10 Questions with Karishma Manzur, Pappas’ challenger in the Democratic Senate primaries

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

If elected Manzur will be the first woman senator in the history of America to hold a Ph.D in science, and the second senator ever to have a doctorate in science (the first was Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico). Before deciding to step into politics Manzur spent a lot of her time volunteering for progressive organizations such as Open Democracy, New Hampshire Peace Action, and is a big proponent of ranked choice voting.