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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. Senate · Massachusetts

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Edward J. Markey

Senator · MA · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says−80
does
Vouchers & charters
analysis
says−70
does
Enforcement & security
6 votesanalysis
says
does−29
Firearms
analysis
says+90
does
Market protections
analysis
says+85
does
Public R&D
analysis
says+80
does
Corporate concentration
analysis
says+80
does
Personal data & privacy
analysis
says+85
does
Drugs & enforcement
6 votesanalysis
says
does−17
Land use & zoning
5 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Pollution & development
1 voteanalysis
says+90
does+60
gap +30
Greenhouse-gas policy
analysis
says+95
does
Renters & rent
5 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Spending vs. restraint
6 votesanalysis
says
does+21
Role of government
6 votesanalysis
says
does+18
Use of force
analysis
says−80
does
College cost & debt
analysis
says+85
does
LGBTQ+ policy
analysis
says+95
does
Internet & broadband
analysis
says+95
does
Public school funding
analysis
says+85
does
Federal lands & resources
analysis
says+90
does
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does−52
Refugee & asylum policy
6 votesanalysis
says+90
does−20
gap +110
Federal vs. state/local
6 votesanalysis
says
does+17
Status for undocumented
6 votesanalysis
says+90
does−24
gap +114
Energy sources
analysis
says+95
does
Tax distribution
analysis
says+80
does
Welfare & anti-poverty
analysis
says+80
does
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+37
Security vs. privacy
6 votesanalysis
says
does−16
Banking/financial rules
analysis
says+75
does
Challenger · No voting record

Shiva Ayyadurai

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Challenger · No voting record

Nathan Alexander Bech

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$80Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Morgan Gifford Dawicki

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$16.5Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

John Deaton

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$1.5Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Seth Moulton

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Challenger · No voting record

Alexander Rikleen

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$79.3Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Joseph Tache

Other · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$147.8Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 31 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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