Jonathan Paz for Congress | MA-5

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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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

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

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

Jul172026

ABC News

Progressives take on Democratic incumbents as midterm primaries kick off

Feb272026

Waltham Times

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

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

Our priorities

Fighting for a Good Life Economy

Higher Wages

Medicare For All

Immigration Justice

No More Endless Wars

Endorsed By:

Our Revolution MA

CAIR Action

If Not Now Boston

Mass Peace Action

PDA Mass Chapter

Courage Candidates

Medford for Palestine

Arlington for Palestine

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Paz in the Press

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

Progressives take on Democratic incumbents as midterm primaries kick off

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

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