Jake Auchincloss

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jake Auchincloss

| image = Rep. Jake Auchincloss 218th Congress Portrait.jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2024

| state = Massachusetts

| district = {{ushr|MA|4|4th}}

| term_start = January 3, 2021

| term_end =

| predecessor = Joe Kennedy III

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Newton City Council

| termstart1 = 2015

| termend1 = 2021

| birth_name = Jacob Daniel Auchincloss

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|29}}

| birth_place = {{nobr|Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.}}

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| party = Democratic (before 2013, 2015–present)

| otherparty = Independent (2014–2015)
Republican (2013–2014)

| spouse = {{marriage|Michelle Auchincloss|2017}}

| children = 3

| parents = {{ubl|Hugh Auchincloss|Laurie Glimcher}}

| relatives = Melvin J. Glimcher (grandfather)
Harvey Bundy (great{{nbh}}grandfather)
McGeorge Bundy (grand{{nbh}}uncle)

| education = Harvard University (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA)

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| signature_alt = Cursive signature in ink

| website = {{URL|auchincloss.house.gov|House website}}

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| branch = United States Marine Corps

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| serviceyears = {{ubl|2010–2015 (active)|2015–present (reserve)}}

| serviceyears_label = {{nobr|Years in service}}

| rank = Major

| battles = War in Afghanistan

| battles_label = Wars

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Jacob Daniel Auchincloss ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|k|ɪ|n|k|l|ɒ|s}} {{Respell|AW|kin|kloss}}; born January 29, 1988) is an American politician, businessman, and military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Newton City Council from 2015 to 2021.

Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a wealthy New England family, Auchincloss graduated with a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 2010. Commissioning into the United States Marine Corps that same year, he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 and to Panama in 2014. He currently serves in the Marine Corps Reserve with the rank of major.

Returning home from the military, Auchincloss ran for Newton city council in 2015. After his election victory, he earned his MBA from MIT and was re-elected in 2017 and 2019. In 2020, he was elected to the United States Congress at age 32, succeeding Joe Kennedy III. Re-elected unopposed in 2022 and 2024, Auchincloss voted with President Joe Biden 100% of the time.

Early life and education

Jacob Daniel Auchincloss was born on January 29, 1988, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Laurie Glimcher and Hugh Auchincloss.{{cite web|url=https://newton.wickedlocal.com/news/20190926/meet-candidates-for-newton-city-council|title=Meet the candidates for Newton City Council|first=Julie M.|last=Cohen|date=September 26, 2019|work=Wicked Local|access-date=September 4, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004112530/https://newton.wickedlocal.com/news/20190926/meet-candidates-for-newton-city-council|url-status=dead}} Both of his parents are physician-scientists. His father, who is a surgeon, briefly served as acting director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), after Anthony Fauci resigned.{{cite web|url=https://newton.wickedlocal.com/news/20190926/meet-candidates-for-newton-city-council|title=Meet the candidates for Newton City Council|first=Julie M.|last=Cohen|date=September 26, 2019|work=Wicked Local|access-date=September 4, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004112530/https://newton.wickedlocal.com/news/20190926/meet-candidates-for-newton-city-council|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last1=Goodman |first1=Ben |last2=Tinker |first2=Meg |last3=Tirell |first3=Brenda |title=New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/health/niaid-director-jeanne-marrazzo/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=20 July 2024 |language=en |date=2 August 2023 |quote=Marrazzo is expected to begin her role in the fall, the NIH said. She will take over from Dr. Hugh Auchincloss Jr., who has served as acting director since Dr. Anthony Fauci stepped down from the post in December.}} His mother is a scientist and the former president and CEO of Dana–Farber Cancer Institute who was at the center of several controversies prior to stepping down from her leadership role.{{Cite web|url=http://cornellsun.com/2015/10/29/weill-cornell-medicine-dean-accused-of-chimp-abandonment/|title=Weill Cornell Medicine Dean Accused of Chimp Abandonment|date=2015-10-30|website=The Cornell Daily Sun|access-date=2016-10-11}}{{Cite web|last1=Kowalczyk|first1=Liz|last2=Ryley|first2=Spotlight fellow Sarah L.|last3=Arsenault|first3=Mark|date=April 3, 2021|title=Boston's hospital chiefs moonlight on corporate boards at rates far beyond the national level|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/03/metro/bostons-hospital-chiefs-moonlight-corporate-boards-rates-far-beyond-national-rate/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Top Cancer Center Seeks to Retract or Correct Dozens of Studies {{!}} News {{!}} The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/health/dana-farber-cancer-studies-retractions.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.nytimes.com|date=January 22, 2024 |last1=Mueller |first1=Benjamin }} Auchincloss's maternal grandfather, Melvin J. Glimcher, was a physician who pioneered the development of artificial limbs and the robotic arm, and was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/27/archives/hugh-auchincloss-jr-weds-laurie-glimcher.html |title=Hugh Auchincloss, Jr., Weds Laurie Glimcher |work=The New York Times|date=August 27, 1973|access-date=September 7, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/17/us/mcgeorge-bundy-dies-at-77-top-adviser-in-vietnam-era.html|title=McGeorge Bundy Dies at 77; Top Adviser in Vietnam Era|first=John|last=Kifner|work=The New York Times |date=September 17, 1996|access-date=September 8, 2020}} Auchincloss's grandfather was first cousin once removed of Hugh D. Auchincloss Jr., "a member of one of Newport, Rhode Island’s most historically prominent families"{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=G. Wayne |title=Hugh 'Yusha' Auchincloss III dies at 87 |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2015/06/17/hugh-yusha-auchincloss-iii-dies/34156008007/ |access-date=20 July 2024 |work=The Providence Journal |date=16 June 2015 |location=Newport, RI}} and step-father of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wife of President John F. Kennedy).{{cite web |last1=Columbia |first1=David Patrick |title=Society Dreams: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis |url=https://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/society-dreams-jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis/ |website=New York Social Diary |access-date=20 July 2024 |date=21 February 2024}}

Auchincloss was raised in Newton with his sister Kalah and brother Hugh G. and attended Newton North High School.{{cite news |url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/jake-auchincloss-candidate-profile-4th-congressional-district |title=Jake Auchincloss: Candidate Profile 4th Congressional District|first=Jenna|last=Fisher|work=Patch Media|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=September 8, 2020}} He is matrilineally Jewish and was raised in his mother's faith.{{cite news |last=Kole |first=William J. |date=September 4, 2020 |title=Jewish ex-Marine wins Democratic primary for Massachusetts House seat |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-ex-marine-wins-democratic-primary-for-massachusetts-house-seat/ |access-date=September 8, 2020 |work=The Times of Israel}} His father is of Scottish ancestry.{{cite web |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Jake Auchincloss embraces frontrunner status |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2020/08/jake-auchincloss-battles-for-frontrunner-status-in-massachusetts/}}

Auchincloss studied government and economics at Harvard University, graduating with honors. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps{{cite web |title=Meet Jake {{!}} U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss Of Massachusetts 4th District |url=https://auchincloss.house.gov/about |website=auchincloss.house.gov |access-date=20 July 2024 |language=en}} then returned to school and earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in finance from the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.{{cite web|url=https://datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/authors/jake-auchincloss|title=Jake Auchincloss|work=Data-Smart City Solutions|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301165418/https://datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/authors/jake-auchincloss|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.livingcities.org/people/jake-auchincloss|title=Jake Auchincloss|work=Living Cities|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116144843/https://www.livingcities.org/people/jake-auchincloss|url-status=dead}}

Career

=Military service=

After graduating from Harvard College, 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. In Helmand, he led combat patrols through villages contested by the Taliban. In Panama, his team of reconnaissance Marines partnered with Colombian special operations to train the Panamanian Public Forces in drug-interdiction tactics.{{cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/01/08/qassem-soleimani-jake-auchincloss|title=I Fought In Afghanistan. The Last Thing We Need Is Another 'Forever War'|first=Jake|last=Auchincloss|work=WBUR|date=January 8, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020|language=en}}

Auchincloss completed both infantry training in Quantico and the Marine Corps's reconnaissance training in California, profiled in Nate Fick's One Bullet Away. He graduated from the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) school in Maine and was an honor graduate from the Basic Airborne Course in Georgia. He continued to serve in the Individual Ready Reserve after leaving active duty and was promoted to major on September 1, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Jake Auchincloss, Marine veteran, thinks Pentagon budget should be cut 10% {{!}} Boston.com|url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/08/28/4th-district-jake-auchincloss-pentagon-budget|access-date=2020-11-08|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US}}

=Local government=

After returning home from the military, Auchincloss ran for Newton city council on a platform of full-day kindergarten and expanded pre-K offerings.{{Cite web|last=Auchincloss|first=Jacob|title=Pre-K for every Newton child|url=https://newton.wickedlocal.com/article/20150101/Opinion/150109839|access-date=May 11, 2020|date=January 1, 2015|website=Newton TAB|language=en}} He was elected in 2015, defeating the incumbent councilor.{{cite web|url=http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/82932|title=Municipal election official results|work=City of Newton, MA|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was reelected to the Newton City Council in 2017 and 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/86441|title=Local election official results|work=City of Newton, MA|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120224806/http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/86441|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2019|title=Newton Election Results 2019: City Council, School Committee|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/newton-election-results-2019-city-council-school-committee|access-date=May 11, 2020|website=Patch Media|first=Jenna|last=Fisher|language=en}} He chaired the transportation and public safety committee.{{Cite web|title=Newton, MA - Councilor Auchincloss|url=http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/aldermen/members/ward2/auchincloss.asp|access-date=May 11, 2020|website=www.newtonma.gov|archive-date=February 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202211206/http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/aldermen/members/ward2/auchincloss.asp|url-status=dead}} In office, he supported progressive immigration and housing policies, sustainable transportation and co-docketed the successful Sanctuary city ordinance.{{cite web|url=http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/80769|title=Welcoming City Ordinance|work=City of Newton, MA|access-date=September 2, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321222930/http://www.newtonma.gov/civicax/filebank/documents/80769|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Jake Auchincloss For Congress|url=https://www.jakeforma.com/|access-date=May 11, 2020|website=Jake Auchincloss For Congress|language=en-US}}

When the Newton City Council debated a pay raise for elected officials, Auchincloss voted no.{{Cite web|title=Newton City Council Votes To Give Themselves Raises|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/newton-city-council-votes-give-themselves-raises|date=September 17, 2019|website=Patch Media|first=Jenna|last=Fisher|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}} Auchincloss was the first elected official to endorse Ruthanne Fuller for mayor of Newton.{{Cite web|title=Endorsements for Ruthanne - Ruthanne Fuller for Mayor|url=https://ruthannefuller.com/endorsements/all/|website=Ruthanne Fuller|date=November 2021 }}

=Business=

While serving on the Newton City Council and attending MIT, Auchincloss was the director of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.{{Cite web|title=HST MEMP Student on Winning Team in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition|first=Rob|last=Matheson|url=https://imes.mit.edu/hst-memp-student-on-winning-team-in-mit-100k-entrepreneurship-competition/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921192914/https://imes.mit.edu/hst-memp-student-on-winning-team-in-mit-100k-entrepreneurship-competition/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2015|date=June 4, 2015|website=Institute for Medical Engineering & Science|language=en-US|access-date=May 11, 2020}} 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.

U.S. House of Representatives

= Elections =

== 2020 ==

{{Main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts#District 4}}

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On October 2, 2019, Auchincloss announced his candidacy for the open Massachusetts's 4th congressional district to succeed Joe Kennedy III, who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate against incumbent Democrat Ed Markey.{{Cite web|title=Newton City Councilor Jake Auchincloss Announces Run For Congress|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/newton-city-councilor-jake-auchincloss-announces-run-congress|date=October 3, 2019|website=Patch Media|first=Jenna|last=Fisher|language=en|access-date=May 11, 2020}}

Auchincloss raised the most money during the primary election in both the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 and earned endorsements from the National Association of Government Employees, VoteVets, The Boston Globe and James E. Timilty.{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2020|title=Auchincloss leads the pack in 4th District fundraising|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/auchincloss-leads-the-pack-in-4th-district-fundraising/|first=Ted|last=Nesi|access-date=May 11, 2020|website=WPRI.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Stout|first=Matt|date=January 8, 2020|title=Auchincloss, Khazei top fund-raising in race to succeed Joe Kennedy|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2020/01/08/auchincloss-khazei-top-fund-raising-race-succeed-joe-kennedy/SArZ45Aboz7WIWHzvPrjDI/story.html|access-date=May 11, 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=February 26, 2020|title=Auchincloss lands first union endorsement in 4th District race|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/auchincloss-lands-first-union-endorsement-in-4th-district-race/|first=Ted|last=Nesi|access-date=May 11, 2020|website=WPRI.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Would-be Kennedy successors could miss ballot as COVID-19 hampers signature push|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/would-be-kennedy-successors-could-miss-ballot-as-covid-19-hampers-signature-push/|date=April 9, 2020|first=Ted|last=Nesi|website=WPRI.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 11, 2020}} He earned the support of several Newton politicians, including the president and vice president of the city council and the chair and vice chair of the school committee.{{Cite web|title=Why Jake|url=https://www.jakeforma.com/why-jake|website=Jake Auchincloss For Congress|language=en-US|access-date=May 11, 2020}} He earned additional endorsements throughout the district, including from state representative Paul Schmid of Fall River.{{Cite web|title=4th District race heats up as Grossman, Auchincloss tout new Fall River support|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/se-mass/4th-district-race-heats-up-as-grossman-auchincloss-tout-new-fall-river-support/|date=May 5, 2020|website=WPRI.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 11, 2020|first=Ted|last=Nesi}}

During the campaign, questions arose about his party affiliation. Auchincloss was originally a Democrat but was a registered Republican from 2013 to 2014 while working for Charlie Baker's gubernatorial campaign. He continued to vote in Republican primaries as an independent until late 2015 before becoming a Democrat again.{{cite news |last1=Stout |first1=Matt |title=Democrat Jake Auchincloss, seeking Fourth District seat, was a registered Republican in 2014 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/10/metro/democrat-auchincloss-seeking-kennedy-seat-was-registered-republican-2014/ |access-date=September 2, 2020 |work= The Boston Globe |date=June 10, 2020}}

The Democratic primary occurred on September 1, 2020.{{Cite news|title=Massachusetts Primary Election Results: Fourth Congressional District|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|date=September 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/01/us/elections/results-massachusetts-house-district-4-primary-election.html|access-date=September 4, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} In a race with eight other candidates, Auchincloss won with 22.4% of the vote. It took the Associated Press three days to call the race because nearly one million votes were cast through mail-in ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=AP: Jake Auchincloss wins Democratic primary in 4th District|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/votes-still-being-counted-in-race-for-kennedys-house-seat/33913704#|access-date=September 4, 2020 |agency=WCVB-TV |date=September 4, 2020}}

In the November general election, Auchincloss defeated Republican nominee Julie Hall. He assumed office on January 3, 2021.{{Cite web|date=November 3, 2020|title=Jake Auchincloss Declares Victory In Race For House Seat Vacated By Joe Kennedy|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/11/03/jake-auchincloss-u-s-house-seat-julie-hall-vacated-joe-kennedy/|access-date=November 4, 2020|language=en-US}}

= Tenure =

File:Auchincloss, Jake (cropped).jpg in support of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, September 2022]]

On January 6, 2021, after the 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, Auchincloss tweeted his agreement with lawmakers' calls to remove President Donald Trump from office, either through the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution or impeachment. Auchincloss voted to certify the results of the 2020 United States presidential election in the early morning of January 7, 2021. On January 21, he voted to approve the congressional waiver for General Lloyd Austin, President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense.

On June 16, 2022, seven people affiliated with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, including Robert Smigel, were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police and charged with unlawful entry into the complex.{{cite news |last=Balsamo |first=Michael |url=https://apnews.com/article/congress-robert-smigel-stephen-colbert-arrests-14dc9ee6278519742285b90895f80883 |title=7 arrested in House office building linked to Colbert show |work=Associated Press |date=2022-06-17 |accessdate=2022-06-21 }} According to a letter from Jim Jordan and Rodney Davis, the Colbert crew was let back into the building with the help of Auchincloss and Adam Schiff, leading to the unlawful entry charges.{{cite news |last1=Oshin |first1=Olafmihan |last2=Beitsch |first2=Rebecca |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3530453-jordan-asks-capitol-police-for-information-on-colbert-teams-presence-at-capitol/ |title=Jordan asks Capitol Police for information on Colbert team's presence |work=The Hill |date=2022-06-20 |accessdate=2022-06-21 }} In a statement released by an Auchincloss spokesperson, Matt Corridoni said of the incident, "We do not condone any inappropriate activity and cannot speak to anything that occurred after hours."{{cite news |last=Nesi |first=Ted |url=https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/auchincloss-staff-embroiled-in-disputes-involving-colbert-taylor-greene/ |title=Auchincloss staff embroiled in disputes involving Colbert, Taylor Greene |work=WPRI |date=2022-06-23 |accessdate=2022-06-23 }}

File:Wei Jingsheng Foundation presents Pelosi with a lifetime award (FyNP8ADX0AAJEs2).jpg Nancy Pelosi and Wei Jingsheng, 2023]]

In Congress, Auchincloss has voted with President Joe Biden 100% of the time according to FiveThirtyEight. This gives him a Biden Plus/Minus score of +1 with higher support for Biden than would be expected given the makeup of his district.{{Cite web |last=Bycoffe |first=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/jake-auchincloss/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508013533/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/jake-auchincloss/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}

File:Jake Auchincloss (FurWlIAX0AEhE-o).jpg press conference, 2023]]

On January 25, 2023, Auchincloss delivered a one-minute speech on the House floor entirely generated using ChatGPT, making it the first speech in Congress to be written with artificial intelligence programs. The speech was about creating a U.S.–Israel research facility centered on artificial intelligence.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title=Member of Congress reads AI-generated speech on House floor |url=https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-oddities-israel-massachusetts-11b4dc6e42afd2d68be28dedf86fd25a |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}

== Syria ==

In 2023, Auchincloss was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 }}{{cite web |title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria |website=U.S. News & World Report |date=2023-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404204512/https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria |archive-date=2023-04-04 |url-status=live}}

== Israel ==

Auchincloss voted to provide Israel with support following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}} In October 2023, Auchincloss rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war, saying that "Israel did not ask America to de-escalate on September 12, 2001."{{cite news |title=Progressive Democrats bring resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/16/house-democrats-urge-biden-ceasefire-israel-hamas |work=The Guardian |date=17 October 2023}}

= Committee assignments =

Committee on Energy and Commerce{{Cite web |title=Committees And Caucuses {{!}} U.S. Congressman Jake Auchincloss Of Massachusetts 4th District |url=https://auchincloss.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=auchincloss.house.gov |language=en}}
Health
Energy
Environment

= Caucus memberships =

Source:{{Cite web |date=2021-01-03 |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=http://auchincloss.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Representative Jake Auchincloss |language=en}}

Armenian Caucus
Congressional Blockchain Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|author=|url=https://congressionalblockchaincaucus-schweikert.house.gov/members|format=|publisher=Congressional Blockchain Caucus|date=July 13, 2023|accessdate=28 August 2024}}
Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations
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Electoral history

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| title=Massachusetts's 4th congressional district Democratic primary, 2020

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jake Auchincloss

|votes = 34,971

|percentage = 22.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jesse Mermell

|votes = 32,938

|percentage = 21.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Becky Grossman

|votes = 28,311

|percentage = 18.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Natalia Linos

|votes = 18,158

|percentage = 11.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Ihssane Leckey

|votes = 17,346

|percentage = 11.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Alan Khazei

|votes = 14,305

|percentage = 9.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Chris Zannetos (withdrawn)

|votes = 5,091

|percentage = 3.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = David Cavell (withdrawn)

|votes = 2,472

|percentage = 1.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Ben Sigel

|votes = 2,437

|percentage = 1.6

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 156,029

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box begin no change

| title=Massachusetts's 4th congressional district general election, 2020

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jake Auchincloss

|votes =244,275

|percentage =60.9

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Julie Hall

|votes =157,029

|percentage =39.1

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{{Election box total no change

| votes =401,304

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title=Massachusetts's 4th congressional district general election, 2022

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jake Auchincloss (incumbent)

|votes = 201,882

|percentage = 96.9

}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 6,397

|percentage = 3.1

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 291,569

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title=Massachusetts's 4th congressional district general election, 2024

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jake Auchincloss (incumbent)

|votes = 289,347

|percentage = 97.2

}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change

|votes = 8,378

|percentage = 2.8

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 297,725

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box end}}

Personal life

On July 28, 2017, Auchincloss married his wife Michelle. They have three children, a son and two daughters. They live in Newtonville, Massachusetts.{{Cite tweet|user=JakeAuch|number=1288092859976081413|title=Happy anniversary, Michelle.}}{{Cite web|date=2020-04-09|title=It's A Boy: Newton City Councilor Auchincloss, Wife Welcome Baby|url=https://patch.com/massachusetts/newton/its-boy-newton-city-councilor-auchincloss-wife-welcome-baby|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Newton, MA Patch|language=en}}

References

External links

[https://auchincloss.house.gov Representative Jake Auchincloss] official U.S. House website
[https://www.jakeforma.com/ Jake Auchincloss for Congress]
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district|years=2021–present}}

{{s-ttl|title=United States representatives by seniority|years=246th}}

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Category:1988 births

Category:21st-century American Jews

Category:Auchincloss family

Category:Businesspeople from Massachusetts

Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts

Category:Harvard College alumni

Category:Jewish American people in Massachusetts politics

Category:Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives