Massachusetts 9th District
Bill Keating (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Bill Keating
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 51 of 122 votes and bills.
Raised $553,690 since January 2025: 56% from people, 44% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Tyler MacAllister
Republican · former Mattapoisett select board chair, marine industry
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for MacAllister, and what MacAllister has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 21. A grade needs 4.
Raised $215,467 since January 2025: 98% from people, 1% from PACs and other committees, 1% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in Massachusetts: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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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.
Tyler MacAllister, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for MacAllister, so the grade above comes from this list: what MacAllister 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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He says he will fight to cut waste in federal spending, without naming a tax or regulation.
“Tyler will fight to cut the waste, hold Washington accountable for every dollar”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
No tax or rule is named, so the words do not settle the measure.
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At a candidate forum he said it is justified for a police officer or ICE agent to act when someone tries to run them over with a car.
“If you're a police officer or an ICE agent, someone tries to run you over with their car, I think it's justified”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing ICE agents in the field is the with side of this measure, as opposing ICE is the against side.
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