# Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate’s First Openly Gay Male Senator

- Source: NYT Politics
- Published: 2026-11-04T01:45:09+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/03/us/midterms-2026-election-day-trump/chris-pappas-first-openly-gay-male-senator
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/representative-chris-pappas-will-become-the-senate-s-first-openly-gay--5a45cc/

Representative Chris Pappas, Democrat of New Hampshire, will move to the upper chamber as L.G.B.T.Q. rights have faced pushback in some states.

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