New Hampshire Senate
$55M in outside money, and $36M of it is working for John E. Sununu, who has raised less than a quarter of what Pappas has.1
Follow the MoneySix groups paid for most of the money in the biggest Senate races.The Matchup
Voters or Donors
Chris PappasDEM
U.S. representative for New Hampshire's 1st District since 2019. His family runs a restaurant in Manchester.
John E. SununuREP
U.S. senator from 2003 to 2009, when he lost the seat to Jeanne Shaheen, who is now retiring.
- Refuses corporate PAC money
- Endorsed by End Citizens United; backs a stock trading ban for Congress
- Cosponsored the DISCLOSE Act to name the donors behind dark money
- 10% of his money came from PACs
- Paid $400K last year to sit on Boston Scientific's board; advised corporate clients at the lobbying firm Akin Gump
- $85,500 from crypto and AI companies and their people
Outside Money
$55M in Outside Money
Each side counts money spent for its candidate plus money spent against the other one, through Oct 23.1
- For Pappas$1.3M
- Against Sununu$18M
- For Sununu$7.2M
- Against Pappas$29M
Biggest groups for Pappas
- WinSenate, $15.0M, funded by Senate Majority PAC
- American Center PAC, $1.7M
- LCV Victory Fund, $1.4M, funded by the League of Conservation Voters
Biggest groups for Sununu
- No Going Back PAC, $14.0M, funded by MAGA Inc.
- Senate Leadership Fund, $11.1M; Elon Musk is its biggest donor
- Americans for Prosperity Action, $7.4M, funded by Koch Inc. and Stand Together
Our Pick
Chris Pappas
Why Pappas
Pappas refuses corporate PAC money, got about 6% of his money from PACs and is endorsed by End Citizens United. Sununu got 10% from PACs, made $400K last year on a corporate board and grades F.
The Catch
Pappas took more PAC dollars than Sununu, $1.36M, and over $600,000 through AIPAC in his career. Senate Democrats' super PAC funds his biggest outside backer.
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