Jake Auchincloss — Democrat Candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts, 2026

Jake Auchincloss voted against funding for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2026 and advocates for its abolition, citing a 'poisoned' culture. He supports using the National Guard to counter federal immigration enforcement operations if they escalate, linking this stance to historical resistance against quartering troops. He also voted against the Laken Riley Act due to due process concerns and co-leads the Dignity Act, which offers a pathway to citizenship for undocumented individuals who pay taxes and a fine.

“As it is, it will be nearly impossible to re-envision ICE without abolishing it and starting from scratch, because its culture has been poisoned from top to bottom. Better to start over with new leadership, a new mission, a new culture, and new guardrails." (Jake Auchincloss, Jake Auchincloss Substack, Jan 21, 2026)”

Jake Auchincloss advocates for healthcare reform, emphasizing value-based care and equitable access to generic drugs. He aims to ensure healthcare is available and affordable, preventing seniors from struggling with drug costs. He supports biomedical innovation and a system that pays for performance rather than volume. He also voted "Yes" on the Main Street Parity Act and the AI for Main Street Act in 2026.

“Second, I will work to ensure that healthcare is available and affordable to all, including our seniors, who are so vulnerable right now. A pandemic is exactly the time to finally ensure that healthcare is a human right, not a job perk; that no senior citizen struggles to pay for the drugs they need, and that every woman controls her own reproductive decisions. (Jake Auchincloss, Ballotpedia survey responses, 2026 campaign themes)”

Jake Auchincloss voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which represents significant action on climate change. He advocates for investing in clean energy jobs, such as offshore wind, and supports community climate justice initiatives, including clean water. He has also called for a carbon tax to help curb pollution and has earned a 97% lifetime score on the League of Conservation Voters' National Environmental Scorecard.

Jake Auchincloss voted in favor of the Women's Health Protection Act (H.R.8296) in July 2022. This vote, recorded by Reproductive Freedom for All, indicates his support for legislation aimed at protecting the federal right to abortion and blocking state-level restrictions.

Jake Auchincloss voted against funding for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2026, citing a "poisoned" culture and the need to re-envision or abolish the agency. He advocates for pre-bunking misinformation to secure elections, referencing its effective use by President Biden against Putin's lies before the Ukraine invasion. In 2023, he supported an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding "race-based theories" in DoD schools, despite expressing reluctance to validate Republican claims.

“I think the other priority for me, as it regards the law-breaking, is the integrity of the 2026 elections. One thing that Biden did effectively against Putin, right before he invaded Ukraine, was Biden pre-bunked Putin’s lies. So Putin was massing troops at the border of Ukraine, and they were clearly trying to wait for a pretext. They were trying to do a false flag operation, where he then invaded Ukraine under a false pretext. And what Biden did, that really was kind of unprecedented, was he declassified tons of intelligence and said there, this is what they’re going to do. They’re going to do a false flag operation. Here’s what’s actually happening. Here’s the troop alignment. - Jake Auchincloss, Brookline.News”

Jake Auchincloss introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, proposing a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue exceeding $2.5 billion from large tech companies. These funds would be allocated to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism. He has also advocated for repurposing funds from ICE appropriations for education funding. In his previous role as a city councilor, he worked to deliver results on education.

““The future must be built, not bought. Americans have a choice: allow tech titans to exploit our economy and epistemology, or tax their trillions to invest in jobs and journalism,” said Congressman Jake Auchincloss, (auchincloss.house.gov, press release introducing the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act).”

Jake Auchincloss supports comprehensive gun safety measures, including a federal assault weapons ban, universal background checks, and red-flag laws. As a former Marine, he states that weapons of war have no place on streets or near schools and advocates for safe storage to protect children. He also founded a PAC, "Beyond Thoughts and Prayers," to elect a gun safety majority in Congress and seeks to repeal a 2005 law shielding gun manufacturers from liability.

“As a former Marine officer who trained and deployed with assault weapons, gun safety is a priority for me. We need an assault-weapons ban, because weapons of war have no place on our streets or near our schools. And we need to adopt the common-sense suite of Massachusetts measures to reduce gun violence: background checks, safe storage, red-flag laws, and more. - Jake Auchincloss, auchincloss.house.gov/issues/ending-gun-violence”