Federal

U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

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Thomas Stalcup

Republican

Physicist; president of an environmental-monitoring electronics company · Brookline

The gist

Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15
Supports a hybrid of Medicare for All and private insurance
Supports broad, immediate drug price negotiation
Proposes suspending ICE operations without officer body cameras
Supports federal voter photo ID requirement
Proposes amendments overturning Citizens United, setting term limits

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Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“quickly raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to about $15 an hour”
Supports a hybrid of Medicare for All and private insurance
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support an immediate hybrid of Medicare for All and private insurance competition across state lines, with protections for preexisting conditions.”
Supports broad, immediate drug price negotiation
Tom Stalcup for Congress
Campaign website · Stalcup for Congress · tomstalcup.com
“We need immediate, broad drug price negotiation”
Proposes suspending ICE operations without officer body cameras
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would suspend ICE operations unless every participating officer has a working body camera”
Supports federal voter photo ID requirement
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would support federal legislation requiring voters to present valid photo identification and prohibiting ballot harvesting”
Proposes amendments overturning Citizens United, setting term limits
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“constitutional amendments aimed at overturning Citizens United and establishing term limits for members of the House and Senate”

Jake Auchincloss

DemocraticIncumbent

U.S. Representative (4th District) · Newton

The gist

Supports doubling the reach of community health centers
Sponsors bipartisan bills on AI deepfakes and chatbots
Led Democrats on the House-passed Affordable Homes ActIn office
Voted against funding ICE on every floor voteIn office
Introduced the bipartisan Hot Rock Act for geothermalIn office
Co-led bill for 18-year Supreme Court term limitsIn office

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Supports doubling the reach of community health centers
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“am pressing to both double the reach of community health centers, to make primary care more accessible”
Sponsors bipartisan bills on AI deepfakes and chatbots
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“My two bipartisan AI bills target the harmful rise in AI deepfakes & chatbots.”
Led Democrats on the House-passed Affordable Homes Act
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“was the Democratic lead this term on the Affordable Homes Act, which passed the House.”
Voted against funding ICE on every floor vote
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have voted against funding ICE every time it's come to the floor.”
Introduced the bipartisan Hot Rock Act for geothermal
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I introduced the bipartisan Hot Rock Act to support geothermal energy.”
Co-led bill for 18-year Supreme Court term limits
VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 Representative in Congress Fourth District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I have also co-led legislation to implement 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices”

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