Massachusetts State Representative · Candidate, U.S. House MA-06
A daughter of MA-06. A voice for everyone in it.
Tram Nguyen is running for the open MA-06 House seat. Daughter of refugees. Civil rights attorney. Three-term state representative who flipped a four-term Republican seat by more than 2,000 votes. The Democratic primary is September 2026.
The track record across MA-06
From three terms in the Massachusetts State House and the congressional campaign so far. Sourced from the campaign's CRM of record.
- 7,600+Constituent conversations logged
- 497K+Messages delivered to MA-06
- 100sof community events attended
Meet Tram
A daughter of MA-06. A voice for everyone in it.
Tram Nguyen arrived in Lawrence with her family in January 1992 at age five, with $100 to her family's name, after her father survived eight years in a Vietnamese re-education camp. She is the first in her family to attend college (Tufts, Northeastern Law, Harvard Kennedy School).
Before elected office she worked as a civil rights attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, leading the Nail Salon Initiative for low-wage immigrant workers and a Vietnamese-language domestic violence and sexual assault outreach program.
In 2018 she flipped a deep-red State House district by more than 2,000 votes, defeating a four-term Republican incumbent. She has held the seat ever since, and was named the first Asian American woman to chair a Massachusetts House committee in February 2025.
Why Tram
A daughter of refugees. An attorney for the people who needed one. A representative who works.
Ten chapters. Every claim sourced. From a Lawrence library that became home to a State House committee chair, told as a documentary.
01 · Origin
A father in a re-education camp she did not recognize.
07 · Crossing
In 2018, she flipped a four-term Republican-held seat.
09 · Authority
First Asian American woman to chair a Massachusetts House committee.
The Years of Work
She has been doing this work for a long time.
A documentary timeline of her life and career. Every moment is verified. Every claim links to its source. These six are a preview.
1992
OriginJanuary 1992
A five-year-old refugee, $100, and the library that became home.
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2018
CampaignNovember 6, 2018
She flipped a four-term Republican-held district by more than 2,000 votes.
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2024
State HouseJune 20, 2024
The Coercive Control law, signed.
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2025
State HouseFebruary 28, 2025
First Asian American woman to chair a Massachusetts House committee.
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2025
CampaignOctober 23, 2025
She launched her run for Congress in MA-06.
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2026
CampaignApril 26, 2026
More than 40 State House colleagues endorsed.
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Momentum across MA-06
What’s happening on the campaign right now.
Captains organizing, coalitions forming, gatherings booked, milestones cleared. Real moments from the last two weeks.
The platform
Three pillars. One coherent fight.
Housing
Build housing people can actually afford.
We will not solve any other affordability crisis until we solve this one. The federal government has tools it has not used.
Where Tram stands
Lowering Costs
Bring down the cost of food, childcare, healthcare, energy.
Inflation eased. Costs did not. The federal levers that could move them are still sitting on the desk.
Where Tram stands
Defending Democracy
Defend democracy from extremism.
Voting rights, reproductive rights, the rule of law. These are no longer abstract.
Where Tram standsThe district
Tour MA-06.
From Andover to Gloucester. Working cities, immigrant neighborhoods, North Shore harbors, mill-town downtowns. Click a town to read its profile.
Click a marker to read the town profile
The campaign runs on this
Fund the field operation that wins primaries.
Every dollar funds direct voter contact: SMS, calls, doors, house gatherings, captain teams. Contact wins votes; money funds contact.
$25
1,000 SMS to undecided voters in MA-06.
$100
Hosts a 12-person neighborhood gathering with Tram.
$500
Funds a captain (25 voters, 4 conversations) for the cycle.
$3,300
Maxes you out for the primary.
Quarter-2 grassroots goal
As of May 9
$92K / $250K
From 1,840 contributors so far. Every gift moves the bar.
Community
Voices from across MA-06.
Stories from the district go here.
Real names, real towns, real reasons. We’ll publish supporter stories with permission as the cycle runs.
Share your storyThe journal
What we’re publishing this week.
Wilmington Apple · 2026-04-26
More Than 40 Massachusetts State House Colleagues Endorse Tram Nguyen for Congress
Speaker of the House Ron Mariano joins more than forty Massachusetts state representatives in backing Tram Nguyen's run for the open MA-06 House seat.
Read itWilmington Apple · 2025-12-16
All Four Local UFCW Labor Unions Endorse Tram Nguyen for Congress
UFCW Locals 329, 791, 1445, and 1459 jointly endorse Nguyen, citing her record on workers and consolidating early labor support in the race.
Read itUAW Region 9A · 2025-12-04
UAW Endorses Local 2320 Member Rep. Tram Nguyen for Congress
The United Auto Workers backs one of their own: Tram Nguyen, a Local 2320 member, in the race for MA-06.
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Be in the room
We need 100 captains by August.
Captains are the difference between a campaign that runs and a campaign that wins. 25 voters, 30 minutes a week, real impact.