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At 14, I watched my father be detained and deported.

I’ve dedicated my life to fighting for working people – in the classroom, in union halls, and in public service. I chose this path because no one should face the injustices my family did.

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Our priorities

Fighting for a Good Life Economy

I envision a Good Life Economy where everyone can achieve material freedom – one where people can afford housing, healthcare, and education, and still have time with their families.  

Higher Wages

Medicare For All

Immigration Justice

No More Endless Wars

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The People's Scorecard
The People's Scorecard
Jonathan Paz
Katherine Clark
  • Walked hundreds of miles on union picket lines with striking workers
  • Fights for the collective power of working people
  • Will fight to break up monopolies, regulate industries that take advantage of the working class, and defer to unions
 Worker's Rights
  • Voted against the railroad strike and backed USMCA without the union protections workers demanded
  • Promotes AI and blockchain for Silicon Valley oligarchs instead of fighting for working people
  • Running a grassroots campaign
  • Will not take money from corporate PACs or Israel lobby groups
 Campaign Finance
  • Taken tens of millions from corporate PACs
  • Received $1 million from pro-Israel lobby groups
  • Will sell his stocks and vote to ban stock trading in Congress
 No Insider Trading
  • Trades millions in stock, making herself rich in Congress by violating the rules
  • Will never advocate or vote in favor of war except as a last resort
  • Will vote to reallocate excessive military funding to housing, veterans' services, and Medicare for All
 Peace
  • Voted for Trump's budget bill: sending $3 billion to Israel, increasing military spending, and cutting funding for USAID
  • Approved over $20 billion in weapons transfers and aid to Israel
  • Will prioritize cutting all funding for ICE
  • Supports disbanding the agency and returning immigration responsibilities to the Department of Labor
 Abolishing ICE
  • Does not support defunding ICE
  • Funds an agency that separates families, with only small reforms promised
  • Uses anti-immigrant language
  • Supports Medicare for All
  • Believes healthcare is a universal right and everyone should be able to see a doctor
 Medicare For All
  • Taken hundreds of thousands from Big Pharma and HMOs
  • Never brought Medicare for All to a vote and did not co-sponsor the 2025 Medicare for All Act
Worker's Rights
Jonathan Paz
  • Walked hundreds of miles on union picket lines with striking workers
  • Fights for the collective power of working people
  • Will fight to break up monopolies, regulate industries that take advantage of the working class, and defer to unions
Katherine Clark
  • Voted against the railroad strike and backed USMCA without the union protections workers demanded
  • Promotes AI and blockchain for Silicon Valley oligarchs instead of fighting for working people
Campaign Finance
Jonathan Paz
  • Running a grassroots campaign
  • Will not take money from corporate PACs or Israel lobby groups
Katherine Clark
  • Taken tens of millions from corporate PACs
  • Received $1 million from pro-Israel lobby groups
No Insider Trading
Jonathan Paz
  • Will sell his stocks and vote to ban stock trading in Congress
Katherine Clark
  • Trades millions in stock, making herself rich in Congress by violating the rules
Peace
Jonathan Paz
  • Will never advocate or vote in favor of war except as a last resort
  • Will vote to reallocate excessive military funding to housing, veterans' services, and Medicare for All
Katherine Clark
  • Voted for Trump's budget bill: sending $3 billion to Israel, increasing military spending, and cutting funding for USAID
  • Approved over $20 billion in weapons transfers and aid to Israel
Abolishing ICE
Jonathan Paz
  • Will prioritize cutting all funding for ICE
  • Supports disbanding the agency and returning immigration responsibilities to the Department of Labor
Katherine Clark
  • Does not support defunding ICE
  • Funds an agency that separates families, with only small reforms promised
  • Uses anti-immigrant language
Medicare For All
Jonathan Paz
  • Supports Medicare for All
  • Believes healthcare is a universal right and everyone should be able to see a doctor
Katherine Clark
  • Taken hundreds of thousands from Big Pharma and HMOs
  • Never brought Medicare for All to a vote and did not co-sponsor the 2025 Medicare for All Act

Paz in the Press

See what's being said about Jonathan's grassroots campaign.

WGBH

Vote to cut Israel aid too little, too late, say Dem. challengers for Mass. House seats

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Jul
17
2026

ABC News

Progressives take on Democratic incumbents as midterm primaries kick off

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Feb
27
2026

Waltham Times

Jonathan Paz champions grassroots issues in his bid to unseat Rep. Katherine Clark

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Jan
11
2026
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Solea Restaurant and Tapas Bar
388 Moody St,
Waltham, MA, 02453

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