CONCORD, NH – July 25, 2022 – Today, entrepreneur and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Vikram Mansharamani announced and signed a clean elections pledge and challenged his opponents to do the same. The pledge is based on Ronald Reagan’s 11th Commandment: thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican.

“This campaign is getting increasingly negative and I think Republicans need to stop slinging mud at each other and instead focus on beating the Democrats in the fall,” said Mansharamani. “Today I am signing the Ronald Reagan 11th Commandment Pledge. I am going to talk about myself and the need to bring my business experience to Washington, DC. I am going to focus on the issues and I challenge the other candidates to do the same.”

Mansharamani went on to say that while he is committed to running a positive campaign, he will not allow the other candidates to attack him without a response. The 11th Commandment pledge also includes a Vikram Amendment that allows for candidates to defend themselves.

“While I am committed to running a positive campaign, some of the other candidates have already shown their willingness to sling mud. I am nobody’s punching bag, and if I am attacked, I will fight back,” Mansharamani said.

The pledge comes after the increasingly negative tone of the campaign burst out into the open. Chuck Morse’s campaign was recently accused of spreading negative information about Kevin Smith’s tenure as Londonderry town manager.

"I believe wholeheartedly that sticking to the issues is the best way to respect the voters of New Hampshire," Mansharamani added. "Attacks are nothing but distractions from the runaway inflation and unnecessary energy dependence on foreign countries. The career politicians and bureaucrats have broken the economy and it is going to take a businessman to fix it."

RONALD REAGAN’S

11TH COMMANDMENT CAMPAIGN PLEDGE

I will not attack a fellow Republican

Vikram Amendment

…unless they attack me first