Karishma Manzur
Running for: US Senate
Karishma Manzur made a splash when she announced a challenge from the left for Democrat Pappas, who has represented New Hampshire in Washington since 2018. On her website Manzur proclaims, "As the first female PhD scientist ever elected to the U.S. Senate, Karishma will bring scientific leadership to strengthen our economy, protect public health, and keep America at the forefront of medical research."
Awaiting response to our 2026 Federal Candidate Survey
Position on Issues
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting terms for U.S. representatives and senators?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support a constitutional amendment ending automatic birthright citizenship for everyone born on U.S. soil?
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"Karishma will work on legislation to increase transparency, reform campaign finance, and stop corruption in Congress:
"Overturn Citizens United
"Ban corporate PACs, dark money, and super PACs
"Require transparency in political donations
"Bring back public funding for campaigns
"Enforce strict anti-corruption and ethics laws, including banning stock trading by members of Congress.
"Ban former members of Congress from lobbying for at least 5 years to protect public trust and prevent self-enrichment.
"Karishma will work to restore trust in the government. And return power to the people.
"So, every vote will count, and every voice will matter."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?
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Candidate's Website, 2025
"Crack down on corporate price gouging by big food companies and support small farmers and local grocers to control spiraling food prices."
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"Trump just illegally attacked a sovereign nation, manipulated intelligence to blame Maduro for fentanyl, and sidelined U.S. military leaders who questioned the attacks. Removing Maduro is not about drugs; it’s not about law and order; it’s not about democracy. It’s to install a big oil, Chevron-backed puppet in Venezuela. Congress members ….must investigate potential war crimes and stop this escalation of global conflict, or they should resign."
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Candidate's Website, 2025
"Oppose unfair import taxes (tariffs) that raise costs for everyday Americans."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support revising Title IX to limit participation in female sports based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth?
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Candidate's Website, 2025
"As U.S. Senator, Karishma will ... Ensure reproductive healthcare is safe, legal, and accessible like all other essential healthcare services."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the U.S. Constitution have a Balanced Budget Amendment?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to choose abortion before fetal viability (generally 24 weeks gestation)?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?
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Candidate's Website, 2025
"As Senator, Karishma will:
- "Protect clean air and water to safeguard the environment
- "Invest in a clean and renewable energy transition that protects our climate and supports jobs and economic growth.
- "Build energy-efficient housing that lowers utility costs and carbon emissions.
- "Increase local control over electric rates by supporting clean, renewable, and community-focused energy utilities in New Hampshire.
- "Ban PFAS in consumer products. These toxic “forever chemicals” contaminate water, build up in our bodies, and are linked to cancer, increased cholesterol, and low birth weight. Military personnel and firefighters exposed to PFAS-contaminated water and firefighting foam face higher risks of brain cancer and glioblastoma.
- "Amend the Solid Waste Act to keep packaging pollution out of our food and water.
- "Adequately fund the National Park Service and US Forest Service to preserve public lands
- "Support local conservation and outdoor recreation economies"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline?
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Candidate's Website, 2025
"Karishma believes in compassion, accountability, and human rights. As Senator, Karishma will:
- "Oppose sending U.S. weapons to any foreign entity that violates human rights under the federal Leahy Law and Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act.
- "Support strict oversight of military aid
- "Speak out against war profiteering and forced starvation when others stay silent
"Just like Granite Staters, the people of Gaza deserve peace, dignity, and justice.
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"Everyone deserves a home. But housing costs across New Hampshire are out of control. Karishma will champion common-sense solutions to build more housing, stabilize rents, and strengthen local economies so everyone can afford to live and thrive in our state."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?
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Candidate's Website, 2025
"We fund police and fire departments as essential public services without worrying about profits or losses. Healthcare should be the same. It’s a basic human need, not a business.
"Karishma will work to pass a single national healthcare plan to:
- "Save over $650 billion a year by lowering drug prices, cutting bureaucracy, and ending payouts to insurance and pharmaceutical corporations.
- "Cover everyone, with no premiums, no deductibles, and no surprise bills.
- "Include doctor visits, mental health, dental, vision, hearing, maternity care, prescriptions, home care, and long-term care.
- "Lower prescription drugs costs similar to how the VA lowers prices through bulk-purchasing.
- "Separate healthcare from employment
- "End crushing medical debt and stop predatory collections so people can focus on healing, not bills."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by allowing citizens to opt into Medicare if they so choose?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?
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"As Senator, Karishma will work with others in Congress to:
- Rein in and reverse executive overreach
- Support federal voting rights laws that expand protections, automatic registration, and set national standards for accessible elections.
- Hold Senate hearings to expose voter suppression tactics, misinformation, and threats against election workers.
"Karishma believes in a government that is strong and fair, and centered on our “common good,” and she will stand up to defend it at every turn."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Should the federal government withhold funds from cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE detainers?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2026
Do you support reinstating federal consumer tax credits or subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government combat inflation by supporting further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes?
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2025
Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?
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"Our tax dollars have once again been used to fund an illegal war.
"More than 100 little girls were killed in Iran. This was not an accident. It was the foreseeable result of policies long pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, policies that steer the United States toward perpetual wars in the Middle East."
