Dan Coe lays out platform in Lynn forum, prioritizing immigrant protections, affordability and Medicare for All

Dan Coe, a candidate in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, told a Lynn audience he is running to protect civil liberties, reduce costs for working families and amplify immigrant voices.

"I'm running very simply because I think in this moment... we need a fighter who understands and has experience at all levels of government to fight back against this president and actually lower costs for people," Coe said during opening remarks, citing work in the White House, as chief of staff to Mayor Marty Walsh and as an Andover selectman. Coe listed priorities that include $10‑a‑day childcare, limiting utility bills to 6% of household income, rental affordability aims (no more than 30% of income), down‑payment assistance and a push for Medicare for All.

Coe said those measures could be paid for by reversing recent corporate tax cuts and that they would meaningfully help families in communities such as Lynn, where organizers noted the median household and renter incomes. "These five steps that I outlined would save the average family in this district $22,000," he said.

The candidate framed his agenda as both immediate and structural: short‑term cost relief paired with larger federal reforms aimed at expanding access to health care and housing. He repeatedly tied his policy prescriptions to outcomes for immigrant and working‑class families, saying those communities must have a seat at the table.

Coe closed by asking for votes and pledging accessibility to constituents, a theme organizers pressed him to elaborate on throughout the forum.