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MA · DISTRICT 3

Lori Trahan

DemocratMassachusettsCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on 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 · Original date not established
Healthcare

Strengthen the Affordable Care Act and lower drug costs

AI-assisted summary

Trahan is committed to improving and strengthening the Affordable Care Act and opposing efforts to dismantle it. She supports requiring drug manufacturers to disclose information justifying significant price increases and giving the government authority to negotiate lower prices for Medicare Part D enrollees. She also supports making health care affordable while preserving individual choice over the type and amount of coverage.

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

Campaign position · Original date not established
Economy, taxes & workTransportation & infrastructureEducation

Build regional jobs and infrastructure

AI-assisted summary

Trahan supports partnerships with businesses—especially in high technology, life sciences and defense—to attract future-oriented industries to the district through cooperative planning and public-private partnerships. She also supports using public funding for infrastructure improvements intended to create jobs, revitalize communities and strengthen the regional economy, and aligning education with future workforce needs.

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

Campaign position · Original date not established
Education

Expand education and career-training access

AI-assisted summary

Trahan supports investment in education from early learning through college, including public K–12 schools, affordable tuition, vocational training, apprenticeships and community college programs tied to jobs. She also supports local, convenient and affordable continuing-education options for working people and those changing careers, and making higher education more affordable to reduce the burden of student debt.

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

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Civil rights & justiceHealthcare

Mental health crisis response training for law enforcement

AI-assisted summary

Trahan cosponsored a bill providing grants to state and local law-enforcement agencies for behavioral health crisis response training. The proposed training would help officers recognize, deescalate, and respond to people experiencing mental health crises.

Context: The source describes proposed grants and training but does not specify funding amounts or the bill’s current status.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Civil rights & justice

Commission to study reparations proposals

AI-assisted summary

Trahan cosponsored legislation to authorize a federal commission to study slavery and its consequences and develop possible remedies for Congress to consider and enact.

Context: The commission and remedies are proposed; the source does not specify the remedies or the bill’s current status.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Civil rights & justice

Justice in Policing Act of 2020

AI-assisted summary

Trahan was an original cosponsor of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, legislation addressing policing practices and law-enforcement accountability. The House passed the bill on June 25, 2020, with bipartisan support.

Context: The source reports House passage but does not establish enactment or detail the bill’s individual provisions.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Education

Strength in Diversity Act

AI-assisted summary

Trahan cosponsored a bill directing the Department of Education to award grants to specified educational agencies. The grants would support plans to improve diversity and reduce racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools.

Context: The source describes the bill as a proposal and does not specify the eligible agencies or its current status.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Healthcare

Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

AI-assisted summary

Lori Trahan cosponsored the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to ensure Black women receive the treatment and care they need during pregnancy. She points to the fact that Black women experience maternal death at a rate three to four times higher than white women, and says the bill responds to inequities in healthcare that put Black mothers’ lives at risk.

Context: The source identifies Trahan as a cosponsor but does not describe the bill’s specific provisions or its status.