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U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
November 3, 2026 · 12 statements · 2026.09.23-b71c7f6c
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Candidates
Shiva Ayyadurai
Independent
Sourced positions on 6 of 12
Limited data. Sourced positions on fewer than 60 percent of the statements.
Limited data. Sourced positions on fewer than 60 percent of the statements.
Edward J. Markey
DemocraticIncumbent
Sourced positions on 11 of 12
Joseph Tache
Other party
Sourced positions on 6 of 12
Limited data. Sourced positions on fewer than 60 percent of the statements.
Also on the ballot
Morgan DawickiIndependentNot researched: below our published threshold
Philip DevincentisIndependentNot researched: below our published threshold
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Statements and positions
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Shiva AyyaduraiIndependentJohn DeatonRepublicanEdward J. MarkeyDemocratic, incumbentJoseph TacheOther party
Federal statements
EconomyNo. 01/12
The federal minimum wage should be raised above $7.25 an hour.
Background
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. States and cities can set higher minimums, and many do.
The House-passed bill is an assault on working families and businesses everywhere - raising costs across the board, while handing out hundreds of thousands in tax breaks for the wealthy.
Campaign or official site · May 22, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Federal premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans should be expanded.
Background
These subsidies lower the monthly cost of health plans bought on HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces. Expanding them would lower premiums for more buyers and increase federal spending.
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States. - Agree
Questionnaire · Nov 6, 2018 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Federal law should require background checks for all gun sales, including private sales.
Background
Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for most sales between private individuals. This would extend the requirement to private sales.
Background checks can help keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them. If you cannot pass a background check, you should not be able to buy a gun, period.
Campaign or official site · Oct 5, 2017 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Abortion laws should be set by each state rather than by Congress.
Background
Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision, each state sets its own abortion laws. Agreeing means Congress should not pass a national law that either expands or restricts access.
Approving Kaskida would not only endanger lives and the Gulf ecosystem – it would also set a dangerous precedent for a new era of ultra-deep, high-risk drilling in the Gulf.
Campaign or official site · Aug 26, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
The federal government should limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Background
This would set federal limits on the carbon pollution power plants release. It concerns regulation by agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Paris Accords would basically support the polluting of our environment – more importantly, to tax all business, small, big, but primarily the smaller businesses.
Campaign or official site · Mar 1, 2021 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
By rejecting the EPA's responsibility to regulate climate change caused by greenhouse gas pollution from power plants, Trump and Zeldin are defying the laws of this country, the laws of physics, and the law of common sense.
Campaign or official site · Sep 14, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
National Climate Emergency Act ... seize and decommission the billionaires' fossil fuel infrastructure, and to build a renewable energy grid in its place
Campaign or official site · Sep 23, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
The U.S. should keep broad tariffs on imported goods.
Background
Tariffs are taxes paid on imported goods. Since 2025 the U.S. has applied tariffs to imports from most countries, and this statement is about keeping them in place.
A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.
Background
Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.
Trump's unconstitutional and authoritarian military takeovers are a political stunt to distract from his sinking approval numbers and failing policies.
Campaign or official site · Sep 9, 2025 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
If Trump sought to nationalize the National Guard here in Massachusetts, or to send in the Marines, I would fight Trump every single step of the way because it would be one further step towards an authoritarian dictatorship in our country.
I will not vote for another dollar to go to Ukraine, Israel, Iran, or any other foreign nation unless it is proven with verifiable facts that it is in the best interest of America and the people of Massachusetts
Campaign or official site · Jun 16, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026