2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Chris Pappas?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Chris Pappas
In the U.S. House (NH-1) since 2019 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 2 committees: Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs · 5 subcommittees
- 205 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 6 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S6NH00141) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $23M
- Spent
- $22M
- Cash on hand
- $2.0M
- Individuals 94% $21M
- PACs & other committees 6% $1.4M
- Party committees 0.3% $64K
- Other receipts <0.1% $3,172
Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1.2M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $266K supporting · $1.3M opposing ($96K of it designated for the general election)
Biggest spenders supporting
- EQUALITY PAC $165K
- DEFEND THE VOTE $100K
- DMFI PAC $937
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION $250
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC) $15K
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS $10K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $10K
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE $10K
- THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $21M from individuals
34% in small-dollar gifts
$7.1M of $21M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 35%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
The itemized gifts below add up to $8.7M of the $14M the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Aug 19, 2026 for this campaign.
23% from New Hampshire · 77% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
71% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- New Hampshire $2.0M
- California $1.2M
- Massachusetts $1.1M
- New York $1.1M
- District of Columbia $355K
- Florida $326K
- Maryland $307K
- Washington $235K
Top employers named by donors
- GENTEX CORPORATION $26K
- WILMERHALE $22K
- JANE STREET CAPITAL $21K
- CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $21K
- ANTHROPIC $19K
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY $18K
- PURITAN BACKROOM $15K
- BGR GROUP $15K
- ANTHROPIC PBC $14K
- AVENUE SOLUTIONS $13K
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $5.3M. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $2.9M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 9, 2025 to Aug 19, 2026, net of refunds (48,718 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $3.0M for / $33M against · $6.5M in the final two weeks
That is $34M more than the $1.6M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$1.3M of the $36M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 33% $12M
- Digital ads 7% $2.6M
- Ads, medium not stated 46% $16M
- Mail, print & signs 10% $3.5M
- Phones & texts 2% $570K
- Canvassing & field 0.7% $249K
- Ad production 1% $507K
- Other or unclassified <0.1% $13K
Largest late spenders for
- WINSENATE $804K
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $800K
- AB PAC $543K
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS $500K
- EQUALITY PAC $215K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: November 1, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (289 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $11M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $11M of the $22M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Aug 19, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 41% $4.7M
- Consultants & strategy 0.7% $76K
- Staff & payroll 21% $2.3M
- Fundraising & processing fees 28% $3.2M
- Polling, research & data 4% $408K
- Travel, meals & events 1% $155K
- Office, technology & overhead 2% $207K
- Legal & compliance 2% $277K
- Other or unclassified 0.3% $37K
Largest payees
- MIDDLE SEAT $3.6M
- PAYROLL DATA PROCESSING $2.2M
- SKDKNICKERBOCKER $1.3M
- QCT PRODUCTION $1.0M
- GAMBIT STRATEGIES $681K
Paid to individuals: $154K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Aug 19, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,367 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- John E SununuRepublican · $3.9M raised · $3.3M outside
- Scott P. BrownRepublican · $1.6M raised
- Karishma ManzurDemocrat · $559K raised · $2,832 outside
- Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · $177K raised
- Jared SullivanDemocrat · $100K raised
- Dan InnisRepublican · $49K raised
- Matthew S GiovonizziNON · $4,463 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.