Sununu claims about Pappas voting record, taking paycheck during shutdowns mostly false

By: James Kelly

Outlets: Granite State News CollaborativeThe Clock Online

Published: October 28, 2026

Words: 726

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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FINDING

The claims are mostly false. Sununu’s 68-vote figure relies on procedural votes and concurrent resolutions that had nothing to do with tax policy, and Pappas has rejected his congressional paycheck on multiple occasions during government shutdowns.

THE CLAIMS

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Sununu claimed at his Sept. 8 primary election victory party and during a debate with his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, that “on 68 votes … Chris Pappas voted to raise …

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