Joe
Tache
Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate challenging Sen. Ed Markey in the 2026 Massachusetts U.S. Senate race
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- positions
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- endorsements
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Background
Joe Tache is a Boston-based youth worker and community organizer running as the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) candidate in the November 2026 U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, challenging incumbent Democratic Senator Ed Markey. 123
Tache enrolled as a business major at Northeastern University in 2013 and graduated from college in 2018, the same year he joined the PSL. After graduating, he worked as a HiSET instructor and mentor for first-generation college students, later running an after-school and summer program for high school students focused on workers' rights. 315
He has also served as a volunteer and, from 2022 to 2024, a staffer at the Boston Liberation Center. His campaign describes this as his first run for public office. 37 He has lived in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. 3
Tache's campaign centers on what he describes as confronting the "crisis of capitalism," opposing the two-party system, and advocating for the working class. 248
At a glance
- Party
- Socialism and Liberation
- Running for
- U.S. Senate, Massachusetts
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- Youth worker and community organizer
- Website
- tache4ma.com(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Oct 4newsTache told BC Heights his campaign targets the two-party system and criticized Markey's record
In an interview with BC Heights, Tache argued both major parties are influenced by wealthy interests and that his Party for Socialism and Liberation campaign operates outside the two-party system. He also argued that progressive proposals like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal would not advance through party leadership opposed to them.
Joe Tache Takes Aim at Two-Party System in Senate Bid - BC Heights · Oct 4, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 2newsTache held a campaign appearance at the Cordial Eye in Hyannis, Cape Cod
A Reddit post for Cape Cod communities advertised a campaign appearance by socialist Senate candidate Joe Tache at the Cordial Eye in Hyannis on Friday, October 2 at 6pm.
Socialist Senatorial Candidate Joe Tache at the Cordial Eye in Hyannis Friday 10/2 @ 6pm · Oct 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 1endorsementBerkshires DSA chapter endorsed Tache for U.S. Senate
The Berkshires chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America endorsed Joe Tache's Senate campaign. The available source does not establish a statewide DSA endorsement.
Joseph Tache (P) — 2026 Candidate, U.S. Senate, Massachusetts · Oct 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 24pollUNH poll placed Tache at 9% in Massachusetts Senate race
The University of New Hampshire Survey Center's Bay State Poll found Markey at 53%, Deaton at 30%, and Tache at 9% among likely voters. Among independents, Tache polled at 32%, second only to Markey. The poll surveyed 564 likely voters September 17–21 with a 4.1% margin of error.
Republican John Deaton trails Democrat Ed Markey in latest New England Senate survey · Sep 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 18newsBoston 25 and GBH confirmed October 1 debate date to Senate candidates including Tache
According to Tache's campaign, the stations confirmed an October 1 debate date on September 18, after inviting candidates who were on the ballot and had raised at least $250,000 in individual contributions by September 4.
U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Tache Earned His Place on the Debate ... · Sep 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Endorsements
- Berkshires Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organizationThe Berkshires DSA chapter endorsed Joe Tache, as listed on the campaign news page under September 28, 2026. tache4ma.com · Sep 28, 2026
- Workers Party of Massachusetts organizationThe Workers Party of Massachusetts announced its endorsement of Joseph Tache for U.S. Senate. Date reflects the page publication date; no separate endorsement date is stated. workerspartyma.nationbuilder.com · Oct 20, 2025
Campaign finance
Totals filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 election cycle.
- Raised
- $270K
- Spent
- $177K
- Cash on hand
- $93K
As of Sep 30, 2026. Filings are periodic, so recent money may not be included yet. ↳ FEC record S6MA00288(opens in a new tab)
Sources 10
- [1] News(opens in a new tab) Oct 8, 2026
- [2] Our Program | Join the Movement Today — Joe Tache for U.S. Senate(opens in a new tab) Oct 8, 2026
- [3] Joe Tache Takes Aim at Two-Party System in Senate Bid - BC Heights(opens in a new tab) Oct 4, 2026
- [4] Socialist Senatorial Candidate Joe Tache at the Cordial Eye in Hyannis Friday 10/2 @ 6pm(opens in a new tab) Oct 2, 2026
- [5] Joseph Tache (P) — 2026 Candidate, U.S. Senate, Massachusetts(opens in a new tab) Oct 1, 2026
- [6] U.S. Senate Candidate Joe Tache Earned His Place on the Debate ...(opens in a new tab) Sep 25, 2026
- [7] Republican John Deaton trails Democrat Ed Markey in latest New England Senate survey(opens in a new tab) Sep 24, 2026
- [8] Socialist U.S. Senate candidate in Mass. says he's running ... - WAMC(opens in a new tab) Sep 3, 2026
- [9] [PDF] Joe Tache - 2026 PM CONGRESSIONAL Questionnaire.docx(opens in a new tab) Feb 17, 2026
- [10] Joseph Tache for U.S. Senate in 2026 Election(opens in a new tab) Oct 20, 2025