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Jeromie Whalen OppScore Rating: -1.64

Jeromie Whalen is a Democratic U.S. Representative representative for Massachusetts district 1 and holds an OppScore of -1.64. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Jeromie Whalen is a high school teacher and progressive Democrat from western Massachusetts who challenged longtime incumbent Richard Neal in the 2026 Democratic primary for the First Congressional District. Raised in Belchertown and a multiple UMass Amherst graduate now living in South Hadley, he ran a grassroots campaign centered on working-class priorities and rejecting corporate donations.

Jeromie Whalen rating summary

• Party: Democratic
• Office: U.S. Representative
• State: Massachusetts
• District: 1
• OppScore: -1.64 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 29 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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