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Massachusetts · U.S. Senate · 2026
John Deaton
Republican Challenger Official filing data
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Filing facts
- Name as filed
- DEATON, JOHN
- Office sought
- U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
- Election year
- 2026
- Party (as filed)
- Republican
- Seat status
- Challenger
- FEC status
- Statutory candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
- Website
- Campaign website: www.johndeatonforsenate.com
- FEC candidate ID
- S6MA00304
- Principal committee
- C00926139
Campaign finance summary
As reported to the FEC, through 10/14/2026. Figures are cycle-to-date totals for the principal campaign committee.
| Total receipts | $1,674,460 |
|---|---|
| Contributions from individuals | $579,890 |
| Total disbursements | $1,186,303 |
| Cash on hand | $488,156 |
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“states…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Health care | Says they will work to break up vertically integrated health insurers and the pharmacy benefit manager market, lower drug costs, and require drug price transparency. | Campaign website — johndeatonforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Housing | States support for permitting reform with deadlines for approvals and opposition to green-energy mandates on builders. | Campaign website — johndeatonforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Elections and ethics | States support for free voter identification, term limits, and ending insider trading by members of Congress. | Campaign website — johndeatonforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
| Immigration | States support for securing the border, ending catch-and-release, expanding legal immigration, and an earned path to citizenship for DACA recipients, and opposition to both blanket amnesty and mass deportation. | Campaign website — johndeatonforsenate.com/issues Accessed October 22, 2026 |
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Legislative record
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