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Candidates › MA-06 race › 2025–2026
Micah Quinney Jones
R Republican nominee for U.S. House, MA-06
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Massachusetts US House 6
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- What is Accountability?
- What is Opportunity?
- Lower Energy Costs That Drive Everything Down
- Fix permitting and regulatory bottlenecks
- Make taxes work better for working families and local investment
- Money
- $619.9K raised, $450.1K spent, $169.8K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 6.9% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 69% from Massachusetts · largest committee giver THE GUARDIAN FUND, $9K
- Backed by
- Former Governor Charlie Baker · Former Lt. Governor Karyn Polito · Senate Republican Leader Bruce Tarr and 6 more. As the campaign lists them
8 priorities from micahqjones.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Restoring Trust Through Real Institutional Reform ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
Accountability is not a slogan — it’s how a functioning Republic works. When public institutions operate under clear rules, transparency, and enforceable boundaries, trust builds over time. When those guardrails weaken, or become unevenly applied, confidence erodes.
This plan focuses on structural reforms Congress can implement to strengthen oversight, reduce conflicts of interest, and clarify constitutional roles. This will make it easier to serve with integrity, and harder to misuse public power.
The focus is structural design rather than partisan grievance. The goal is simple: make it easier to serve with integrity and more difficult to misuse public authority.
Managing Risk - Guardrails Against Overcorrection ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
Accountability reform must avoid unintended consequences. Overly complex rules can create paralysis or a politicized environment. Reforms should prioritize clarity, enforceability, and proportionality. This is crucial to deterring misconduct without weakening effective governance.
Why Federal Institutional Accountability Matters to the MA-6 Community ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
Institutional credibility affects local businesses navigating federal regulations, veterans interacting with agencies, families depending on consistent rule enforcement, and communities seeking predictable infrastructure funding. When institutions operate predictably and transparently, economic and civic stability increases, bettering the entire community.
What I pledge to do:
1. Strengthen and Modernize Disclosure Standards ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
- Update financial disclosure frameworks to reflect modern asset structures, such as hedge and private equity funds.
- Ban the trading of individual stocks by members of Congress and their spouses. Only Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”) and Mutual Funds should be permitted for members of Congress to trade.
- Make financial disclosures simple, searchable, and accessible to the public.
- Clarify blind trust requirements where applicable.
Outcome we’re aiming for: Ensure Members of Congress are there to Serve You and not Themselves
2. Clarify and Tighten Post-Service Employment Restrictions ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
- Review cooling-off periods for senior staff and members.
- Establish clearer guidance on lobbying disclosure.
- Increase enforcement consistency.
- Enforce Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) standards consistently and transparently.
Outcome we’re aiming for: Members of Congress Should be Held to the Same Standards as Their Constituents
3. Protect and Strengthen Inspector General (“IG”) Independence ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
- Transparency in government is critical for maintaining public trust. That’s why it is imperative we surge IG resources and other internal accountability systems.
- Standardize internal review reporting timelines to Congress.
- Increase resource stability for IG offices to prioritize government oversight.
4. Reinforce Whistleblower Protections ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
- Expand secure reporting channels.
- Ensure timely and transparent enforcement of anti-retaliation protections.
- Provide clear guidance on lawful disclosures.
5. Reassert Congress’s Constitutional Role ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
- Passing an annual budget.
- Strengthen oversight of delegated rulemaking.
- Set clear limits on emergency authorities.
- Require periodic review of long-standing authorizations.
6. Improve Appropriations Transparency ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/accountability-plan at this heading)
- Standardize reporting for directed spending.
- Improve public access to appropriations data.
- Increase clarity in committee-level decision processes.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/accountability-plan
Accountability means that those entrusted with power are answerable to the people they serve in clear and enforceable ways. In a healthy, accountable, system, public service is not a path to personal enrichment. The rules apply evenly, authority has clear limits, and power can be questioned without retaliation.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/accountability
Opportunity means that if you are willing to work hard, plan, and take responsibility, the system does not quietly work against you. This requires affordable living costs, open pathways to work and housing, and a government focused on removing barriers rather than creating new ones.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan
Energy drives everything. Energy isn’t just a monthly utility bill. It’s a cost built into almost everything you buy. Lower energy costs can reduce pressure on:
- Groceries and household goods (Shipping, refrigeration, manufacturing)
- Local business operating costs
- Heating and electricity for families
Strengthen Regional Energy Reliability ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
I will support policies and coordination that help New England secure reliable energy supply. This will include working with neighboring states on infrastructure decisions that affect price and reliability. Specifically, I will advocate to surge federal resources to expand critical Liquified Natural Gas (“LNG”) infrastructure between the Marcellus Shale formation in North Eastern Pennsylvania to New England.
Modernize nuclear permitting and accelerate next-generation nuclear ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
If we are serious about clean, reliable, baseload power, we need a permitting system that is safe and also functional. When elected to Congress, I will work to update permitting timelines, support research projects, and remove duplicative processes while maintaining safety standards
Expand renewable energy without pushing costs onto households ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
Renewable energy is important for our future, but the transition must avoid creating an unfair burden for families who cannot afford upgrades.
When I am your Congressman, I pledge to:
- Support targeted incentives
- Invest in grid modernization
- Prioritize affordability and reliability alongside clean energy goals
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan
A major driver of our high costs is that it is simply too difficult, slow, and expensive to build. This includes residential housing, infrastructure, or new business facilities. It takes too much time and money to grow a new or existing business. These regulatory bottlenecks also drive businesses out of Massachusetts as they seek better business climates in other states. These delays don’t just slow projects, they raise costs for families and push investment away from Massachusetts.
When I am your Congressman, I pledge to do the following: ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
Proper regulation is essential, but we need to stop trapping the public in years of delay by creating smarter regulations focused on growth and safety
- Reduce duplicative federal review where multiple agencies are doing the same thing
- Set clearer timelines for federal permitting decision
- Require transparency so projects aren’t stuck indefinitely without answers
- Prioritize housing-enabling infrastructure and modernization
Outcome we’re aiming for: More housing supply, faster innovation, and lower artificial restraints that raise costs
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan
Families shouldn’t be punished for working, saving, and raising kids in a high-cost state. A change in our tax system is long overdue.
When I am your Congressman, I pledge to do the following: ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
Congress can pursue targeting tax changes that directly affect household budgets. I pledge to pursue the following ideas when I am your congressman:
- Encourage investment that grows local jobs and wages
- Expand childcare-related tax relief so working families keep more of what they earn. This would mean a dollar-for-dollar deduction from your federal taxes based on how much your family spent on childcare that year. And for those families in which a parent stays home, the specific child-care deductions would apply to them, as well
- Raise and modernize the State and Local Tax (“SALT”) relief in ways that reflect high-cost realities and protect households
The principle is simple. If we want families to stay and thrive here, the federal tax system should not ignore the cost structure of states like Massachusetts.
Outcome we’re aiming for: More take-home pay and less financial pressure on working families
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan
Competition can lower prices and improve the quality of our lives, but trade policy must also protect industries tied to national security. The current trade policy burdens our community with higher costs.
When I am your Congressman, I pledge to do the following: ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
- Support open, competitive trade where it reduces costs and expands opportunity
- Support legislation that targets protection for our country’s supply chains
- Increase oversight so trade tools are used clearly and consistently, not unpredictably
Outcome we’re aiming for: Lowering costs for our people and businesses without weakening supply chains
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan
Opportunity in our community starts when training and education lead to real careers. We need clear pathways into trades, service and entrepreneurship. It’s time to refocus on what works.
OUR solution ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
We need more opportunities for training and education across all industries and areas in our district.
Here is what I will do to advance in Congress: ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
Strengthen and expand GI Bill-Style pathways to other public service programs or “Expand proven GI Bill-style pathways into public service”.
Veterans’ education benefits have been one of the most successful paths to opportunity in modern national history. We should protect them and explore expanding similar models for other public service pathways. I would advocate for GI-Bill style pathways for those public service programs like the Peace Corps, Teach for America, Americorps, City Year, etc. I would also advocate for the recreation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (“CCC”) in order to allow young Americans to improve the National Parks and infrastructure of the country and then leave the CCC with skills in critical trades that could then be transferred to the free-market economy.
This can be done in a fiscally responsible way. A modern CCC could initially operate under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has the expertise to deliver large scale projects efficiently. At the same time, many existing workforce programs are fragmented, duplicative, and often ineffective. Consolidating those resources and redirecting them toward service-based models with clear outcomes would improve results without expanding the size of government. Stronger accountability would ensure that taxpayer dollars are tied to measurable economic returns and renewed public trust.
America’s strength has always depended on its ability to align individual opportunity with national purpose. A renewed commitment to public service would do exactly that. It would reconnect young Americans to their country, foster a stronger sense of responsibility, and equip them with the skills to succeed. That is not only good policy. It is a necessary investment in the country’s future.
Create more structured national service and skill-building options ↗ (opens micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan at this heading)
There is room for a serious discussion about expanding service-to-skill pipelines, including public service programs that teach trades, discipline, and leadership while preparing young Americans for civilian careers.
Outcome we’re aiming for: More skilled workers, stronger families, and real ladders to success will create a more prosperous life for everyone
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/opportunity-plan
Security means knowing your family is safe, your community is protected, and your country is prepared to meet real-world threats – without overreaction or fear. It means strong institutions, capable public servants, and leadership that takes emerging risks seriously while remaining grounded and accountable to the people it serves.
Security is not just about military strength abroad, it’s about stability, trust, and preparedness at home.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · micahqjones.com/security