Chris Pappas
Role at the time: U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate
Condemned
Statement summary
U.S. Representative Chris Pappas condemned rhetoric calling for political assassination and urged resolving disagreements through civil debate rather than violence.
“Rhetoric calling for political assassination has no place in New Hampshire or our country — something we should all be able to agree on regardless of our political beliefs, ... We work out our differences through the democratic process where we engage in civil debate and seek common ground whenever possible.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)New Hampshire Libertarian 'Vote GOP' Message Backs Assassinating DemocratsParagraphs quoting the post and statements from Rep. Chris Pappas, Governor Ayotte, and Rep. Maggie Goodlander
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Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Relative to the fixed reference point, Pappas rejected rhetoric calling for political assassination as having no place in New Hampshire, which condemns the conduct.