Jake was born and raised in the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District he now represents, the son of a surgeon and a scientist. They taught him the values of curiosity and integrity. He and his older brother and sister grew up in the Jewish faith tradition and attended the Newton Public Schools. His 2nd-grade teacher saw he loved to read and gave him books on United States history. He was hooked.
Jake commanded an infantry platoon in Afghanistan and special operations in Panama. He slept, ate, trained, and patrolled with an assault weapon for four years. Those are not the ‘arms’ that our Founders had in mind when they wrote the Second Amendment in 1791.
Jake supports the efforts of groups mounting a campaign against gun violence, such as Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
As a member of Congress, Jake would push for mandatory assault-weapon buybacks; mandatory liability insurance for all weapons; Red Flag laws; and universal background checks.