He’d Be the First Openly Gay Man in the Senate
It was a Friday night in an ornate New Hampshire opera house, and Representative Chris Pappas, the Democratic candidate for Senate here, had nearly finished his finely tuned stump speech. He had slammed Washington corruption, promised to fight for affordable health care and lamented high prices, hewing to the message that Democrats across the country believe will win them back control of the Senate. Mr. Pappas didn’t mention the man in plaid, standing amid the voters on the creaking wooden floor, who may nevertheless represent the most remarkable aspect of his candidacy: his husband. Mr. Pappas, 46, is running a […]