Chris Pappas

Where Pappas stands

Stopping Corporate Special Interests From Buying Our Elections

Since the 2010 Citizens United decision, political spending fueled by dark money groups funded by corporations and ultra-rich ideological extremists has exploded. Dark-money spending that undermines our politics surged from less than $5 million in 2006 to more than $1.9 billion in 2024, surpassing the previous record of $1 billion in 2020.

What are the top three challenges facing our country today and what do you propose to address them?

The top three challenges facing our country are: * Unrigging the economy and lowering costs for families and small businesses * Defending and restoring personal freedoms * Taking on corruption in Washington by standing up for New Hampshire against Donald Trump’s reckless policies and taking on corporate special interests. I have detailed my proposals to address these challenges in my answers to the questions below.

What three Congressional actions will you support to protect, preserve, and enhance America’s democracy and why?

I’m running to change how Washington works & bring long-overdue reforms to a broken system. I introduced the DISCLOSE Act to stop billionaires & corporate special interests from secretly buying our elections and support overturning Citizens United to restore power to the people. I keep fight to pass the bipartisan Clean Legislating & Ethical Accountability Now Act, which I introduced to codify the Office of Congressional Ethics. I broke with Democratic House leadership to support a ban on congressional stock trading. I strongly support the Fighting Foreign Influence Act, which would impose a lifetime ban on former members of Congress, U.S. military officers, & senior executive branch officals from lobbying on behalf of foreign governments.