{"id":2421913,"date":"2025-04-10T06:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pappas-appears-to-misuse-resources-in-senate-campaign-launch\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T06:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T10:20:22","slug":"chris-pappas-appears-to-misuse-resources-in-senate-campaign-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pappas-appears-to-misuse-resources-in-senate-campaign-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pappas appears to misuse resources in Senate campaign launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-pappas-appears-to-misuse-resources-in-senate-campaign-launch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421913&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representative Chris Pappas, a Democratic candidate for New Hampshire&#8217;s Senate seat, is reportedly under scrutiny for allegedly misusing city resources during his campaign launch announcement. In his recent campaign video, Pappas is seen engaging with uniformed Manchester firefighters and a city fire truck, which raises concerns about compliance with local policies that prohibit government employees and equipment from being used for political activities. This misstep comes as pappas enters a competitive race, following the retirement announcement of Senator Jeanne Shaheen, with national Republicans poised to invest heavily in the contest. Additionally, experts have noted that such actions could violate the Hatch Act, which prohibits certain political activities by federal employees. The situation has sparked commentary about the importance of adhering to local laws regarding government resources in political campaigns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic Senate candidate appears to misuse city resources in&nbsp;campaign launch<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2039786\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-pappas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chris Pappas\">Chris Pappas<\/a> (D-NH) appears to have violated a city&rsquo;s policies barring the use of government employees and equipment for political activity in his campaign announcement for New Hampshire&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3346004\/democrats-see-silver-lining-senate-retirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"open Senate seat\">open Senate seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fourth-term congressman&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisPappasNH\/status\/1907736128217629097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">campaign launch video<\/a>, published last week, features firefighters and firemen from the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, a move that is at odds with the city&rsquo;s stated policies on political activities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3375719\/ted-cruz-no-support-senate-colleague-john-cornyn-texas-primary-divisions\/\">Cruz won&rsquo;t back Senate colleague Cornyn in preview of Texas primary divisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3375455\/nine-term-democrat-andre-carson-midterm-election-primary-challenge-george-hornedo\/\">Nine-term Democrat faces primary challenge in midterm elections: &#8216;Status quo is not working&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3374875\/wiley-nickel-challenging-thom-tillis-north-carolina-senate-seat\/\">Wiley Nickel challenging Thom Tillis for North Carolina Senate seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The early stumble for Pappas comes in a race that national Republicans are expected to pour millions of dollars into for a chance to expand their Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3344894\/jeanne-shaheen-no-reelection-2026-senate-new-hampshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">retiring from the seat<\/a> at the conclusion of her third term, a blow to Democrats that could create an opening for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans mounted their first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3361348\/republican-rebrand-democrat-chris-pappas-ahead-of-nh-senate-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"effort to redefine him \">effort to redefine<\/a> Pappas with an opposition website casting him as an out-of-touch, far-left ideologue even before he made his candidacy official.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent misuse of taxpayer-funded personnel and equipment is depicted when Pappas is shown speaking with uniformed Manchester firefighters in separate clips, one of which also includes a city firetruck. Manchester prohibits city employees, which includes the fire department, from engaging in political activities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m in.<\/p>\n<p>Today I&rsquo;m announcing my campaign for U.S. Senate because New Hampshire needs a fighter who gets things done. <\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s do this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bAyE5u4LSk\">pic.twitter.com\/bAyE5u4LSk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Pappas (@ChrisPappasNH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisPappasNH\/status\/1907736128217629097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The City does not permit the use of any City equipment or materials for any political activities,&rdquo; its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchesternh.gov\/hr\/EmployeeHandbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">policy states<\/a>. It also states that city employees &ldquo;must remain impartial in conducting City business and shall not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-ethics-chief-warns-on-hunter-biden-art-secrecy-perfect-mechanism-for-funneling-bribes-to-president\/\" title=\"Obama Ethics Chief Warns On Hunter Biden Art Secrecy: \u2018Perfect Mechanism For Funneling Bribes\u2019 To President\">give preferential treatment<\/a> to any person, group or organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Pappas campaign and the city of Manchester did not respond to requests for comment. The House district he represents includes Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Pappas was endorsed in past House races by the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire, the state&rsquo;s largest firefighters union. Labor groups and private associations can endorse whom they please but cannot use government resources to do so, including filming at a firehouse. Such political activity could run afoul of the Hatch Act, which prohibits engaging in political activities on-the-job for federal employees, as well as many state and local police and fire departments that receive federal funding. The Manchester Fire Department received $3.7 million in federal funds in September 2024 to hire additional firefighters, an announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/pappas.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/pappas-praises-over-37-million-in-federal-funding-to-hire-and-retain-firefighters-in-manchester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pappas celebrated\">Pappas celebrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, governments can&rsquo;t endorse candidates,&rdquo; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.org\/about\/person\/craig-holman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Craig Holman\">Craig Holman<\/a>, a government affairs lobbyist for the progressive advocacy group Public Citizen. &ldquo;He should take very good notes of the local city laws when it comes to the use of government resources for campaign purposes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a rather easy line of distinction to live by,&rdquo; Holman added.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) announces his bid to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Manchester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although early in the race, the contest took its latest turn this week when popular former Republican New Hampshire Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3373517\/chris-sununu-declines-new-hampshire-senate-run-trump-endorsement\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Chris Sununu declined to launch a bid<\/a>, once again dashing the GOP&rsquo;s perennial hopes for him to run for Senate. Sununu&rsquo;s announcement was a boon for Scott Brown, another possible Republican recruit who served Massachusetts in the Senate and was U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa during President Donald Trump&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nonpartisan election forecasters give Democrats a slight edge to retain the seat. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-urge-campaign-to-let-biden-be-biden-as-polling-pressure-mounts\/\" title=\"... Encourage Authentic Biden Approach Amid Rising Poll Concerns\">recent campaign memo<\/a>, Senate Republicans cited internal polling to make the case that the Granite State is a toss-up.<\/p>\n<p>Pappas could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attacks-sellout-republicans-demands-they-face-primary-challengers\/\" title=\"Trump Attacks &#039;Sellout\u2019 Republicans, Demands They Face Primary Challengers\u00a0\">face primary challengers<\/a> but is so far the only candidate vying for his party&rsquo;s nomination. According to his voting record, he is one of the House&rsquo;s most centrist and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\/chris_pappas\/412795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&nbsp;bipartisan Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2039786\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2039786\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Senate candidate Chris Pappas may have misused city resources during his campaign launch, violating policies against using government employees and equipment for political purposes. 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