Meet Jason
Jason Poulos is running to represent Massachusetts District 4 in Congress in the Democratic primary on September 1, 2026. As an independent researcher with expertise in artificial intelligence and policy, Jason understands the profound challenges facing workers in the age of automation and economic uncertainty.
AI is displacing millions of workers while creating new forms of inequality. Jason is fighting for four interconnected solutions: Medicare-for-All so healthcare isn't tied to employment in an economy where AI is eliminating jobs, Universal Basic Income to provide financial security when jobs disappear, corporate taxes on automation to ensure companies pay their fair share when they replace workers with machines, and collective bargaining rights to empower workers to negotiate fair terms as technology reshapes their workplaces.
Jason is running against one of the most entrenched and corrupt members of the Massachusetts delegation, a representative who has taken over $863,000 from AIPAC, more than $800,000 from the pharmaceutical industry, and tens of thousands from crypto executives and PACs. The incumbent delivers on these investments: he voted to eliminate IRS reporting requirements for crypto platforms, voted against expanding Medicare drug price negotiation while parroting pharma talking points, and voted for $21.1 billion in military spending to Israel. Jason is not accepting money from corporate PACs, crypto PACs, AIPAC, or DMFI.
Our Issues
Medicare-for-All
Healthcare is a human right. Workers facing layoffs shouldn't have to worry about losing health insurance. It's time for Medicare-for-all.
Read More →Protecting Workers from AI Displacement
AI threatens millions of jobs. We need bold solutions—UBI, automation taxes, and collective bargaining—to ensure no one is left behind by technological progress.
Read More →Universal Basic Income
The BOOST Act would provide $250/month to every adult. When AI eliminates jobs, UBI provides a floor to stand on—funded by those who profit from automation.
Read More →Corporate Taxation on Automation
When companies replace workers with robots, they should pay taxes to fund social investment. If a robot takes your job, the company should fund your future.
Read More →Strengthen Collective Bargaining
Without unions, workers face automation alone. The Writers Guild won AI protections through collective power. Pass the PRO Act and give every worker a seat at the table.
Read More →Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Americans pay 2-3x more for drugs than other countries. Medicare must negotiate prices for all medications, not just a handful. No one should die because they can't afford their prescriptions.
Read More →Cancel Student Debt
$1.6 trillion in student debt crushes economic mobility and perpetuates racial wealth inequality. We need to cancel all federal student debt and make public college tuition-free.
Read More →Affordable Housing
Wall Street hedge funds are buying up homes and driving up prices. We need federal action to ban hedge funds from purchasing single-family homes and restore housing as a right, not a commodity.
Read More →Regulating AI Data Centers
AI data centers threaten to overwhelm our power grid and drive up residential electricity bills. We need federal and state action to protect working families from subsidizing corporate AI infrastructure.
Read More →Ban Algorithmic Rental Pricing
RealPage's algorithm controls pricing for 4 million rental units. The DOJ and MA AG Campbell are suing for illegal price-fixing that raises rents 3-7%. We need a total ban.
Read More →Closing the Credit Gap
Women and minority entrepreneurs face systematic barriers to capital. We need postal banking, public banks, and stronger fair lending enforcement to ensure every entrepreneur gets a fair shot.
Read More →Expand Social Security
A CEO earning $30 million pays the same Social Security tax as someone making $176,100. The Social Security Expansion Act would boost benefits by $2,400/year by making billionaires pay their fair share.
Read More →Lifetime Ban on Congressional Lobbying
Former members of Congress multiply their salaries by 1,452% by becoming lobbyists. This revolving door corrupts our democracy. It's time for a lifetime ban.
Read More →Ban Congressional Stock and Crypto Trading
97 members of Congress made over 3,700 trades that conflict with their committee assignments. Zero prosecutions under the STOCK Act. It's time for a total ban on stock and crypto trading.
Read More →Overturn Citizens United
Corporations are not people. Money is not speech. The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision unleashed unlimited corporate money in elections. It's time for a constitutional amendment to restore democracy.
Read More →End Support for Israel
No more weapons or funding for Israel. AIPAC and DMFI must register as foreign lobbying groups. We must stand for human rights.
Read More →No Qualified Immunity for ICE
ICE agents must be held accountable for their actions. Qualified immunity protects abusers and undermines justice.
Read More →Climate Justice
The climate crisis demands transformative federal action. We need the Green New Deal to rapidly transition away from fossil fuels while creating millions of good union jobs and protecting vulnerable communities.
Read More →End Laboratory Testing on Dogs
It's time to end cruel and unnecessary laboratory testing on dogs and invest in humane alternatives.
Read More →