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2026 candidates we're tracking in MA-5
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Katherine M. Clark
Democratic
Incumbent
Katherine Clark is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and the House Democratic whip, per the chamber's current membership roster, and is seeking reelection on the certified September 1 primary list.
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Tarik Samman
Democratic
Tarik Samman is a researcher at Harvard Law School and a union organizer who lives in Cambridge, per WBUR and the Lexington Observer. He was born in Lowell to a Syrian immigrant family, spent part of his childhood in Syria, and returned to the United States in…
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Jonathan Paz
Democratic
Jonathan Paz is a Waltham native, community organizer, and son of Bolivian immigrants, per the Lexington Observer and WBUR. As federal immigration enforcement expanded in 2025 he founded Fuerza Community Defense Network, a group that monitors ICE activity in W…
About this race
Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Massachusetts primary is Tuesday, September 1, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
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