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MA-09 · MODEL v1.14 · 5 INPUTS MEASURED

William R. Keating

MA-09 scores 53.0 on the expanded model: AIPAC-supported blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-08-12, leaving the score unchanged.

Priority score53.0#2,148 of 5,726Tie of 6

THE MEMBER

Record

William R. Keating (born 1952) has served in the U.S. House since 2011-01-05. The retained record shows 15.6 cumulative years of House service, 15.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 1 district change, and 0 material service breaks.

First House service
Jan 5, 2011
District changes
1
Alignment gap
59.2
Bioguide record
K000375

THE DISTRICT

MA-09

MA-09 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+10.8. Incumbent cash on hand is $510.1K as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $510,082 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.

2024 presidential margin
D+10.8
Cash on hand
$495,522
Receipts / disbursements
$422,462 / $592,807
Finance through
Aug 12, 2026
Route
AIPAC-supported blue
Baseline score
51.8

SCORE ANATOMY

What makes the score

Blue baseline

23.1

District Democratic baseline contributes 23.1 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+10.8.

Primary feasibility

32.9

Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 32.9 points and remains incomplete.

AIPAC support

68.5

Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 68.5 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.

Incumbent alignment gap

59.2

The retained voting trackers produce a 59.2-point alignment gap.

Cash vulnerability

50.2

The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-08-12) reports $495,522 cash on hand, replacing the $510,082 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.

HOUSE HISTORY

Recorded service

2011–2013MA-10Completed term
2013–2015MA-09Completed term
2015–2017MA-09Completed term
2017–2019MA-09Completed term
2019–2021MA-09Completed term
2021–2023MA-09Completed term
2023–2025MA-09Completed term
2025–nowMA-09Current at source cutoff

Formula 0.65 × structural baseline + 0.20 × incumbent alignment gap + 0.15 × cash vulnerability; v0.10 refreshes cash vulnerability from the FEC candidate summary snapshot

Source cutoff Aug 4, 2026 · How the score is built · Source ledger · Factual seat record