In both business and local government, Jake has delivered progressive solutions that match the urgency of the climate crisis. On the city council, Jake has voted in line with Green Newton’s priorities 100% of the time, ranging from municipal solar panels to mixed-use developments that lower our carbon footprints. The city’s leading environmental advocates have endorsed his campaign for Congress.

In Congress, Jake will:

• Make carbon-pricing a day-one priority. Jake was the first candidate in the race to call for a price on carbon, and he considers it one of the most important pieces of legislation of the next Congress. Carbon’s current cost does not reflect its true cost in the damage it does to our environment. Jake knows that implementing carbon pricing is key in moving toward a clean energy economy.
• Champion offshore wind. The Massachusetts Fourth has the potential to be a nationwide leader in wind energy, and Jake will help drive efforts, like Rep. Keating’s H.R. 3068, that will incentivize offshore wind expansion and provide the career training and education needed to support the industry.
• Support federal funding for green R&D;, and invest in projects like Manhattan 2 that engage Massachusetts’ academic and tech sectors.
• Back Governor Jay Inslee’s climate justice plan. Gov. Inslee has led on this issue in his home state of Washington and as a presidential candidate. Jake believes Gov. Inslee’s plan is the right path forward in Congress. Specifically, Jake supports:
  • Building an “Evergreen Economy” through federal investment in clean energy infrastructure, creating good jobs and a sustainable future.
  • Supporting “Community Climate Justice" to ensure that the transition to a clean economy is equitable and inclusive.

Jake will lead on progressive environmental policy, ensuring that each community in the Massachusetts Fourth benefits from progress made.