Katherine Clark
DIncumbentFEC H4MA05084
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Raised this cycle$3.4M
Cash on hand: $2.0M
All Massachusetts races
2026 race
MA-05 — U.S. House
2 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: Katherine Clark.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$3.4M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Tarik Samman
DChallengerFEC H6MA05071
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Raised this cycle$12K
Cash on hand: $4K
Local signal
Early read on MA-05 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · leans negative
Recent news coverage of Katherine M. Clark over the last 90 days.
0 positive8 neutral1 negative
9 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Total disclosed
$3.4M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.4M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$10
$10 for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Katherine Clark(D)incumbent + SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION $10 | $3.4M | $10 | — | $3.4M |
Tarik Samman(D) | $12K | — | — | $12K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside MA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Katherine Clark(D)28% in-state · $1.8M itemized
$502K in-state$1.3M out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Clark | Samman | You |
|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||
Abortion Access to contraception should be guaranteed by federal law in all states (Right to Contraception Act). | — | ||
Abortion States should be prohibited from criminalizing residents who travel out-of-state for abortion services. | — | ||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||
Economy The federal government should require employers to provide paid family and medical leave. | — | ||
Education Federal Title IX protections should explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity. | — | ||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check. | — | ||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | ||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | ||
Infrastructure Federal funding to replace lead water pipes nationwide should be expanded. | — | ||
Labor Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms). | — | ||
Governance & Other Voters should be required to show photo ID, with the same rule in every state. | — | ||
Governance & Other Outside political spending — from PACs and super PACs — should be limited more strictly. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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