Jake Auchincloss
Democrat Representative of Massachusetts's 4th district
Representative
Massachusetts, district 4
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Massachusetts, district 4
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
2
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
January 29, 1988 (36 years old)
Birthday
- Served as U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district since 2021
- Born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, with a background in both Jewish and Scottish heritage
- Parents are physician-scientists; mother is president and CEO of Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and father succeeded Anthony Fauci as director of NIAID
- Graduated with honors in government and economics from Harvard University; holds an M.B.A. in finance from MIT Sloan School of Management
- Served in the United States Marine Corps, commanding infantry in Afghanistan and a reconnaissance unit in Panama
- Elected to Newton city council in 2015, focusing on education, progressive immigration, housing policies, and sustainable transportation
- Worked in the tech industry, including as a product manager at a cybersecurity startup and a senior manager at Liberty Mutual’s innovation arm
- Launched a congressional campaign in 2019, succeeding Joe Kennedy III in 2021 after a competitive primary and general election
- Advocated for the removal of President Donald Trump from office following the 2021 attack on the United States Capitol
- Delivered a speech on the House floor written by AI, advocating for a U.S.–Israel research facility on artificial intelligence
- Supported providing aid to Israel following a 2023 Hamas attack and opposed calls for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war
- Committee assignments include Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party
- Member of various caucuses, including the Armenian Caucus, Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations, and the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus
- Married with three children, residing in Newtonville, Massachusetts