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U.S. House, District 4: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Thomas Stalcup

Thomas Stalcup

Running for U.S. House · Massachusetts District 4

NationalRepublican

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Jake Auchincloss

Jake Auchincloss

U.S. House · Massachusetts District 4

NationalDemocrat

Thomas StalcupCandidateJake AuchinclossCurrent rep

Job fit

Thomas Stalcup

Other work

  • Earlier in my career, I conducted research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, studying complex materials under extreme conditions. 1
  • I’m the president of an electronics company that designs and manufactures environmental monitoring systems used around the world—from the Arctic to Antarctica. 1

Jake Auchincloss

Offices held

  • elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2021-present). 2
  • United States Marine Corps, 2010-2015; 2

Education

  • A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2010; 2

Top issues

We haven't found stated positions for either candidate yet.

How they voted on top issues

Thomas Stalcup

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Jake Auchincloss

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 3

Who pays them

Thomas Stalcup

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donors
small donors$1Klarge donors$8K$9K raised
$1,3534Small individual donors
$7,6144Large individual donors

Jake Auchincloss

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$34Klarge donors$2.2Mcompanies$330Kindustryassociations$126Kmembershiporganizations$125KOther kinds ofdonors$118K$3.1M raised
$34,0365Small individual donors
$2,236,4995Large individual donors

Checks

Thomas Stalcup

No voting record to check yet

Jake Auchincloss

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 2 since 2024. 6

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About Me – Stalcup for congress · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. AUCHINCLOSS, Jake | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-02-19 used in: Checks