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Jacob Daniel Auchincloss ( ; born January 29, 1988) is an American politician, businessman, and Marine veteran serving as the U.S. representative for
Massachusetts's 4th congressional district Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020. The district covers much of the area included in the before the 1992 ...
since 2021. He is a member of the
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.


Early life and education

Jacob Daniel Auchincloss was born in
Newton, Massachusetts Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately west of downtown Boston. Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Ne ...
, to
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and Hugh Auchincloss. Both of his parents are
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s; his mother is president and CEO of Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and his father serves as deputy director to Anthony Fauci at the
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(NIAID). Auchincloss's grandfather Melvin J. Glimcher pioneered the development of artificial limbs and was inducted into the
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and is the first cousin once-removed of stockbroker
Hugh D. Auchincloss Hugh Dudley Auchincloss Jr. (August 15, 1897 – November 20, 1976) was an American stockbroker and lawyer who became the second husband of Nina S. Gore, mother of Gore Vidal, and also the second husband of Janet Lee Bouvier, the mother of Firs ...
. His stepfather,
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, is a biochemist and biotech entrepreneur who has become a global expert on
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. Auchincloss is matrilineally Jewish by descent and raised in his mother's faith. Auchincloss was raised in Newton with his two siblings and attended
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. He studied government and economics at
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, graduating with honors, and earned an MBA in finance from the
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.


Career


Military service

After graduating from
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, Auchincloss joined the
United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
, earning his commission through Officer Candidates School in
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. He commanded infantry in
Helmand Province Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (, '' wilåyat''). The provinces of Afghanistan are the primar ...
in 2012 and a reconnaissance unit in
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in 2014. In Helmand, he led combat patrols through villages contested by the
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. In Panama, his team of reconnaissance Marines partnered with Colombian special operations to train the
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in drug-interdiction tactics. Auchincloss completed both infantry training in Quantico and the Marine Corps's reconnaissance training in
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, profiled in Nate Fick's '' One Bullet Away''. He graduated from the Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) school in Maine and was an honor graduate from the Basic Airborne Course in Georgia. He continued to serve in the
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after leaving active duty and was promoted to
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on September 1, 2020.


Local government

After returning home from the military, Auchincloss ran for Newton city council on a platform of full-day
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and expanded
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offerings. He was elected in 2015, defeating the incumbent councilor. He was reelected to the Newton city council in 2017 and 2019. He chaired the transportation and public safety committee. In office, he supported progressive immigration and housing policies, sustainable transportation and co-docketed the successful
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ordinance. In 2016, after students at Newton North High School displayed the
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, Auchincloss filed a resolution arguing against disciplining them, saying that the display was not a "substantial disruption" to the education of students of color. When the Newton city council debated a pay raise for elected officials, Auchincloss voted no. Auchincloss was the first elected official to endorse Ruthanne Fuller for mayor.


Business

While serving on the Newton City Council and attending MIT, Auchincloss was the director of the
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. He also worked at a
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startup as a product manager and at
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as a senior manager at its innovation arm, Solaria Labs.


U.S. House of Representatives


Elections


2020

On October 2, 2019, Auchincloss announced his candidacy for the open
Massachusetts's 4th congressional district Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020. The district covers much of the area included in the before the 1992 ...
to succeed
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, who unsuccessfully ran for the Senate against incumbent Democrat
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. Auchincloss raised the most money during the primary election in both the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 and earned endorsements from the
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,
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, ''
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'' and James E. Timilty. He earned the support of several Newton politicians, including the president and vice president of the city council and the chair and vice chair of the school committee. He earned additional endorsements throughout the district, including from state representative Paul Schmid of
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. During the campaign, questions arose about his party affiliation. Auchincloss was originally a Democrat but was a registered Republican from 2013 to 2014 while working for Charlie Baker's gubernatorial campaign. He continued to vote in Republican primaries as an independent until late 2015 before becoming a Democrat again. The Democratic primary occurred on September 1, 2020. In a race with eight other candidates, Auchincloss won with 22.4% of the vote. It took the
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three days to call the race because nearly one million votes were cast through mail-in ballots due to the
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. In the November general election, Auchincloss defeated Republican nominee Julie Hall. He assumed office on January 3, 2021.


Tenure

On January 6, 2021, after the 2021 attack on the United States Capitol, Auchincloss tweeted his agreement with lawmakers' calls to remove President
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from office, either through the
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or
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. Auchincloss voted to certify the results of the
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in the early morning of January 7, 2021. On January 21, he voted to approve the congressional waiver for General Lloyd Austin, President Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense. On June 16, 2022, seven people affiliated with the
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, including
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, were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police and charged with unlawful entry into the complex. According to a letter from
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and Rodney Davis, the Colbert crew was let back into the building with the help of Auchincloss and
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, leading to the unlawful entry charges. In a statement released by an Auchincloss spokesperson, Matt Corridoni said of the incident, "We do not condone any inappropriate activity and cannot speak to anything that occurred after hours."


Committee assignments

*
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. History The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was formerly known as the Committee on Public Works a ...
** Subcommittee on Highways & Transit ** Subcommittee on Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation ** Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials *
Committee on Financial Services The United States House Committee on Financial Services, also referred to as the House Banking Committee and previously known as the Committee on Banking and Currency, is the committee of the United States House of Representatives that oversees t ...
** Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy ** Subcommittee on Diversity & Inclusion


Caucus memberships

* Armenian Caucus * Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations *
Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus The Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus was formed by openly gay representatives Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank June 4, 2008, to advance LGBT+ rights. The caucus had 165 members (164 Democrats and one Republican, Jeff Van Drew) in the 116th ...
* Native American Caucus * Portuguese American Caucus * Pro-Choice Caucus *
Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus The Congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus is bi-partisan caucus of the United States House of Representatives established in 2004 by Rep. Jim Ramstad. The Caucus is currently co-chaired by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Rep. John Fle ...
* ALS Caucus * Autism Caucus * Diabetes Caucus * Friends of Australia Caucus * Gun Violence Prevention Task Force * HIV/AIDS Caucus *


Electoral history


Personal life

On July 28, 2017, Auchincloss married Michelle Gattineri. They had a son in April 2020 and daughter in August 2021. They live in
Newtonville, Massachusetts Newtonville is one of the thirteen List of villages in Newton, Massachusetts, villages within the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Geography Newtonville is ...
.


See also

* List of Jewish members of the United States Congress


References


External links


Representative Jake Auchincloss
official U.S. House website
Jake Auchincloss for Congress
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