Past Campaign
U.S. Representative (Massachusetts, District 5)
Primary election
Past campaign details are available on the full race page.
Jonathan Paz is not currently running for office on Civoren.
Jonathan Paz's campaign has reported raising $59,274 and spending $53,514 to the Federal Election Commission.
I was born in Boston, raised in Waltham, and I've spent much of my life across this district. I've lived in Woburn, played soccer in Arlington, and made monthly trips to Malden's Department of Education as a student activist. This district isn't just where I campaign; this district is where my life took root, where I've built relationships, and where I continue to show up. I've dedicated my life to fight for working people – tutoring students, representing union workers, organizing for renters' rights, advocating for legislative policy to protect immigrants and refugees, and defending residents of Waltham from ICE. I hold a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. I was elected to the Waltham City Council, where, for two terms, I worked to ensure that city government served working families, not just the well-connected. Outside of elected office, I've focused on building durable coalitions — I founded Fuerza Waltham and helped support LUCE, a statewide emergency hotline for ICE raids.
Jonathan Paz has a recorded position on eight issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.
Supports a Green New Deal / Green Jobs program, 100 percent clean energy by 2035, prohibiting new fossil-fuel leases on federal lands and waters, and a just transition to unionized clean-energy jobs.
“Setting a goal of 100 percent clean energy generation and use by 2035? (Y/N) YES. ... Prohibiting new leases for coal, oil, and gas on all federal lands and waters? (Y/N) YES.”
progressivemass.comAs of August 2026
Supports a No More Endless Wars foreign policy: diplomacy over military action, no war votes except as a last resort, blocking arms transfers to human-rights violators, and cutting military funding to reallocate to housing, veterans' services, and Medicare for All.
“Will never advocate or vote in favor of war except as a last resort; Will vote to reallocate excessive military funding to housing, veterans' services, and Medicare for All”
pazforthepeople.comAs of August 2026
Supports Medicare for All as part of his Good Life Economy, believing healthcare is a universal right; supports negotiating all prescription drug prices and expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing.
“Supports Medicare for All; Believes healthcare is a universal right and everyone should be able to see a doctor”
pazforthepeople.comAs of August 2026
Supports tuition-free public colleges and community colleges, cancellation of student loan debt, and opposing privatization or sale of the federal student loan portfolio.
“Would you support legislation to guarantee free tuition at public colleges and universities? (Y/N) YES. ... Would you support the cancellation of student loan debt? (Y/N) YES.”
progressivemass.comAs of August 2026
Supports federal rent stabilization and just-cause eviction protections, breaking up corporate landlords, a historic public investment in green affordable housing, repealing the Faircloth Amendment, and ending the criminalization of homelessness.
“I'll fight to regulate corporate ownership of housing and end this land grab. That means federal support for rent stabilization and eviction protections so people aren't displaced while waiting for new supply.”
progressivemass.comAs of August 2026
Campaigned on Abolish ICE: ending ICE as a federal agency, passing a 21st-century immigration system with a humane pathway to citizenship, and redirecting ICE's $170 billion budget to schools, healthcare, and housing.
“Will prioritize cutting all funding for ICE; Supports disbanding the agency and returning immigration responsibilities to the Department of Labor”
pazforthepeople.comAs of August 2026
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