Senate Republicans pin Chris Pappas as a ‘liar’ in first negative ad of general election
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Senate Republican leadership launched their first video advertisement of the New Hampshire Senate general election against Democratic candidate Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), painting him as a “liar” using a clip from a 2020 debate.
The Senate Leadership Fund launched the ad titled “Chris Pappas Lied to Voters” on Wednesday, featuring a clip from a 2020 U.S. House debate Pappas had against his GOP opponent Matt Mowers. Mowers had pressed Pappas about a relationship he had with a former Amazon lobbyist while he voted on legislation in the House affecting Amazon. Pappas initially denied the relationship onstage, but later admitted to it.
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“Pappas dated an Amazon lobbyist, voted on bills that Amazon lobbied on, then lied about it,” the SLF 30-second ad says. “Chris Pappas – lying, corrupt, out for himself, not you.”
Pappas is now married to the former Amazon lobbyist, Vann Bentley. While he admitted to and disclosed his relationship with Bentley after the debate, he said their connection did not affect his votes or actions in the lower chamber.
The Washington Examiner has reached out to Pappas’s campaign for comment.
Tuesday’s Senate Leadership Fund ad comes as part of the republican PAC’s $17 million investment in advertising in the New Hampshire Senate race.
Pappas is taking on GOP candidate , former Sen. John E. Sununu , in the November general election. Sununu is one of Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) prized recruits of the 2026 election cycle as the GOP aims to flip Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D-NH) seat from blue to red.
Sununu defeated former ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown in the Republican primary by 42 percentage points, while Pappas defeated socialist candidate Karishma Manzur by 31.4 percentage points.
Election forecaster Inside Elections shifted the New Hampshire Senate race from “tilts Democrat” to a “toss-up” rating last Wednesday, following Sununu’s momentum in recent neck-and-neck polling between the two candidates. However, Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball still categorize the race as “leans Democrat.”
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