Katherine M. Clark
Democratic · MA · U.S. Representative, Massachusetts 5th Congressional District
A Democratic U.S. representative and House Democratic Whip, Clark previously served in the Massachusetts Senate, Massachusetts House, and Melrose School Committee. Her priorities include wage equality, abortion access, gun-violence prevention, affordable child care, and paid leave.
Where Katherine M. Clark stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (3 records),
Mixed record
U.S.-Israel Ties (2 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 5
Campaign Finance Information
Data last updated September 21, 2026
- Raised
- $4,503,671
- Spent
- $3,781,770
- Cash on hand
- $2,047,792
- Debts
- $0
PAC money by interest
Finance and investment · 44 PACs$277,000
Insurance · 41 PACs$244,000
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
- FINSECA PAC$10,000
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$10,000
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC$10,000
- and 36 more
Healthcare · 45 PACs$235,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$10,000
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10,000
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BSC PAC)$10,000
- CVS HEALTH PAC$10,000
- and 40 more
Labor unions · 30 PACs$166,500
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
- and 25 more
Pharmaceuticals · 23 PACs$99,000
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$7,500
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE$6,500
- NOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
- ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC. PAC$5,000
- and 18 more
Donations sent through groups
Pro-Israel group that lobbies for U.S. military aid to Israel. It backs pro-Israel candidates from both parties. · aipac.org · aipac.org · fec.gov
- JSTREETPAC$20,500
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
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
Voted against the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending while extending and changing federal tax provisions. The House passed it 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded clean energy, lowered some prescription-drug costs, extended health-insurance subsidies, and established a corporate minimum tax.
August 12, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, adding enhanced background checks for younger gun buyers and funding mental-health and community-safety programs. The House passed it 234-193.
June 24, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the American Rescue Plan, which funded pandemic relief, health programs, schools, families, and state and local governments. The House passed the final version 220-211.
March 10, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Received the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund's endorsement for the 2026 election in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District.
September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lcv.org · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded clean energy, lowered some prescription-drug costs, extended health-insurance subsidies, and established a corporate minimum tax.
August 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Voted against the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending while extending and changing federal tax provisions. The House passed it 218-214.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the American Rescue Plan, which funded pandemic relief, health programs, schools, families, and state and local governments. The House passed the final version 220-211.
March 10, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began elected public service on the Melrose School Committee after work as counsel for Massachusetts child-care and attorney-general offices.
January 7, 2002Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, adding enhanced background checks for younger gun buyers and funding mental-health and community-safety programs. The House passed it 234-193.
June 24, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Received Planned Parenthood Action Fund's endorsement for the 2026 election in Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District.
September 14, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, restoring and updating federal review of voting changes in jurisdictions with discrimination records. The House passed it 219-212.
August 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which funded clean energy, lowered some prescription-drug costs, extended health-insurance subsidies, and established a corporate minimum tax.
August 12, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.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 · 10 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 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
Became House Democratic Whip, the caucus's second-ranking position and the highest-ranking woman then serving in Congress.
January 3, 2023
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became Assistant Speaker of the House Democratic Caucus.
January 3, 2021
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
January 3, 2019
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began representing Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House.
December 12, 2013
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began serving in the Massachusetts Senate.
January 5, 2011
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
March 13, 2008
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Began elected public service on the Melrose School Committee after work as counsel for Massachusetts child-care and attorney-general offices.
January 7, 2002
Source: democraticwhip.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Katherine M. Clark is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 5 (119th Congress), Massachusetts · incumbent
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.