Current Position: US Representative of House District 4
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Newton City Council from 2015 – 2020; US Marine Corps from 2010 – 2015
District: southern Massachusetts; the new 4th district has expanded westward to include towns along the Rhode Island border.
Upcoming Election:
Both of his parents are physician-scientists; his mother is president and CEO of Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and his father serves as director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Auchincloss joined the United States Marine Corps, earning his commission through Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. He commanded infantry in Helmand Province in 2012 and a reconnaissance unit in Panama in 2014. Auchincloss was the director of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition. He also worked at a cybersecurity startup as a product manager and at Liberty Mutual as a senior manager at its innovation arm, Solaria Labs.
Featured Quote:
My interpreters were with me when we were hit by IEDs and when we talked to village elders in Taliban-controlled regions. I made promises to them, and so did America. It’s our duty to keep our word. #TakeThemToo.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) On Global Vaccine Efforts | Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC
OnAir Post: Jake Auchincloss MA-04
