Jake Auchincloss
DemocratU.S. Representative, MA-4| Age | 38 (b. 1988-01-29) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White; father of Scottish descent, mother from a Jewish family |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Education | B.A. in Government and Economics from Harvard University (2010); M.B.A. in Finance from MIT Sloan School of Management (2016) |
| Prior occupation | U.S. Marine Corps officer; technology executive (product manager at a cybersecurity startup; senior manager at Liberty Mutual's Solaria Labs); director of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition; 2014 campaign organizer for Gov. Charlie Baker |
| Military service | Yes: United States Marine Corps (Major) |
| Birthplace | Newton, Massachusetts |
| Marital status | Married — Michelle Auchincloss |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Newton, Massachusetts |
| Notable relatives | Father Hugh Auchincloss (immunologist, former interim NIAID director); mother Laurie Glimcher (former Dana-Farber Cancer Institute president/CEO); grandfather Melvin J. Glimcher; grand-uncle McGeorge Bundy |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2020 |
| Previous offices | Newton City Council (2016-2021) |
| Committees | Committee on Energy and Commerce (Subcommittees on Energy, Environment, and Health) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Jewish Caucus · Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus · Congressional Blockchain Caucus · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Congressional YIMBY Caucus · BIOTech Caucus · Rare Disease Caucus · Kids Online Safety Caucus |
| Leadership | Inaugural chairman of the Majority Democrats group |
| Party history | Registered Democrat originally; switched to Republican in late 2013 (worked for the Massachusetts Republican Party and Charlie Baker's 2014 gubernatorial campaign); unenrolled from the GOP in April 2014 and registered as independent/unenrolled; re-registered as a Democrat in November 2015 |
| Ideology | Self-described 'Obama-Baker Democrat'; moderate/center-left, critic of the progressive wing; voted with President Biden's position essentially all of the time (FiveThirtyEight) |
| Signature legislation | Authored legislation raising the minimum age of internet 'adulthood' to 16 · Co-sponsored the bill requiring TikTok divestiture from ByteDance |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $1,538,101–$9,069,999 (2023) · estimate
| House in Newton, MA | real_estate · $1,000,001–$5,000,000 · 2023 |
| iShares MSCI USA ESG Select ETF (SUSA) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
| SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF (SPYX) | fund · $100,001–$250,000 · 2023 |
Top donors: RA Capital Management ($104,650 (Jake Auchincloss Victory Fund, 2024 cycle)) · Galaxy Digital ($23,200 (Jake Auchincloss Victory Fund, 2022 cycle))
Top industries: Securities & Investment · Pharmaceuticals/Health Products
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.