Bill Keating
Democratic · MA · U.S. Representative, Massachusetts 9th Congressional District
A Democratic U.S. representative and former Massachusetts legislator and Norfolk district attorney, Keating serves on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services. His priorities include jobs, families, security, seniors, veterans, and coastal ecosystems.
Where Bill Keating stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), National Defense (3 records),
Opposes
Immigration (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
U.S.-Israel Ties (2 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 9
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $422,462
- Spent
- $592,807
- Cash on hand
- $495,522
- Debts
- $0
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money that Raised does not count, like loans or funds from earlier years.
PAC money by interest
Labor unions · 21 PACs$75,500
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
- UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA COPE$6,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$5,000
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$5,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$5,000
- and 16 more
Defense and aerospace · 4 PACs$25,000
Agriculture and food · 2 PACs$11,000
Finance and investment · 3 PACs$10,000
Oil, gas, and energy · 1 PAC$10,000
Donations sent through groups
- JSTREETPAC$9,840
Pro-Israel group that wants a two-state peace deal and limits on how Israel may use U.S. weapons in Gaza and the West Bank. · jstreet.org · jstreet.org · fec.gov
Online donation service. Donors and groups use it to send money to many candidates at once. · democracyengine.com · fec.gov
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
Sent cabinet officials an oversight letter opposing removal of sanctions on former Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik and his affiliates.
November 12, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sent federal officials a detailed oversight demand concerning ICE raids on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Plymouth.
June 2, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 2 oppose
Sent federal officials a detailed oversight demand concerning ICE raids on Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and Plymouth.
June 2, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against the Laken Riley Act, which passed the House 263-156.
January 22, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Introduced a resolution urging immediate humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza and release of hostages.
June 4, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 3 support
Introduced bipartisan legislation requiring a state-sponsor-of-terrorism designation for Russia if it refused to return abducted Ukrainian children.
October 21, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Cosponsored the bipartisan Pay Our Troops Act to ensure military and civilian personnel were paid during a shutdown.
October 9, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: congress.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Arctic Watchers Act to expand State Department staffing and security cooperation focused on the Arctic.
March 10, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed the House 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 1 support
Reintroduced the Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act to support commercial vessels trading with Ukraine.
June 12, 2025Supports Foreign Trade
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Introduced a resolution condemning Belarus's fraudulent presidential election and supporting democratic rights in Belarus.
January 28, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy
Peaceful Foreign Policy · 7 support
Urged the International Paralympic Committee to continue barring Russian and Belarusian teams from competing under national flags.
February 26, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Sent cabinet officials an oversight letter opposing removal of sanctions on former Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik and his affiliates.
November 12, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bipartisan legislation requiring a state-sponsor-of-terrorism designation for Russia if it refused to return abducted Ukrainian children.
October 21, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Reintroduced the Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act to support commercial vessels trading with Ukraine.
June 12, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced a resolution urging immediate humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza and release of hostages.
June 4, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the bipartisan Arctic Watchers Act to expand State Department staffing and security cooperation focused on the Arctic.
March 10, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced a resolution condemning Belarus's fraudulent presidential election and supporting democratic rights in Belarus.
January 28, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: keating.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties
U.S.-Israel Ties · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted against H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Opposes U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted against H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Bill Keating is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 9 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 9 (119th Congress), Massachusetts · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.