Seth Moulton

U.S. Representative, Massachusetts District 6

Party: D
State: Massachusetts
Age: —
Serving since: 2015

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Republicans

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Democrats

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Toward Republicans

2026-03-05 · News quote · bostonherald

Moulton’s State of the Union guest referenced in police reports involving ‘sexual assault and juveniles,’ according to police

2.0

He wanted to come here and confront not just Donald Trump at the State of the Union, but his MAGA Republican enablers, who are my colleagues here in the House of Representatives, and he did that. He put a human face on this immigration tragedy and what I think so man…

The speaker labels a bloc of his own House colleagues as 'MAGA Republican enablers' of Trump, a categorical characterization of the…

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Toward Democrats

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2026-03-04 · News quote · dailyfreepress

‘Change can’t wait’: Congressman Seth Moulton runs for Senate, promises to protect immigrants in Massachusetts

5.0

I don’t think we can afford to wait six more years for new leadership and that’s why I’m running,

Moulton, a Democrat, is implicitly criticizing an incumbent (presumably a fellow Democrat holding a six-year Senate term) by saying the…

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2026-03-04 · News quote · dailyfreepress

‘Change can’t wait’: Congressman Seth Moulton runs for Senate, promises to protect immigrants in Massachusetts

5.3

The difference between myself and Ed Markey is that I have a forward-looking agenda. He’s part of the old playbook,

Moulton, a Democrat, is contrasting himself with fellow Democrat Ed Markey, making this an own-party target (per the rubric, outGroupFraming is automatically scored high for own-party criticism).

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2026-03-04 · News quote · dailyfreepress

‘Change can’t wait’: Congressman Seth Moulton runs for Senate, promises to protect immigrants in Massachusetts

4.7

What is he going to do at 86 that he hasn’t done for the last 50 years?

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Where they sit

Coalition

Establishment Democrat

Confirmed current member of the New Democrat Coalition, a pro-business, pragmatist Democratic bloc.

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Seth Moulton

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