Name: 2026 Massachusetts Senate race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: MA, United States

2026 Massachusetts Senate race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Where they disagree

Issue	Markey	Deaton
	Legalization path	Enforce the law
	Treatment first	Crack down
	Government Monopoly	Open Choice
	Keep safeguards	Deregulate

John Deaton

REPUBLICAN PARTY

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Stated positions (22) ▾

Abortion: Supports codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law as a pro-choice Republican. [1][2]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports securing the border to address the fentanyl crisis and reforming asylum. [1][2][3]
China & trade: Supports fair trade deals to return American jobs lost to China. [1][2]
Civil Rights: Supports enshrining equal marriage in law and marriage equality. [1]
Congressional stock trading: Supports banning stock, crypto or commodities trading by members of Congress. [1]
Congressional term limits: Supports constitutional amendment limiting service to 3 House terms and 2 Senate terms. [1][2]
Corporations: Supports breaking up the big three insurance companies. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Supports requiring photo ID to vote. [1]
Energy production: Supports nuclear energy as carbon-free; opposes Green New Deal. [1][2]
Federal spending & debt: Supports cutting waste, balancing the budget, and reducing Washington spending. [1]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement: Views opioid addiction as directly related to border crisis; supports securing border and treatment investment. [1][2]
Free trade: Supports fair trade deals to return American jobs lost to China. [1]
Government Reform: Supports banning foreign lobbying, lifetime lobbying bans for officials, and ending regulatory capture. [1][2]
Government reform: Supports banning congressional stock trading and lifetime lobbying ban for members. [1][2]
Health care: Supports lowering prescription drug costs and increasing price transparency. [1][2]
Housing costs: Supports policies to lower housing costs and encourage smart development. [1][2]
Israel: Supports Israel's absolute right to defend itself and its borders. [1]
Regulation & permitting: Supports cutting red tape and reducing regulatory overreach in permitting and other areas. [1]
School choice: Supports expanding school choice and vocational training opportunities. [1][2]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports honoring commitments to Social Security and replenishing the national trust fund through nonpartisan solutions. [1]
Taxes: Opposes adding 87,000 IRS agents. [1]
Ukraine aid: Supports additional Ukraine funds only with metrics for financial and tactical independence. [1]

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