Massachusetts 6th District
Seth Moulton (D) gave up the seat to run for U. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
Who should win this race, and why?Say what you think. Other readers can answer you.DiscussMicah Jones
Republican · army veteran and securities lawyer
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Jones has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Jones.
Raised $619,904 since January 2025: 97% from people, 3% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Dan Koh
Democrat · former Biden White House aide, Democratic nominee
FLiberty Score F0 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Koh has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Koh.
Raised $5,383,421 since January 2025: 90% from people, 5% the candidate’s own money, 3% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Micah Jones. Micah Jones: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Dan Koh: F, 0 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Micah Jones, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Jones, so the grade above comes from this list: what Jones has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Wrote that the Trump administration should sanction states that give safe harbor to Hamas, naming Qatar and Egypt.
“I would further recommend that the Trump administration sanction any states that provide safe harbor to Hamas terrorists, including Qatar and Egypt.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Penalising those who shelter Hamas is with liberty on tyranny.
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In a March 2026 interview he said the regime in Iran was a terrible force and that the administration had given a rationale for striking it.
“The Iranian regime was a terrible force in the world”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing American military action against the regime in Iran, as the page reports him doing, is the with side of this measure; his own words name the regime in Iran.
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Said the aim of the Iran war is to undermine the regime and that this advances American interests.
“We are trying to undermine the regime," he said. "And I do think that that does advance American interests.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The quoted words say "the regime" without naming Iran, so under the brief they cannot settle this measure.
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Wrote that Israel has every right to keep fighting Hamas until it is destroyed.
“I strongly believe that Israel has every right to continue fighting Hamas until the terrorist organization has been destroyed.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Israel's right to defend itself is with liberty on free nations.
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Said he wants lower taxes and named a cut to the federal corporate tax rate.
“I really believe in lowering taxes. I think we can lower a corporate tax rate here, collectively, at the federal level”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut is with liberty on free markets.
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Said he left the Democratic Party in 2016 over a worldview that classifies people as oppressors and oppressed.
“When it came to a worldview that tried to classify people between oppressors and oppressed”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A general rejection of an oppressor and oppressed worldview names no school, sport, military or DEI policy, so it does not settle the measure.
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Says a nation needs secure borders and a humane legal way to enter.
“A nation needs to have secure borders, and we need to have a humane and dignified way to legally enter the United States,”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Pairs border security with legal entry and names no enforcement or deportation policy, so it does not settle a side.
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He said President Trump acted correctly in securing the southern border, and that he disagrees with how much of the deportation effort has been conducted.
“acted correctly in securing the southern border”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border is the with side of the borders principle.
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Said state law enforcement officials should not be required to enforce federal law, in an interview that covered immigration enforcement.
“I believe that state law enforcement officials should not be required to enforce federal law.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
His quoted words do not name immigration, so they do not settle the measure.
Dan Koh, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Koh, so the grade above comes from this list: what Koh has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Said all US aid should come with conditions, in an interview about Israel where he also said one can oppose Netanyahu and support the state of Israel.
“I believe that you can be anti-Netanyahu and believe in the state of Israel in the same way that you can be anti-Trump and believe in America," Koh said. "I think that all aid from the United States should come with conditions”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Conditioning aid, here in an answer about Israel, is against liberty on free nations.
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Says he supports a Medicare for All system that enrolls all Americans by default.
“a Medicare for All system that enrolls all Americans by default and preserves private insurance if desired”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
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Says he will fight conservative attacks on DEI programs in schools.
“I will fight back against conservative attacks on DEI programs and efforts to tie federal funding to discriminatory policies.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Defending DEI programs is against liberty on equal rights.
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Heads the immigration page of his campaign site 'Abolish Trump's ICE'.
“Abolish Trump's ICE”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Abolishing ICE is against liberty on borders.
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