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Jake Auchincloss

U.S. House · MA-4 · Democrats · since 2025

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Biography

Overview

Jake Auchincloss is a Democrat representing Massachusetts's 4th congressional district since 2021. A former Marine Corps officer and Harvard graduate, he previously served on the Newton City Council from 2015 to 2021. He holds an MBA from MIT and currently serves as a major in the Marine Corps Reserve.

Career

In Congress, Auchincloss has championed healthcare access issues, particularly pharmacy benefit manager regulation and prescription drug pricing. He authored bills addressing social media's impact on children, including raising the age of internet adulthood to 16, and co-sponsored the bipartisan TikTok forced divestiture bill. He supports renewable energy development and has been outspoken on Israel policy, rejecting calls for Gaza ceasefire and voting to provide Israel military support after the 2023 Hamas attack.

Prior political experience

Auchincloss won the 2020 Democratic primary for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district with 22.4% of the vote in a crowded eight-candidate field. He defeated Republican nominee Julie Hall in the November 2020 general election and assumed office on January 3, 2021. He ran unopposed in both the 2022 Democratic primary and general election, and again ran unopposed in the 2024 Democratic primary and general election. In 2026, he declared his intent to run for reelection and faces three opponents in the primary.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

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119th Congress-0.274

Secondary axis (DW-NOMINATE dim 2)(?)

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-0.284
Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 337 scored votes

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Officeholding history

TermSeatTerm datesTerminationPredecessorSuccessor
3rdU.S. House MA-42025–presentIn progressJake Auchincloss—
2ndU.S. House MA-42023–2025Term endedJake AuchinclossJake Auchincloss
1stU.S. House MA-42021–2023Term ended—Jake Auchincloss

Committee assignments

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

YearSeatResultVote shareField
2024U.S. House MA-4Pending70.30%