Chris Pappas for NH

In a moment I'm going to ask you to chip in $5 or whatever you're able to, but first — I want to tell you a bit about how I got here and what's next.

I never forget where I come from or the opportunities New Hampshire and this country have given me and my family.

I am the embodiment of the American Dream. When my great-grandfather Arthur Papathanasiou left his home in Livadi, a tiny hilltop town in Turkish occupied northern Greece, to start a better life in 1906, he wasn’t sure what he would find in America. He didn’t know exactly where he was going, but he believed that this new world would be better than the one he knew.

It took a lot of hard work for my great-grandfather to start a candy store and then a restaurant in Manchester. But over 100 years later, our community keeps his business and dream alive.

I don’t know if my great-grandparents ever thought their great-grandson would represent New Hampshire in Congress, but I hope they’d be proud.

When I started working at our family restaurant at age 14 as a busboy and dishwasher, I learned that running a business is not about the bottom line but about serving the larger community around you. No matter who walked through our doors, we welcomed each and every customer as if they were a guest at our own home.

After college I never had a doubt about returning to Manchester. New Hampshire is where I grew up, got a great public education, and worked hard to keep my family business running. I have always wanted to give back to the community that has given me so much — whether it was working at the restaurant or delivering results in public office.

My decision to run for Congress in NH-01 came down to the fact that some New Hampshire families were being left behind. We can’t succeed as a country if the American Dream is a quaint notion from the early 20th century.

Against all odds and with the help of this dedicated grassroots team, we were able to build three winning grassroots campaigns in one of the "swingiest" districts in the country. And it was all possible because of this team.

I've fought to support New Hampshire’s small businesses, improve access to affordable health care, get our veterans the benefits they have earned, protect earned benefits like Social Security, protect our drinking water, defend reproductive freedom, and much more.

But team, right now, our nation is at a crossroads.

Extreme Republicans in the House have made it clear that their top priority is to fight amongst themselves instead of delivering solutions for the American people.

From working to slash Social Security and Medicare to trying to further restrict access to life-saving reproductive health care, MAGA Republicans are content disregarding the needs of Granite Staters and the American people.

House Republicans' chaos is a reminder of what's at stake this election. We need to win back the House in 2024 and get Congress working again. But here's the thing: I have already been named a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program for 2024, and National Republicans have made it clear they are willing to spend whatever it takes to buy back this seat. We're going to have our work cut out for us.

That's why I'm turning to grassroots supporters like you: Will you chip in $5, or whatever you can, to support my people-powered campaign and help me keep fighting for the American Dream in Congress?

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Onward,

Chris

Chris Pappas is running for reelection in the "swingiest district in the nation." It's going to take a grassroots movement to win. Help fuel his campaign by chipping in today.

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