Katherine Clark

Democrat · Candidate for Massachusetts U.S. House District 5 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: strongly left.

Issue by issue

AbortionStrongly left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 0% of votes, voted with their party 99.1% of the time.

Sponsored 3 bills (0 became law), mostly on education, families.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $10 supporting and $0 opposing Katherine Clark.

For
Sierra Club Independent Action$10

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • Labor unions: American Federation of Government Employees, Massachusetts AFL-CIO
  • Organizations: AIPAC, Christopher Street Project, Human Rights Campaign, Jewish Democratic Council of America, Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs, J Street PAC and 5 more

More about Katherine Clark

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Quick answers

What party is Katherine Clark?
Katherine Clark is running as a Democrat.
Is Katherine Clark the incumbent?
Yes. Katherine Clark currently holds this office.
Is Katherine Clark liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Katherine Clark is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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