U.S. House · Massachusetts's 6th District

Massachusetts's North Shore and Merrimack Valley, including Salem, Lynn, Andover, Haverhill and Newburyport.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 20 claims re-checked against their sources · 0 corrected · 1 removed

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

  • Removed Micah Jones's tax_wealthy position (stance: opposes): the cited source shows general 'fiscal responsibility' and pro-business language, not a direct statement about taxes on high earners or corporations, so the stance was an unsupported inference.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUEDan Koh
D
Micah Jones
R
Protect legal access to abortionSupports[3]—
Stricter gun lawsSupports[3]—
Stronger rent regulation and tenant protectionsSupports[3]—
Expand public health coverageSupports[3]—
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[3]Mixed[4]

The candidates, in full

Dan Koh

D

Won the September 1, 2026 Democratic primary with 42.2% of the vote in a six-way field.

Dan Koh is the Democratic nominee for the open Massachusetts 6th District seat. A former White House deputy Cabinet secretary and chief of staff to U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, he previously served as chief of staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and as an adviser to Boston Mayor Tom Menino.[2][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Lists protecting reproductive freedom among his priorities for Congress.[3]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Says he will fight climate change in Congress, listing it among his top priorities.[3]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Names making healthcare affordable and accessible as one of his priorities.[3]

    “My priorities include making healthcare affordable and accessible, addressing the housing crisis, strengthening unions and workers' rights, combating climate change, protecting reproductive freedom, advancing racial justice, defending LGBTQ+ rights, improving public education, reducing gun violence, and investing in transportation infrastructure.”
  • SupportsStronger rent regulation and tenant protections

    Lists addressing the housing crisis among his stated policy priorities.[3]

  • SupportsStricter gun laws

    Lists reducing gun violence among his stated policy priorities.[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Protecting democracy and standing up to Donald Trump.[3]
  • Fighting for working families, including affordable housing, healthcare and stronger unions and workers' rights.[3]
  • Combating climate change and protecting reproductive freedom and LGBTQ+ rights.[3]

Background

  • Born and raised in Andover, Massachusetts; earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.[2]
  • Served as chief of staff for Arianna Huffington at the Huffington Post, then as chief of staff for Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and as an adviser to Boston Mayor Tom Menino.[2]
  • Served as chief of staff to U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and as a White House deputy Cabinet secretary in the Biden administration; as of mid-2026 hosted The People's Cabinet podcast.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $4.7M · spent $2.7M · $2.0M cash on hand (through 2026-08-12) FEC filing ↗

Micah Jones

R

Ran unopposed for the Republican nomination, winning 99.2% of the September 1, 2026 primary vote.

Micah Jones is the Republican nominee for the open Massachusetts 6th District seat. An Army veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division and an attorney who has represented clients before the SEC, he says his campaign is built on three priorities: accountability, opportunity and security.[4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • MixedFaster transition away from fossil fuels

    Says he supports expanding clean and reliable energy alongside continued investment, without committing to a faster transition away from fossil fuels.[4]

    “That means eliminating unnecessary barriers to economic growth, supporting small businesses, making childcare more affordable, encouraging common sense innovation in areas like artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing, expanding clean and reliable energy, and creating more pathways for young Americans to serve their communities and develop valuable career skills.”

In their words — priorities

  • "Leadership through service": says elected officials should lead by example and focus on delivering results rather than partisan dysfunction.[4]
  • More opportunity for the North Shore and Merrimack Valley: reducing barriers to business growth, supporting small businesses, making childcare more affordable, and expanding clean and reliable energy.[4]
  • Restoring accountability in Washington.[4]

Background

  • Served in the U.S. Army from 2011 to 2016, predominantly with the 82nd Airborne Division, including a deployment to Afghanistan.[4]
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law, which he says he paid for using the GI Bill.[4]
  • Works as an attorney representing clients before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; says this role barred him from trading individual stocks and that members of Congress should be held to the same standard.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $449K · spent $260K · $189K cash on hand (through 2026-08-12) FEC filing ↗

Research notes & limits

Both candidates' priorities and positions are drawn from their Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey answers (their own words); campaign websites were not independently reachable to confirm quotes verbatim at time of research. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals are added separately by script (not applicable to Jones, a non-incumbent).

Sources · 4

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Dan Koh · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Dan Koh - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Micah Jones - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words