MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH
D Β· house Β· bioguide M000834
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- FEC candidate id
H6MA09032- Internal id
6bca5536-928d-4dbf-b9d4-c859627664ae- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), MA-09. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 788,493 |
| People | Median age | 47 |
| Income | Median household income | $100,749 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $58,109 |
| Income | In poverty | 8.2% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.481 |
| Race | White alone | 83.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.7% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 6.4% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.0% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 9.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 86.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.0% |
| Education | High school or higher | 67.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 42.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.8% |
| Household | Family households | 65.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.6% |
| Housing | Median home value | $578,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,450 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.1% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.2% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.4% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 22.4% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 13.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 4.9% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 1.8% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 15.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $13,978 | $553,671 | $0 | $0 | $1,275 |
| 2000 | $1,435,113 | $1,127,856 | $539,693 | $0 | $914,076 |
| 1998 | $1,057,910 | $919,465 | $231,716 | $0 | $633,196 |
| 1996 | $737,870 | $769,122 | $93,272 | $5,000 | $390,317 |
| 1994 | $1,000,822 | $1,163,301 | $124,523 | $0 | $514,553 |
| 1992 | $869,410 | $1,072,222 | $287,002 | $0 | $383,942 |
| 1990 | $517,858 | $318,847 | $489,816 | $0 | $184,320 |
| 1988 | $385,654 | $273,488 | $290,806 | $0 | $177,005 |
| 1986 | $403,732 | $314,452 | $178,641 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $285,062 | $232,335 | $89,361 | $0 | $179,890 |
| 1982 | $315,845 | $323,502 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $105,917 | $81,938 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1982 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1984 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1986 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1988 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1990 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1992 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1994 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1996 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 1998 general house Β· MA-9 β won
- 2002 general house Β· MA-9 β lost_general
Committees
- RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH MOAKLEY COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
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| β | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | South Boston High School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Suffolk University Law School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | The Newman School | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Suffolk University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | RE-ELECT CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH MOAKLEY COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1995-01-04 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
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| 1965-01-06 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Massachusetts | β | wikidata | |
| 1964-01-01 | held_position | member of the State Senate of Massachusetts | β | wikidata | |
| 1953-01-01 | held_position | member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | β | wikidata | |
| 1950-01-01 | educated_at | University of Miami | β | wikidata |