Polling Average
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18%
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8.3%
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Democrat
Dan Koh
Democrat
Dan Koh
MA-06 Democratic nominee?
$29.6K
SEP 16, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical aide / government official
PartyDemocratic
GenderMale
LocationMassachusetts
BackgroundPolitical aide / government official
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EducationHarvard University (BA)
Notable personal detailsDaniel Arrigg Koh is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District in 2026. He previously served in local government on the Andover Board of Selectmen and held senior staff roles in Boston city government and the Biden administration, including as chief of staff to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and as a White House deputy cabinet secretary/Office of Intergovernmental Affairs official. He also worked in media and politics, including as chief of staff to Arianna Huffington and as general manager of HuffPost Live.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to health coverage, including universal coverage goals and preservation/strengthening of the Affordable Care Act with measures like a public option to broaden access and lower costs.
Immigration & Border
Dan Koh emphasizes his family’s immigrant background and frames immigrants as part of the American story, but I could not find a clear, detailed policy platform or concrete proposals on immigration or border enforcement on his campaign site or in major news coverage. Public statements available emphasize welcoming immigrant roots and sympathy for immigrants rather than specific policy prescriptions.
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Climate & Energy
Supports clean energy investment and job creation and has worked on implementing federal infrastructure and clean energy programs; as an Andover Select Board member he helped secure clean energy choices for town residents. Positions emphasize building clean energy jobs and infrastructure while accepting a role for government-led investment.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports stronger background checks, an assault-weapons ban, and other common-sense gun reforms while advocating measures to improve public safety. Positions emphasize regulating firearms to reduce gun violence alongside broader public-safety initiatives.
Polls
MA-06 Democratic nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
MA-06 Democratic nominee?
Endorsers of Dan Koh for MA-06 Democratic nominee?
AFL-CIO
Labor organization
AFL-CIO endorsed Dan Koh for Congress in the 6th District Democratic primary.
Lenny Peña
Public endorsement
Lenny Peña endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Wendy Lattof
Public figure
Wendy Lattof endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Robert Tibbo
Public figure
Robert Tibbo endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Teamsters Local 25
Labor organization
Teamsters Local 25 endorsed Dan Koh in his race for Congress in the Massachusetts 6th District.
Jim Carrigan
Public figure
Jim Carrigan endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Fred Hogan
Public figure
Fred Hogan endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Katie Phelan
Public figure
Katie Phelan endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Peabody Councilor Ward 5 Councilor Gamache
Public endorsement
Peabody Councilor Ward 5 Councilor Gamache endorsed Dan Koh for Congress.
End Citizens United
Public figure
End Citizens United endorsed Dan Koh in Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District.
Joe Biden
Public figure
Joe Biden endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts Sixth District Democratic primary.
Doug Thompson
Public figure
Doug Thompson endorsed Dan Koh in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District primary.
Pete Buttigieg
Public figure
Pete Buttigieg endorsed Dan Koh in Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District primary.
John Tierney
Public figure
John Tierney endorsed Dan Koh for the 6th Congressional District seat.
Marty Walsh
Public figure
Marty Walsh endorsed Dan Koh in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District.
Kamala Harris
Public figure
Kamala Harris endorsed Dan Koh for Moulton’s congressional seat.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$4.5M
$3.4M
$2.3M
$1.1M
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$7.6K
$990.78
$7.0K
$291.44
Cycle 2024
$6.0K
$1.3K
$5.7K
$235.46
Cycle 2026
$4.5M
$3.6M
$944.3K
$52.5K
Source: FEC
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