Chris Pappas
Representative · D-NH-1
OverviewMoney & Influence
74% of Pappas's money comes from outside NH.
The majority of funding comes from donors who cannot vote for this member.
$1.2M raised$425 avg donation26% from NH5 former staff → lobbyists
Key Findings
74% of donations come from outside NH
A supermajority of Chris Pappas's funding comes from donors who cannot vote for them.
5 former staff now work as lobbyists
Former employees have transitioned to the lobbying industry.
11% of PAC money comes from regulated industries
Some funding comes from industries within this member's committee jurisdiction.
56% of money comes from large donors (>$1,000)
A significant share of funding comes from major individual donors.
How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
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How Does Money Flow Through Congress?
An interactive guide to the influence pipeline
How It Works
The Influence Pipeline
How money flows to — and through — Chris Pappas's office.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
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The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
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The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
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The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
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🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
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The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
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The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
The cycle repeats.
01
The Company
A corporation wants a law passed or blocked.
02
The PAC
Direct donations are illegal. So employees pool money into a Political Action Committee.
03
The Target
PACs fund members on committees that regulate their industry.
04
⚖️
The Committee
These committees write the laws that affect the donor's business.
05
🚪
The Revolving Door
Former staff become lobbyists for the same industries that fund their old boss.
06
📋
The Lobbying
Those lobbyists push specific bills before their former colleagues.
07
🗳️
The Vote
Your representative votes — and the pattern is clear.
The cycle repeats.
Follow the Money
Top individual donor: Boyers, Michelle from CA ($14K). Labor is the largest PAC sector at $310K from 108 PACs.
Industry PACs
$958KWhich sectors fund this member
Leadership PACs
$298KHow much power this member brokers
Putting New Hampshire First
Raised: $68KSpent: $60K
Putting New Hampshire First
Raised: $130KSpent: $128K
Putting New Hampshire First
Raised: $76KSpent: $84K
Putting New Hampshire First
Raised: $25KSpent: $15K
Top Individual Donors
$6.5MNamed people writing checks
CA · Give Forward Foundation · 3x
Simmons, Ian↗$14K
MA · Investor · 4xAlsop, Joseph↗$14K
MA · Alsop Louie Partners · 4xPappas, Dawn↗$14K
NH · Puritan Backroom · 4xPeskin, Bianca↗$14K
MA · Not Employed · 4xZion, Sara↗$14K
NY · Not Employed · 4x
Pappas
Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs
Votes Cast by Policy Area
Congress
626
Economics and Public Finance
574
Armed Forces and National Security
366
International Affairs
252
Government Operations and Politics
223
Crime and Law Enforcement
160
The Revolving Door
Rachel E. Dembo — staff assistant → Dga Group Government Relations Llc; The Jewish Federations Of North America↗(36 filings)
Kristen V. Morris — communications director → Atrium Health-formerly Known As Carolinas Healthcare System↗(2 filings)
Deep Dive
How we built this & what it doesn't prove
- • Donor data from FEC filings (9.47M individual contributions)
- • Voting records from Congress.gov roll call data
- • Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings
- • Staff employment from House disbursement records
Correlation between donations and votes does not prove causation. Members may vote in alignment with donors because they share genuine policy beliefs, not because of financial influence. We present the connections — you decide what they mean.