Jonathan Paz
Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts
MA-05 Democratic nominee?
$20.6K
SEP 8, 2026Primary Election
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$20.6KSEP 8, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleCommunity organizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationMassachusetts
BackgroundCommunity organizer
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Notable personal detailsJonathan Paz is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Massachusetts’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle, challenging incumbent Rep. Katherine Clark. He previously served as a Waltham City Councilor (Ward 9) after being elected in 2019. Paz founded Fuerza, a Waltham-based immigrant-rights rapid-response group focused on documenting and responding to ICE activity, and has worked as a labor/worker advocate, including with SEIU CIR.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes pro-worker economic policies, support for affordable housing and small businesses, and refusing corporate donor influence; local proposals include doubling a property-tax work-off cap for seniors and reducing regulatory red tape for small businesses. There is no clear statement on federal tax rates, taxation of high earners or corporations, or comprehensive tax-reform proposals on the candidate’s public pages.
Healthcare
Supports affordable, accessible healthcare and frames healthcare as a fundamental right; favors expanding access to care and directing public resources toward lowering healthcare costs. No explicit endorsement of single-payer or Medicare-for-All language found in the sourced materials.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate advocates for an immigration system focused on humanity rather than enforcement, founded a local group that documents and responds to ICE activity, and supports abolishing ICE and redirecting its funding toward social programs. He emphasizes protecting immigrants’ rights, providing aid to families affected by enforcement, and expanding legal and humanitarian supports rather than increased enforcement measures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports defending reproductive freedom including the right to abortion, restoring Roe v. Wade, and backing a constitutional amendment to enshrine a woman’s right to control her own body. Advocates federal protections for abortion access as part of broader healthcare and gender equity policy.
Climate & Energy
Supports bold federal investment in green jobs and a clean re-industrialization of the economy, including retraining workers, unionized living-wage jobs in clean energy, climate resilience, public transit, and environmental restoration. Describes the climate crisis as human-made and requiring more than small fixes and calls for a just transition away from fossil-fuel-era jobs.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports improving community–police relations and investing in mental-health and community services to address public-safety issues while opposing punitive approaches; emphasizes prevention and community-based responses rather than defunding police. No explicit statement on specific gun laws (e.g., assault-weapon bans, universal background checks) was found on campaign pages.
Campaign Fundraising
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