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MA · DISTRICT 3

Lori Trahan

DemocratMassachusettsCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source ↗

What they said 18

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (18)Campaign (13)In office (5)

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Limit greenhouse-gas emissions and pursue climate policies

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Trahan supports strict regulations on greenhouse-gas emissions and says she will work toward aligning U.S. policy with international consensus. She also supports comprehensive climate policies that account for effects on low-income and minority communities, tribal nations, Alaska Native villages, and former mining communities.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Government & elections

Require campaign-spending disclosure under the DISCLOSE Act

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Trahan supports the DISCLOSE Act, which would require corporations, unions, and super PACs to report campaign expenditures of $10,000 or more. It would also require those groups to report transfers to other groups making such expenditures, to reveal the source of large campaign contributions.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Public safety & firearms

Require comprehensive background checks at every firearm sale

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Trahan supports comprehensive background checks at every point of sale for firearms. She presents this as one part of her plan to address gun violence.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

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Public safety & firearms

Ban assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines

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Trahan says she will work to ban magazines and assault-style military weapons, which she describes as designed for soldiers rather than civilians. She presents the ban as part of an effort to reduce gun violence and protect lives.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

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Support federal funding for addiction services

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Trahan calls for Congress to provide federal dollars for substance-use prevention, treatment, and transitional programs. She also supports legislation to standardize and modernize recovery and support systems to address disparities in available care, and says she will use federal tools to respond to the opioid epidemic.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Give patients clear treatment and cost information

AI-assisted summary

Trahan supports giving patients information about proposed treatments, including alternatives, what insurance covers, and each option’s out-of-pocket cost. She also supports standardized medical records that patients can access and transfer between providers, with the goal of making care easier to manage and improving its quality.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Require drug companies to explain major price increases

AI-assisted summary

Trahan supports requiring drug manufacturers to make public information justifying any significant prescription-drug price increase. She says this would help address what she calls excessive increases in drug prices.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

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Support comprehensive immigration reform and refugee protection

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Trahan supports comprehensive immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship for people already in the United States. She also supports modernizing immigration quotas and acceptance criteria to meet workforce needs, improving border security against threats including smuggling and terrorism, and accepting refugees and asylum seekers while supporting international relief efforts.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Government & elections

Reduce the influence of money in elections

AI-assisted summary

Trahan supports a constitutional amendment to reduce money's influence in politics and end Citizens United, as well as requiring super PACs to disclose their funders. She supports the DISCLOSE Act, which would require corporations, unions and super PACs to report campaign spending of $10,000 or more, including transfers to other spenders. She also supports the Democracy For All Amendment, the Government by the People Act and legislation restricting campaign contributions by foreign nationals through foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced or foreign-owned domestic corporations.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Civil rights & justice Healthcare Economy, taxes & work

Improve access to women's health, work and safety

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Trahan supports equal pay, preserving access to reproductive health care, and expanding access to paid family leave and affordable, high-quality child care. She also supports efforts to prevent domestic abuse, improve responses to sexual violence on college campuses, and address workplace sexual harassment and assault.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.