Bringing new, innovative leadership to Washington to build a strong middle class.
- Jake was born and raised in the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District he now represents, the son of a surgeon and a scientist. They taught him the values of curiosity and integrity.
- After graduating from Harvard College, Jake joined the Marines. He commanded infantry in Afghanistan and special operations in Panama. He’s now a major in the reserves.
- Jake won election to the Newton City Council in 2015, was re-elected in 2017, and topped the ticket in 2019. He resigned in 2020 after his election to Congress. Jake also worked on housing and transportation at Liberty Mutual’s innovation lab.
- Now in Congress, Jake is part of a new generation of leadership that is offering fresh, independent solutions to build a strong middle class and make progress as a nation. He’s been called someone who can “make friends and influence enemies in Washington.” He currently serves as a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
- Jake lives in Newtonville with his wife, Michelle; their son, Teddy; their daughters, Grace and Audrey; and their Labrador Retriever, Donut.
“THE 35 YEAR-OLD CONGRESSMAN HAS EMERGED AS A RISING STAR IN MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.”
Let’s get to work.
I slept, ate, trained, and patrolled with an assault weapon for four years as a Marine officer. Weapons of war have no place on our streets or near our schools.
In addition to fighting for an assault weapons ban, I am also working for common-sense gun safety measures like background checks, red-flag laws, safe-storage requirements, and evidence-based violence-intervention policy.
My work in Congress has earned me the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction and Brady PAC's endorsement .
In Congress I am using every tool at my disposal to build a strong middle class. Rising costs, from housing to heating to child care, are a real problem. Pandemic and overseas war have primarily driven this inflation by disrupting supply chains and employment, but now Congress must help fix it. While Republicans were trying to use inflation for political points, I offered real solutions to get our economy back on track .
I supported the Inflation Reduction Act to lower drug prices, cap out of pocket costs for seniors, and make insulin $35 a month for Medicare patients.
We must work across the government, business, and education sectors to boost employment and increase research and development. That is why I was proud to play a role in securing key wins in the House version of the CHIPS & Science Act , a generational investment in our workforce, supply chains, and America’s leadership in science and technology.
As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee I am working to ensure that Massachusetts residents benefit from better infrastructure, which supports stronger towns and healthier families. In my first term I helped pass an historic, bipartisan infrastructure bill. Now, I’m working with state and local leaders as America invests more than $1T in roads and bridges, transit, high-speed internet, the electric grid, and clean water.
Climate change is a clear and present threat to our planet and our children’s way of life. Even before coming to Congress, I was leading on this issue in the private sector and in local government. On the city council, I voted with Green Newton priorities 100% of the time. At a Fortune 100, I helped build products for sustainable mobility. Leading environmental advocates endorsed me for Congress because they knew I’d hit the ground running – and I have. As a leading advocate for Offshore Wind, I have called for a carbon tax to curb the pollution that causes climate change; fought for investments in green infrastructure and clean-energy research and development; and have become a champion for sustainable, on-demand transit.
We must protect access to the ballot and the independence of state election officials. Our campaign is committed to fighting to protect our democracy. My work has won me the endorsement of the Progressive Turnout Project who cited my “history of championing pro-democracy legislation and a shared commitment to a reality that everyone has the right to vote in a country where voting is made simple and accessible to all.”
