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U.S. House, District 5: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Data last updated: Sep 19, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Katherine M. Clark

Katherine M. Clark

U.S. House · Massachusetts District 5

NationalDemocrat

Candidate

No challenger is on file for this seat.

Katherine M. ClarkCurrent repNo one else on fileChallenger

Job fit

Katherine M. Clark

Offices held

  • elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Edward J. Markey, and to the six succeeding Congresses (December 10, 2013-present); 1

Education

  • B.A., Saint Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y., 1985; 1
  • M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1997; 1

No one else on file in this race.

Top issues

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

How they voted on top issues

Katherine M. Clark

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 2
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 2
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 2

No one else on file in this race.

Who pays them

Katherine M. Clark

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$86Klarge donors$1.0Mcompanies$1.1Mindustryassociations$334Klabor unions$160KOther kinds ofdonors$293K$3.1M raised
$86,3433Small individual donors
$1,049,6643Large individual donors

No one else on file in this race.

Checks

Katherine M. Clark

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 337 since 2021. 4

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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. CLARK, Katherine M. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-10-02 used in: Checks