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Chris Pappas

New Hampshire · 1st

ChamberU.S. HousePartyDemocraticBioguide IDP000614

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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

CHRIS PAPPAS, Democrat, of Manchester, NH; born in Manchester, NH, June 4, 1980; education: A.B., government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2002; professional history: small business owner, The Puritan Backroom Restaurant; member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 2002-06; treasurer, Hillsborough County, 2007-11; member, New Hampshire Executive Council, 2013-19; election history: elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018, the first openly gay person representing New Hampshire in Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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