 · rank 386 of 442412 became law59%318 of 543
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.6%6 of 997 · rank 294 of 44395%544 of 571 · rank 352 of 443402 became law17%101 of 596

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.23+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 9436: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–196· Against party
  2. H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading ActYea
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 232–198· Against party
  3. H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
  4. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
  5. H.Res. 1335: Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.Yea
    Jun 11, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 235–177· Against party
  6. H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability ActYea
    Jun 10, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 240–181· Against party
  7. H.R. 7892: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026Yea
    Jun 10, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 249–172· Against party
  8. H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026Yea
    May 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–179· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

140 sponsored · 4 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced13093%
  2. Reported by committee10.7%
  3. Passed one chamber53.6%
  4. Became law42.9%

Policy areas

  1. Armed Forces and National Security36
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement22
  3. Health12
  4. Government Operations and Politics10
  5. Transportation and Public Works9
  6. Energy8
  7. International Affairs8
  8. Taxation8

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10589 Consumer Fuel Costs Relief Act
    Introduced· Taxation· Sep 24, 2026
  2. H.R. 10588 LIHEAP Act
    Introduced· Energy· Sep 24, 2026
  3. H.R. 10587 American Homes First Act
    Introduced· Housing and Community Development· Sep 24, 2026
  4. H.R. 9969 Baby Brent’s Bill
    Introduced· Commerce· Jul 27, 2026
  5. H.R. 9894 Investing in State Energy Act of 2026
    Introduced· Energy· Jul 23, 2026
  6. H.R. 9759 Turn the Tide Act
    Introduced· Health· Jul 16, 2026
  7. H.R. 9563 No Cashing In Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jun 30, 2026
  8. H.R. 9105 SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jun 23, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New Hampshire's 1st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$792.6M
Per resident
$1,138
Rank in New Hampshire
2 of 2
Contract actions
3,540
New awards: 2,312

By fiscal year

  1. 373MFY2017
  2. 507MFY2018
  3. 729.7MFY2019
  4. 485.1MFY2020
  5. 486.6MFY2021
  6. 592.5MFY2022
  7. 640.7MFY2023
  8. 945.2MFY2024
  9. 1.3BFY2025
  10. 792.6MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Army$336.4M42%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Navy$172M22%
    Department of Defense
  3. Defense Logistics Agency$71.5M9.0%
    Department of Defense
  4. Internal Revenue Service$55.4M7.0%
    Department of the Treasury
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs$24.9M3.1%
  6. Department of the Air Force$15.2M1.9%
    Department of Defense
  7. U.S. Marshals Service$15M1.9%
    Department of Justice
  8. Indian Health Service$13M1.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Top recipients

  1. SIG SAUER INC.$313.5M40%
    271 awards
  2. ENVISION TECHNOLOGY, LLC$69.1M8.7%
    9 awards
  3. IRON MOUNTAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LLC$60.8M7.7%
    29 awards
  4. BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION & ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC$50.2M6.3%
    14 awards
  5. L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$43.7M5.5%
    57 awards
  6. PORT CITY AIR$35.7M4.5%
    902 awards
  7. TELEDYNE INSTRUMENTS INC$30.2M3.8%
    83 awards
  8. BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION INC.$15M1.9%
    3 awards
  9. BRYANT HEALTHCARE CONSULTANTS, INC.$13M1.6%
    4 awards
  10. MERCHANTS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC$12.5M1.6%
    7 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$15.4M
through Aug 19, 2026
Cash on hand
$4.3M
From committees
$1.1M
205 committees
From contractor PACs
$15K
4 PACs · 1% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee$5,000INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization—
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$5,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$1,000MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$15.4M$1.1M$15K4 PACs · 1% of committee money
2024$4.1M$1.3M$46.5K10 PACs · 4% of committee money
2022$5.2M$1.2M$42.5K8 PACs · 4% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · New Hampshire's 1st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · New Hampshire's 1st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · New Hampshire's 1st districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · New Hampshire's 1st districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
pappas.house.gov
Phone
202-225-5456
Office
452 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.