Jared Golden
American politician and veteran
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| 2025 | Golden became the only Democrat in Congress to openly support President Trump's tariff policy, criticizing his party's approach to free trade and advocating for a 'progressive conservative' populist trade strategy. |
| April 10 2025 | Jared Golden voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), joining three other Democrats and all Republicans in the House to support the bill, which imposes strict citizenship verification requirements for voting in federal elections. |
| 2025 | Jared Golden voted in support of the Laken Riley Act, joining 45 other House Democrats and all Republicans in passing the legislation related to immigration. |
| January 2025 | Jared Golden introduced legislation proposing a universal 10% tariff on all imports into the United States, taking a stance that diverges from mainstream House Democratic positions. |
| 2024 | Again won his congressional district, which was carried by Donald Trump. |
| 2023 | After the Lewiston shootings in his hometown that killed 18 people, Golden changed his stance on gun control, apologizing and calling for a federal ban on assault weapons. |
| 2023 | Voted against his party's stance by siding with Republicans to overturn President Biden's student loan debt cancellation plan, standing as one of only two House Democrats to do so. |
| January 2023 | Golden was among 12 Democrats who joined Republicans in supporting a resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency. |
| January 2023 | Golden voted with Republicans to support H.R.497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, which aimed to lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. |
| 2022 | Golden voted against raising the minimum age for purchasing semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, and later voted against a bill proposing to ban assault weapons. |
| 2022 | Jared Golden ran for reelection in the 2nd congressional district of Maine, winning the Democratic primary unopposed after redistricting expanded the district into more of Kennebec County, including Augusta. |
| 2022 | Voted in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which federally protected same-sex and interracial marriages by repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. |
| 2022 | Golden defeated former Republican congressman Bruce Poliquin and independent candidate Tiffany Bond in the general election, winning 53% of the vote after receiving most of Bond's second-choice votes. |
| 2022 | Golden voted against raising the minimum age for purchasing semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21. |
| 2022 | Golden joined Republicans and four other Democrats in voting against a bill proposing to ban assault weapons. |
| 2022 | Voted in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act, an amended version of the previously opposed Build Back Better Act. |
| 2022 | Joined with the majority of House Republicans to pass the annual defense policy bill, which included provisions restricting Pentagon funding for abortion and transgender surgeries. |
| July 2022 | Golden received an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police, Maine's largest police union, which unusually also endorsed former Republican governor Paul LePage. |
| 2021 | Voted against the Build Back Better Act, breaking from House Democrats due to concerns about the SALT deduction cap and lack of prescription drug pricing reform. |
| March 2021 | Golden was one of two Democrats who voted against the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which aimed to close the Charleston loophole for gun purchases. |
| 2020 | Won re-election in his congressional district, which was carried by Donald Trump. |
| 2020 | Endorsed Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado during the Democratic Party presidential primaries. |
| November 2020 | Golden defeated Dale Crafts in the general election, winning 53% of the vote compared to Crafts' 47%, in a closer margin than political analysts had predicted. |
| 2019 | Golden voted against Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic Caucus nominee for House Speaker, instead casting his vote for Representative Cheri Bustos of Illinois. |
| 2019 | Voted for Article I of the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, while being one of three Democrats to vote against Article II. |
| 2019 | Began serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district. |
| January 3 2019 | Jared Golden was sworn in as a U.S. Representative, marking the start of his congressional tenure. |
| 2018 | Isobel Golden concluded her term as a Lewiston city councilor. |
| December 24 2018 | Bruce Poliquin dropped his lawsuit challenging the election results, allowing Golden to be certified and take his congressional seat, becoming the first challenger to unseat an incumbent in the district since 1916. |
| November 2018 | Golden was initially behind Poliquin by 2,000 votes on election night, but won through Maine's ranked-choice voting system by gaining overwhelming second-choice votes from independent candidates. |
| June 20 2018 | Golden won the Democratic primary, defeating Lucas St. Clair and Craig Olson. |
| August 24 2017 | Jared Golden announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives, challenging incumbent Bruce Poliquin. |
| 2016 | Isobel Golden (née Moiles) began serving as a Lewiston city councilor. |
| 2016 | Golden was reelected to the Maine House of Representatives. |
| 2014 | Golden ran for and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives, representing part of the city of Lewiston as a Democrat. |
| 2013 | Jared Golden returned to Maine and began working for the House Democratic Office in the Maine Legislature. |
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