Karishma Manzur Files For U.S. Senate, Launching Honest, People-Powered Campaign To Protect Working People And The Planet

EXETER, NH — June 4, 2026 — Progressive candidate Karishma Manzur will officially file for New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat on Friday, 6/5/26 at 3:30 pm, launching a grassroots campaign focused on ending the influence of corporate money in politics, expanding healthcare and childcare access, protecting the environment, and advancing a more peaceful foreign policy.

Manzur, a PhD scientist, democracy reform advocate, and longtime anti-corruption organizer, is running a people-powered campaign fueled by volunteers and small-dollar supporters rather than corporate PACs and special interests.

“New Hampshire doesn't need another senator funded by billionaires, corporate PACs, and lobbyists,” said Manzur. “They need someone willing to fight for affordable healthcare, housing, childcare, climate action, and a government that answers to people instead of wealthy donors. That's why I'm running for the United States Senate.”

Manzur's platform includes Medicare for All, universal childcare, reducing the influence of money in politics, investing in affordable housing, and redirecting federal spending priorities toward the needs of working families 

“Our housing, healthcare, and childcare crises are not inevitable,” Manzur added. “They are the result of political choices. If elected, I will fight for policies that put people before profits and ensure every family has the opportunity to thrive.”

The campaign has already attracted more than 2,000 volunteer signups and earned endorsements from organizations including New Hampshire Peace Action, 350NH, Southern NH Indivisible, national Peace Action, Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption, Progressive Victory, and Courage for Democracy. Manzur is also partnering with 603 Equality to advance human rights and equal protection under the law.

After more than two decades as a medical scientist and years of advocacy for electoral reform, anti-corruption measures, and diplomacy-first foreign policy, Manzur says the campaign offers voters an alternative to politics as usual.

If elected, Manzur would become the first female PhD scientist ever elected to the United States Senate.