Skip to content

MA · DISTRICT 6

Seth Moulton

DemocratMassachusettsCurrently serving

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

What they said 28

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

All statements (28)Campaign (28)

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established

Government & elections Foreign affairs & defense

Enforce U.S. law against illegal offshore prediction-market bets

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes cracking down on offshore prediction markets offering illegal bets on war. He also wants federal commodities regulators to police market manipulation, prosecute rulebreakers, and ensure U.S. government employees comply with existing laws.

Context: The passage describes the bets as illegal but does not specify which markets or legal provisions would be covered.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established

Government & elections

Restrict government officials and staff from trading on confidential government information

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes barring federal elected officials, political appointees, executive-branch employees, and congressional staff from trading prediction-market contracts tied to government policy, government action, or political outcomes when they possess material nonpublic information. The restriction applies when they hold that information; it is not a general ban on all prediction-market trading by these groups.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established

Government & elections

Give the CFTC authority to prosecute insider trading in prediction markets

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission explicit legal authority to combat and prosecute illicit insider trading in prediction markets. He frames this as a way to enforce protections against trading on material nonpublic information.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Government & elections Foreign affairs & defense

Ban prediction markets on war, terrorism, assassination, and death

AI-assisted summary

Seth Moulton supports banning prediction markets tied to war, terrorism, assassination, or death. He describes these as “Death Markets” and argues that betting on such events can create incentives to profit from violence.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Energy & environment

Lower energy costs through clean power and permitting changes

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes increasing clean energy production, including next-generation nuclear power, to lower energy costs. He also supports removing barriers put in place by the Trump administration and undertaking permitting reform as part of this effort.

Context: The agenda does not specify the permitting changes or identify which barriers would be removed.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Reshape the Education Department to support learning from pre-K through workforce training

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes reforming the U.S. Department of Education so its role extends beyond K–12 education to support learning from pre-kindergarten through workforce training. He presents this as part of an agenda treating education as a human right and preparing people for work.

Context: The agenda does not describe the proposed changes to the department’s structure or responsibilities.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Guarantee pre-kindergarten and expand affordable career training

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes a federal guarantee of a pre-kindergarten seat for every four-year-old. He also supports expanding free community college and vocational options, investing in vocational schools to meet rising demand, and preparing students for AI and other new technologies.

Context: The agenda does not specify how the pre-kindergarten guarantee or training expansions would be funded or implemented.

Campaign position · Original date not established

Expand federal support for healthcare affordability and access

AI-assisted summary

Moulton proposes extending the annual out-of-pocket drug-cost cap to all insurance plans and extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to lower premiums. He also supports codifying Roe v. Wade protections in federal law, increasing federal funding for maternal care, creating a national public option, addressing pharmacy deserts, and limiting pharmacy benefit managers’ role to lower drug costs.

Context: The agenda does not give details on the design of the public option or the proposed limits on pharmacy benefit managers.