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title: "Koh vs. Jones: 2026 Massachusetts’ 6th District race"
url: "https://www.2026election.com/race/2026-house-ma-06"
updated: "2026-09-02"
source: "Candidates' campaign sites and Ballotpedia, quoted verbatim"
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# 2026 Massachusetts’ 6th District race: Dan Koh (D) vs. Micah Jones (R)

Rating: Safe D · Election: November 3, 2026 · Ballot checked: October 9, 2026 · Positions captured: September 2, 2026

The 2026 election for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District is an open-seat race following Democratic incumbent Seth Moulton's decision to run for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee Dan Koh, a former Biden administration official and chief of staff at the Department of Labor, faces Republican nominee Micah Jones, an Army veteran and attorney. The race hinges on opposing policy visions, with Koh focusing on resisting the Trump administration, lowering living costs through public investment, expanding healthcare, and protecting democratic norms, while Jones emphasizes ethics reform, expanding New England energy infrastructure, providing tax relief, and securing the border.

## Candidates

- **Dan Koh** (Democrat) · [Campaign site](https://www.kohforcongress.com/) · [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)
- **Micah Jones** (Republican) · [Campaign site](https://micahqjones.com/) · [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

## Issues

### Government Accountability, Ethics, and Democracy

Salience: high

While both candidates support banning individual stock trading by members of Congress, Koh focuses on campaign finance reform and voting rights expansion, whereas Jones emphasizes congressional term limits, Inspector General oversight, and lobbying restrictions.

**Dan Koh:** Supports banning stock trading and corporate PAC money

Dan Koh proposes comprehensive democracy reforms aimed at reducing the influence of dark money and expanding voting access. He pledges to reject corporate PAC funds, support overturning Citizens United, ban congressional stock trading, and pass the Freedom to Vote Act. Koh also frames his candidacy around actively opposing Donald Trump's presidential actions and executive corruption.

- Rejects corporate PAC money and supports Democracy for All Amendment to overturn Citizens United
- Supports banning individual stock trading for members of Congress
- Advocates for the Freedom to Vote Act to mandate mail-in ballots, expand early voting, and implement automatic voter registration

> “I refuse to take corporate PAC money – during the campaign and once elected – and will be a steadfast champion for cleaning up our democracy.”
> — Dan Koh, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)

**Micah Jones:** Supports stock trading bans and institutional oversight

Micah Jones emphasizes ethics and structural reforms to restore public trust in government. He proposes banning members of Congress and spouses from trading individual stocks, setting congressional term limits, strengthening Inspector General independence, and reinforcing whistleblower protections. Jones also advocates tightening post-service lobbying restrictions and reasserting congressional budget authority.

- Proposes banning members of Congress and spouses from trading individual stocks, limiting permitted trades to ETFs and mutual funds
- Advocates for congressional term limits and stricter Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) enforcement
- Supports protecting Inspector General independence and reinforcing whistleblower protections

> “As an attorney representing clients before the Securities and Exchange Commission, I was prohibited from trading individual stocks, and I believe members of Congress should be held to that same standard.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

### Economy, Cost of Living, and Taxes

Salience: high

Koh seeks to address cost-of-living challenges through public investments in housing, childcare subsidies, and labor protections, while Jones prioritizes lowering energy costs, modernizing SALT tax deductions, and reducing regulatory burdens.

**Dan Koh:** Promotes housing, childcare investment, and middle-class relief

Dan Koh focuses on reducing household expenses through targeted federal policies in housing, childcare, and healthcare. He supports expanding low-income housing tax credits, increasing zoning flexibility, and capping everyday family costs. Koh also advocates strengthening labor unions and worker protections to raise wages across the district.

- Supports expanding low-income housing tax credits and zoning changes to increase housing supply
- Advocates lowering childcare and healthcare expenses for working families
- Focuses on creating good-paying union jobs and raising minimum living standards

> “Too many families are working harder than ever and still struggling to afford housing, healthcare, childcare, and everyday expenses.”
> — Dan Koh, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)

**Micah Jones:** Advocates energy expansion, tax relief, and deregulation

Micah Jones argues that lowering energy costs is the primary driver for reducing overall inflation and living expenses. He supports expanding State and Local Tax (SALT) relief, enhancing childcare tax credits, and eliminating duplicative federal regulatory bottlenecks. Jones also emphasizes open trade balanced with national security supply chain protections.

- Proposes modernizing and raising State and Local Tax (SALT) relief for high-cost states
- Advocates expanding childcare-related tax relief for working families
- Supports cutting regulatory bottlenecks to lower the cost of building housing and infrastructure

> “Raise and modernize the State and Local Tax ("SALT") relief in ways that reflect high-cost realities and protect households.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

### Climate Change, Energy, and Infrastructure

Salience: high

Koh advocates aggressive decarbonization through the Inflation Reduction Act, Paris Accords, and transit investment, whereas Jones focuses on expanding LNG pipeline capacity, nuclear power, and preventing utility bill increases.

**Dan Koh:** Supports clean energy, Inflation Reduction Act, and transit

Dan Koh views climate change as an urgent threat to North Shore coastal communities. He pledges to reinstate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, rejoin the Paris Climate Accords, and expand clean energy tax credits and green jobs. Koh also champions public transit investments, opposing cuts to mass transit funding from the Highway Trust Fund.

- Supports reinstating Inflation Reduction Act energy tax credits and clean vehicle incentives
- Advocates re-joining the Paris Climate Accords and protecting coastal fishing industries
- Pledges to protect mass transit funding and invest in public transportation infrastructure

> “As a member of Congress, I will introduce legislation that reinstates the vast benefits present in the Inflation Reduction Act.”
> — Dan Koh, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)

**Micah Jones:** Supports natural gas expansion, nuclear power, and grid reliability

Micah Jones focuses on energy reliability and affordability for New England households and businesses. He advocates surging federal resources to build Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) pipelines from Pennsylvania to New England and accelerating nuclear energy permitting. Jones supports renewable energy growth provided it does not shift higher utility costs onto consumers.

- Advocates expanding Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure from the Marcellus Shale to New England
- Supports modernizing nuclear power permitting and accelerating next-generation nuclear technology
- Emphasizes grid reliability and preventing clean energy goals from driving up household bills

> “Support policies and coordination that help New England secure reliable energy supply, including advocating to surge federal resources to expand critical Liquified Natural Gas infrastructure between the Marcellus Shale formation in North Eastern Pennsylvania to New England.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

### Immigration and Border Security

Salience: high

Koh explicitly calls for abolishing ICE and opposing aggressive deportation tactics, while Jones advocates strengthening border enforcement technology, staffing, and administrative adjudications.

**Dan Koh:** Supports abolishing Trump's ICE and comprehensive reform

Dan Koh strongly criticizes federal immigration enforcement under Donald Trump, calling for the complete abolition and overhaul of ICE. He advocates hiring immigration judges and asylum officers to humanely process claims at the border while preserving due process. Koh opposes attacks on legal pathways to citizenship and champions comprehensive immigration legislation.

- Calls for abolishing and overhauling ICE while opposing unannounced enforcement raids
- Supports hiring immigration judges and asylum officers to process border claims efficiently and humanely
- Advocates expanding legal pathways to citizenship and protecting immigrant families

> “Donald Trump is terrorizing families, ignoring due process, and promoting cruel policies that pit neighbors against one another.”
> — Dan Koh, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)

**Micah Jones:** Supports border enforcement and administrative law judges

Micah Jones focuses on securing national borders and restoring lawful order to the immigration system. He supports increasing border staffing, technology, and surge resources for Administrative Law Judges to accelerate case processing. Jones also advocates modernizing legal immigration backlogs to align with national workforce needs.

- Supports strengthening border enforcement with additional staffing, technology, and faster adjudication
- Proposes surging Administrative Law Judges to ensure due process and judicial oversight
- Advocates modernizing legal immigration systems to reduce backlogs and meet labor demands

> “Authorize the strengthening of border enforcement with better staffing, technology, and faster adjudication.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

### Gun Safety and Public Safety

Salience: medium

Koh focuses on federal firearm restrictions such as assault weapon bans and universal background checks, whereas Jones emphasizes police recruitment, retention, and mental health response systems.

**Dan Koh:** Supports assault weapons ban and red flag laws

Dan Koh supports strict federal gun control measures to reduce gun violence in schools and communities. He advocates for an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, and red flag laws. Koh holds the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate designation.

- Supports an assault weapons ban and universal background checks
- Advocates for red flag laws to prevent firearm violence
- Earned the 2026 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction

> “I support an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, and red flag laws.”
> — Dan Koh, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)

**Micah Jones:** Supports law enforcement funding and mental health response

Micah Jones focuses public safety efforts on supporting local law enforcement agencies and community stability. He advocates for increased law enforcement training, recruitment, and retention funds alongside targeted violence prevention. Jones also supports coordinated mental health response systems and transparent federal grant outcomes.

- Supports federal funding for law enforcement recruitment, retention, and training
- Advocates for targeted violence prevention and coordinated mental health response systems
- Emphasizes community safety and institutional transparency

> “Support training, recruitment, and retention for law enforcement agencies.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

### Healthcare and Reproductive Rights

Salience: medium

**Dan Koh:** Supports Medicare for All and codifying abortion rights

Dan Koh advocates universal healthcare through a Medicare for All system that automatically enrolls all Americans while preserving private insurance options. He supports capping prescription drug prices, restoring Affordable Care Act subsidies, and capping senior insulin costs at $35. Koh also pledges to pass the Women's Health Protection Act to codify federal abortion protections.

- Supports a Medicare for All system that enrolls all Americans while preserving optional private coverage
- Advocates capping prescription drug costs and restoring ACA subsidies
- Supports the Women's Health Protection Act to codify abortion rights nationwide

> “I support universal healthcare – and a Medicare for All system that enrolls all Americans by default and preserves private insurance if desired.”
> — Dan Koh, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Koh)

**Micah Jones:** No documented position in our sources

### Veterans, Public Service, and National Defense

Salience: medium

**Dan Koh:** No documented position in our sources

**Micah Jones:** Supports expanding public service GI-bill pathways and military modernization

As an Army veteran, Micah Jones advocates expanding public service pathways for young Americans modeled on the GI Bill. He supports recreating the Civilian Conservation Corps and providing education benefits for participants in Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and Teach for America. Jones also supports modernizing military assets with disciplined congressional oversight.

- Advocates GI Bill-style educational benefits for AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Teach for America, and City Year participants
- Proposes recreating the Civilian Conservation Corps for national park and infrastructure maintenance
- Supports military modernization combined with strict congressional authorization oversight

> “Advocate for GI-Bill style pathways for those public service programs like the Peace Corps, Teach for America, Americorps, City Year, etc.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

### Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology

Salience: low

**Dan Koh:** No documented position in our sources

**Micah Jones:** Supports national AI safety standards and cyber defense

Micah Jones highlights technology policy as crucial for Massachusetts' research, healthcare, and biotech hubs. He advocates setting national safety and transparency standards for artificial intelligence to protect consumers while maintaining U.S. competitive leadership. Jones also supports expanding federal cyber defense capacity for local hospitals, universities, and defense contractors.

- Proposes national AI safety and transparency standards while maintaining U.S. innovation leadership
- Supports expanding federal support for state, local, and private cyber defense capabilities
- Focuses on protecting critical North Shore sectors like biotech, defense contractors, and hospitals from cyber threats

> “Set clear national AI safety and transparency standards that protect Americans while maintaining U.S. leadership in innovation.”
> — Micah Jones, via [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Micah_Jones)

## Polls and markets

_Updated Oct 31._

- [Polymarket](https://polymarket.com/event/ma-06-house-election-winner) — MA-06 House Election Winner: Democrats 96.6%, Republicans 2.6%
- [Kalshi](https://kalshi.com/events/KXHOUSERACE-MA06-26) — MA-06 House winner?: Dan Koh 98.0%, Micah Jones 4.1%
- [Kalshi](https://kalshi.com/events/KXMAPRIMARY-06R26) — MA-06 Republican nominee?: Micah Jones 99.0%, John Field 1.0%
- [Kalshi](https://kalshi.com/events/KXMA6D-26) — MA-06 Democratic nominee?: Dan Koh 99.9%, Mariah Lancaster 1.0%, Dominick Pangallo 1.0%

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