MA-04 Democratic nominee?
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SEP 16, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleIndependent AI and policy researcher
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationMassachusetts
BackgroundIndependent AI and policy researcher
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EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (attended/graduate; degree not specified in sources reviewed)
Notable personal detailsJason Poulos is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He is an independent researcher focused on artificial intelligence and policy and has done postdoctoral work in AI and health policy at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science with a designated emphasis in Computational Science and Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and studied at UMass Amherst. He lives in Sherborn, Massachusetts.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports higher taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations and new taxes on automation to fund expanded social programs such as universal basic income and Medicare for All. Advocates taxing billionaires and closing loopholes to raise revenues for broad-based social and economic programs.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare-for-All and making healthcare universal and not tied to employment; advocates major public expansion of government-provided health coverage. Positions emphasize universal coverage as a central policy priority.
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Immigration & Border
Supports dismantling current large immigration enforcement structures and ending practices that enable mass detention and deportation; calls to abolish ICE, defund the Department of Homeland Security, and end qualified immunity for ICE and CBP agents. Advocates redirecting funding away from enforcement toward alternatives and accountability measures for immigration agents.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports broad access to abortion care, advocates repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal funding for abortion, and calls for reducing external barriers so there is safe, professional-grade access to abortive care nationwide. Also supports protections for reproductive and sexual health data privacy and measures to prevent disinformation about abortion services.
Climate & Energy
Supports the Green New Deal and federal action to rapidly transition away from fossil fuels, including a goal of 100% clean energy by 2035. Backs prohibiting new coal, oil, and gas leases on federal lands and waters, opposing new fossil fuel pipelines, expanding offshore wind and solar with storage, and phasing out sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035. Advocates environmental justice, fees on large fossil fuel extractors to fund climate responses, and strong labor standards for clean-energy jobs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports reinstating a federal assault weapons ban and banning high-capacity magazines, requiring a license to purchase firearms, limiting purchases (one gun per month), repealing legal protections for the gun industry (PLCAA), and restoring CDC research funding on gun violence; also supports police-accountability reforms and prohibiting transfer of military-grade weapons to local law enforcement while funding community-based, non-carceral public-safety responses.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Jason Poulos for MA-04 Democratic nominee?
Foxborough Democratic Town Committee
Political organization
Foxborough Democratic Town Committee unanimously endorsed Jason Poulos.
Organize for Peace
Public endorsement
Organize for Peace endorsed Jason Poulos for U.S. House in Massachusetts.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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