Jason Poulos
@poulos
Policy researcher. Running for Congress (MA-4) in the Democratic primary on Sept 1. Medicare-for-all, big money out of politics, end the wars.
Medicare for All would save 450 billion dollars a year and would save 67,000 lives a year. It would improve health care outcomes for the people in this country.
Thank you Somerset! We had a good attendance at our Town Hall last night despite the stormy weather, and thoughtful conversations on nationalized health insurance, universal basic income, student debt, teacher shortages, military funding for Israel, and Supreme Court reform.
@repauchincloss.bsky.social is so embedded with AIPAC that he pays them "Site Rental" fees to host his fundraisers — four $250 payments this year. In return: $128,950 bundled through AIPAC in 2026 alone, $434K+ this cycle. docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/feci...
We need to end military aid to Israel. It is being used to invade Lebanon and to protect illegal settlements in the West Bank. There are several reasons why I've arrived at that conclusion. Representative Auchincloss arrived at a similar conclusion. He was just four years too late.
We ran out of campaign literature! Will you donate $35 today to help us print more door hangers? Go to poulos.house to donate.
Canvassing door-to-door and holding town halls across the district, I hear directly what voters want: a representative who confronts issues head-on, not a scion of generational wealth who hoards millions in a campaign chest and gestures at abundance while household budgets shrink.
I spoke with WGBH News about the vote to cut military aid to Israel, and why it's too little, too late. Rep. Auchincloss has taken over a million dollars from AIPAC and its affiliated groups since 2020, and he voted for every bill behind the $23 billion in military funding for Israel.
We knocked over 1,900 doors this past week, from Brookline to Fall River. I also hit a personal milestone and knocked on my 1,000th door within 30 days. Come canvass with us: poulos.house/canvass.
Are you going to stand with the health insurance executives, with the pharmaceutical executives, or are you going to stand with the people and demand lower health insurance costs?
This is a campaign propelled by people in this district who are concerned about the state of the country and want progressive change. The incumbent has $7 million — raised by special interest groups such as the pharmaceutical lobby, AIPAC, and the crypto industry.
I'm the only candidate in this race to call for abolishing ICE. I don't think it's a moral or lawful agency. I don't think it can be reformed and retrained.
I'm the only candidate in this race who has called for abolishing ICE. It's a morally failed agency that is being exploited by this president for political ends. It can't be reformed. ICE agents cannot be retrained. We have to get rid of the agency entirely. #AbolishICEPledge
At least 50 people showed up to our town hall in Newton to hear about our progressive campaign. We had conversations about the importance of collective bargaining, the future of Israel and Palestine, AI surveillance, private equity in hospitals, the politics of Medicare-for-all, and climate change.
Come meet Jason, ask questions, and hear how this campaign is taking on Rep. Auchincloss and the donor class behind him. All events are free and open to the public — no RSVP required. Go to poulos.house/events for details.
@repauchincloss.bsky.social speaks a lot about the need to strengthen and protect democracy. The first thing you can do is to take elections seriously, and acknowledge that voters have a choice. You also need to explain your record to voters, and why you deserve the chance to be reelected.
The incumbent is seriously into recycling—some supporters of ours report junk mail from him 2x a week. We can't match that, and honestly we don't want to. Our plan is to send ONE piece of mail good enough that people actually read it. Let's prove that quality beats quantity. Donate at poulos.house.
Had a great time visiting the Somerset Democratic Town Committee and had a substantive conversation covering a wide range of issues, including the community impact of new data centers, the urgent need for Supreme Court reform, the high costs of healthcare, and ensuring a fair federal minimum wage.
During his first term, @repauchincloss.bsky.social co-authored a letter to then-Speaker Pelosi parroting pharma lobby talking points in an effort to derail the passage of H.R. 3, which would have empowered Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
This AIPAC-endorsed incumbent is comically out-of-touch with reality and his constituents. The reason why AIPAC is singled out is because it has already poured nearly $50m into congressional races, is bankrolled by MAGA mega-donors, and is in lockstep with the interests of a foreign gov't.
"Reach is not speech" is the logic that turns safety concerns into censorship. A litigated duty of care pressures platforms to bury lawful content, from LGBTQ+ resources to reproductive health. It passed with House Republicans, the Trump admin., and Meta behind it.
We knocked on 600 doors this weekend in Attleboro, Bellingham, Brookline, N. Attleboro, and Newton! We are scaling up our canvassing operations in all 35 municipalities in the district. If you live in or near MA-4, join our campaign: poulos.house/volunteer.
This race has national implications. Rep. Auchincloss chairs the Majority Democrats, which is trying to push the Democratic Party to the right. It's being funded by Silicon Valley billionaires who are interested in having deregulation in the energy sector and they want to build more AI data centers.
We're spending too much and receiving too little in terms of health outcomes. There are still far too many people uninsured in this country. The Medicare for All Act is in Congress right now; I would cosponsor it on day one.
Honored to have the unanimous endorsement of the Foxborough Democratic Town Committee. This is what a people-powered campaign looks like — no PAC money, just neighbors ready to fight for Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and a Congress that answers to working families instead of the donor class.
We're holding a fundraiser at Thistle & Leek in Newton! Help power a grassroots campaign that takes no corporate PAC money. Join us for food, drinks, and conversation about the issues that matter to you. RSVP at poulos.house/events.
A nurse earning $80K pays Social Security tax on every dollar of their income. A CEO earning $30 million pays the same flat amount as someone making $176K — and nothing on the remaining $29.8 million. The effective rate for that CEO? Just 0.04%.
We should be strengthening collective bargaining rights for workers, because workers are losing power in their companies, and this is becoming increasingly prevalent in an age of artificial intelligence automation.
The contrast cannot be clearer. I have said over and over again that I will never vote for military funding to Israel, and that includes Iron Dome. The contrast also cannot be more clear that I have not and will not take AIPAC money, and Rep. Auchincloss has taken over $1M from AIPAC.
We're spending too much money on war. We have have to take the money back from the war machine, and return it to our communities.
Mass. utilities have received requests for an additional 2GW of electricity for proposed data centers. Grid upgrades to accommodate that demand would cost roughly $1 billion. Those costs would be passed on to ratepayers.