U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
Joseph Tache
CandidateParty for Socialism and Liberation
- Race
- U.S. Senate · Massachusetts
- Result
- Edward J. Markey, projected winner
- Opponents
- Edward J. Markey (D); John Deaton (R); Shiva Ayyadurai (IND)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
As a socialist, I will propose legislation to redistribute that wealth and reorganize the economy to meet our needs
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Edward J. Markey D | incumbent |
| John Deaton R | challenger |
| Joseph Tache Party for Socialism and Liberation | challenger |
| Shiva Ayyadurai IND | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
As a socialist, I will propose legislation to redistribute that wealth and reorganize the economy to meet our needs
Calls for redistributing wealth from billionaires to fund housing, healthcare, and education.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says he would prioritize decommissioning fossil fuel infrastructure and building a renewable energy grid.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Calls for public funding of quality housing, healthcare, and education as part of restructuring the economy.
Documented position[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Joe Tache, a Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate and Boston youth worker and community organizer, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts to Ed Markey. He is a Philadelphia native who attended Northeastern University, where he studied business.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Joe Tache is a Philadelphia native who attended Northeastern University, where he studied business.[1] While at Northeastern he took part in marches and protests against police brutality and gentrification, for housing justice and alongside campus dining hall workers in a contract dispute, and he says the experience led him to identify with socialism.[1]
Tache works as a youth worker and community organizer in Boston; WAMC described him in September 2026 as a 31-year-old community organizer and activist from Boston.[1][2] He ran for the seat Ed Markey has held since 2013 and appeared on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot.[5] He described his campaign as a socialist alternative to both major parties, and it called for redistributing wealth, a 90% cut to the military budget and public funding of housing, healthcare and education.[1][2][6] He received 2.2% of the vote to Ed Markey's 63.4%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- "As a socialist, I will propose legislation to redistribute that wealth and reorganize the economy to meet our needs: funding quality housing, healthcare, and education."[4]
- "I will propose legislation to cut that bloated [military] budget by 90% and usher in a new era of foreign policy based on solidarity and diplomacy, not domination."[4]
Campaign money$270K raised · 100% from individuals · FEC through 2026-09-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $269K
- Own money & loans $550
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/joseph-tache
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Interview: Socialist Joe Tache On His Effort To Unseat Sen. Ed Markey · Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism · 2026-01-30 News report
- 2.Socialist MA U.S. Senate candidate says he's running to confront crisis of capitalism · WAMC Northeast Public Radio · 2026-09-03 News report
- 3.U.S. Senate · Massachusetts results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Joseph Tache, Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 5.Joseph Tache · Ballotpedia Reference
- 6.Joseph Tache, Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words