Whalen for Congress

Made my way through 16 towns and cities across the Berkshires dropping off postcards and signature papers, then wrapped it up with an AWESOME talk at Williams College! Anyone want a stack or postcards or signature papers hit me up 🙌 📋 🖊️ ✉️

Jeromie Whalen for Congress | Democrat for MA-01 Jeromie Whalen, a high school teacher and Western Massachusetts resident, is the Democratic candidate running for Congress in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District (MA-01).

www.whalenforcongressma.com

The equal airtime rule doesn’t apply to interviews, so Richard Neal is suddenly out there offering analysis for the first time in years because it gets his face on screens. We’re the real ones. And we’ll be at Williams College tonight talking with some great young people!

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the “equal time rule,” so here’s the deal. What do you do with millions in corporate💰 besides luxury hotels and dinners? You pour it into ads to skip the hard work of actually meeting people in the community.

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Jeromie Whalen for Congress | Democrat for MA-01 Jeromie Whalen, a high school teacher and Western Massachusetts resident, is the Democratic candidate running for Congress in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District (MA-01).

This is it folks, this is where we flip the script on all of it. A monthly donation of $10, $5, hell $1 from a real person sends a message (and also gets a personal message back from me). It’s time. Let’s do this.

www.whalenforcongressma.com

My opponent, Richard Neal, is out here dropping $64k on 4-star hotels while we have a housing crisis, and $18k on fancy dinners at a time when people can’t afford food.

Meanwhile, we are out here in the community everyday showing how it should be done.

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It’s simple. People want fighters in Congress. They want someone who shows up for them and appreciates them. That’s why I’m doing this, and I hope you’ll join this movement to bring about the change MA-01 has needed for so long.

Read the full article here:

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/m...

There are predators in the highest levels of government, and we’re acting like it’s fine because of a supposed "economic prosperity" that people aren’t actually seeing. Bring it all down, and bring justice to the survivors.

Waited to see how the latest Epstein files release would unfold, and once again it shows how the powerful dodge any real accountability.

Spent the morning in Easthampton at the weekly standout and also got some signatures to get on the ballot!

Double date! Spending Valentine’s Day with the love of my life and my “roommates” 😅 My in-laws do so much for us, so it’s nice to take them out and treat them for a change. Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! ♥️

A little valentine for everyone from Stockbridge to Springfield to Sturbridge! ♥️

We had over 60 people at ArcPoint sign to get me on the ballot last night. This has been a different campaign from the get go. Rather than raise millions and plaster myself on TV and the radio, I’m in the community talking to people face to face, and showing up when they need it.

Stop by tonight from 5 to 7 PM at ArcPoint Brewing and help us get on the ballot! You’ll need to be a registered Democrat or unenrolled, but we can help you register to vote on the spot or switch to unenrolled if you’re currently Republican, my friends have! Have a beer and get stuff done 🍻 🖊️ 📋

My opponent, Richard Neal, is benefitting from a broken campaign finance system that he has no interest in reforming. Join our campaign and we will fight for these reforms:

🔄 Reverse Citizens United 🧑‍⚖️
🛑 Ban Congressional Stock 📉
🙅‍♂️ Oppose Corporate PAC💰

Hey MA-01, don't let corporate money buy your vote.
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social
doesn't take corporate cash and so he will not be beholden to them.

He's one of our Courage Candidates.

Jeromie Whalen is running for congress in Massachusetts. Here is his platform. Please check it out. www.whalenforcongressma.com/platform

This a matter of trust & transparency & it begs the question of who he’s been working for.

Thanks for the feedback. Neal’s voting record traces back decades giving more power to big business, and to this day carries water for them, preventing many votes from even happening as our local communities continue to deteriorate.

So much love to our team, to the volunteers who stood out in the cold because they believe in this effort, and to everyone who stopped to sign in the name of democracy. We are going to do this. www.wwlp.com/news/local-n...

Outside grocery stores and at standouts, we spoke with people face to face and heard stories from residents with real concerns across Western and Central Mass. By the end of the day, we had collected more than 500 signatures, over a quarter of what we need, in a single day.

Yesterday I went to the state office and pulled the papers to get my name on the ballot for the Sep. 1 primary. I showed up as early as I could, and from that moment, our team organized dozens of people across the district to collect signatures in the bitter cold.

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Jeromie Whalen for Congress | Democrat for MA-01 Jeromie Whalen, a high school teacher and Western Massachusetts resident, is the Democratic candidate running for Congress in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District (MA-01).

www.whalenforcongressma.com

10,000 people giving $10/mo, I like to call it Whalenflix. I will personally follow up with donors to say thanks. Let’s get real people in real positions of power! Our movement runs on small donors. Will you step up with just $10 a month and help us power this campaign forward?

We will never be able to compete with the corporate money, but every dollar you give sends a message. This election is about more than a difference in candidates, it’s an indictment of a corrupt campaign system controlled by corporate greed.

My opponent Richard Neal has raised over $1.8 million between his committee and PACs, and of that less than $1,000 came from less than 10 people in individuals small contributions. Meanwhile, we raised over $43,000 from over 1,200 from people like you.

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Love is always the answer. Gracias, Bad Bunny. ❤️🇵🇷