Tara Hong
Tara Hong (Democratic Party) is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 18th Middlesex District. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.
Hong (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives to represent the 18th Middlesex District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Hong completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tara Hong earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 2022. His career experience includes working as a community advocate.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District
Tara Hong defeated David Ouellette in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara Hong (D)  | 77.7 | 7,592 |
| David Ouellette (Unenrolled) | 21.5 | 2,100 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 9,775 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District
Tara Hong defeated incumbent Rady Mom and Andrew Kollar in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District on September 3, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tara Hong | 47.4 | 1,191 |
 | Rady Mom | 40.2 | 1,010 | |
 | Andrew Kollar | 12.4 | 313 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 2,515 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hong in this election.
2022
See also: Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District
Incumbent Rady Mom won election in the general election for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rady Mom (D) | 95.2 | 4,434 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.8 | 225 | ||
| Total votes: 4,659 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District
Incumbent Rady Mom defeated Tara Hong and Dominik Hok Y Lay in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rady Mom | 43.6 | 1,030 |
| Tara Hong | 41.3 | 974 | |
| Dominik Hok Y Lay | 15.1 | 356 | ||
| Total votes: 2,360 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tara Hong completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hong's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Constituent services
- Education
- Affordable housing
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2022
Tara Hong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District |
Officeholder Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 14, 2024
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| Preceded by Rady Mom (D) |
Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Middlesex District 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
