THE PAPPAS FILE  ·  CASE FILE NO. 26-0417  ·  U.S. SENATE — NEW HAMPSHIRE  ·  UNCLASSIFIED // FOR PUBLIC RELEASETHE PAPPAS FILE  ·  CASE FILE NO. 26-0417  ·  U.S. SENATE — NEW HAMPSHIRE  ·  UNCLASSIFIED // FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
CASE FILE NO. 26-0417 — U.S. HOUSE COMM. ON TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE
SUBJECT: CHRISTOPHER C. PAPPAS
STATUS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST
He's running for Senate on a promise to end Washington's culture of corruption. His own husband works for an industry Pappas is paid to regulate — and Pappas lied about their relationship to get elected in the first place.
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EXHIBIT A — DEBATE TRANSCRIPT, OCTOBER 2020
CHRIS PAPPAS LIED TO VOTERS
Senate Leadership Fund · YouTube
PAPPAS, ON STAGE: "How dare you? That is ██████████, Matt. This is an outrageous charge."
OCTOBER 23, 2020 — THE RECORD:
IT WAS TRUE.
Source: NH Journal / InsideSources · Senate Leadership Fund, "Chris Pappas Lied to Voters"
$1.5M
UBER'S LOBBYING SPEND, Q1 2026 ALONE
$5,250
FROM UBER LOBBYISTS TO HIS CAMPAIGN
$150K–$350K
IN UBER STOCK HE AND HIS HUSBAND HOLD
SOURCES: FREE BEACON · NRSC · PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
TIMELINE OF RECORD
2019
Vann Bentley registers as a lobbyist for Amazon.com, Inc.
Source: Free Beacon
JULY 10, 2019
Pappas votes for H.R. 1044 — one of at least seven bills that year on which Amazon reported lobbying activity — while Bentley is still on the job as an Amazon lobbyist.
OCT 2020
On a debate stage, Pappas denies a romantic relationship with Bentley.
Source: Union Leader
OCT 23, 2020
NH Journal reports Pappas's campaign confirms the relationship — proving his on-stage denial false.
2023
Pappas and Bentley marry.
Source: Free Beacon
2025
Bentley is named policy manager at Uber. Pappas sits on the House committee that oversees Uber.
Source: Free Beacon
MAY 2026
Pappas votes for the BUILD America 250 Act after an amendment shielding Uber from sexual-assault lawsuits is added to it — then declines to answer questions about it. NRSC's Samantha Cantrell: "Chris Pappas voted for the bill to become law. Everything else is just performative."
Source: NH Journal
Q1 2026
Uber spends $1.5M lobbying Congress, including Pappas's own committee.
Source: Free Beacon
2026
Uber-affiliated lobbyists donate $5,250 to the Pappas campaign.
Source: Free Beacon
ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
Four more entries from the congressional record — same standard of proof as Exhibit A.
EXHIBIT B
SEPT 2026
VOTED AGAINST CONDEMNING SOCIALISM.
Source: NH Journal
EXHIBIT C
APR 2023 / JAN 2025
VOTED AGAINST PROTECTING GIRLS' SPORTS — TWICE.
Source: NH Journal · GovTrack
EXHIBIT D
2021–2025
SUPPORTED TAX INCREASES, OPPOSED TAX CUTS — REPEATEDLY.
EXHIBIT E
2026
HIS OWN BILL REDIRECTS $75 BILLION FROM ICE.
IN THE NEWS & ON THE RECORD
HOLD — PENDING LEGAL REVIEW
"PUPPET PAPPAS VS. PROBLEM SOLVER SUNUNU"
NRSC · YouTube — not yet cleared for publication.
Verified Post · @AdImpact_Pol
Verified Post · @NRSC
Verified Post · @NRSC
THE PAPPAS FILE NEEDS TO BE SEEN.
He's hoping New Hampshire doesn't look too closely at the record. Make sure they do.
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An Uber Executive's husband. A committee he's paid to police. Now he wants to be your Senator.
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