FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@johndeatonforsenate.com Deaton Pushes 'Clean Hands' Overhaul to End Career Politicians in Congress Challenges Longtime Incumbent Markey's 50-Year Tenure Boston, MA – U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton today unveiled his Washington Clean Hands Act, a comprehensive anti-corruption plan to restore integrity to Congress and end the era of career politicians. "Washington was never meant to be a career," Deaton said. "My Clean Hands Act starts with cleaning up Congress and will be the first bills I introduce as Senator." The plan's key reforms include: Congressional Term Limits — Push for a constitutional amendment limiting service to 3 House terms and 2 Senate terms. No-Trade Zone — Ban stock, crypto or commodities trading by Members of Congress. Lifetime Lobbying Ban — Prohibit former Members from ever lobbying. End Regulatory Capture — Bar high-level agency officials (e.g., FDA, SEC, EPA) from taking board or executive roles at regulated companies for at least 5 years. Single Issue Bill Act — Require all bills to address one topic only, ending omnibus packages loaded with unrelated pork. Read the Bill Mandate — Make final bill text public and searchable for at least 72 hours before any vote. No Pay for No Budget — Withhold congressional pay (non-recoverable) if budgets and appropriations bills aren't passed on time. Dark Money Transparency — Require 48-hour disclosure of contributions over $500 to Super PACs or politically active non-profits. Ban on Foreign Lobbying & Contributions — Prohibit former Members or senior officials from ever working for foreign governments/entities; close loopholes for foreign-owned subsidiaries influencing U.S. elections. Truth in Legislating Audit — Create an independent, non-partisan ethics commission with subpoena power to investigate pay-to-play allegations. End Leadership PAC Slush Funds — Abolish Leadership PACs that allow special-interest funds for personal lifestyle expenses like luxury travel and dinners. Conflict of Interest Recusal Mandate — Require Members to recuse from votes or sponsorships affecting companies/industries where they, their spouse, or close family hold significant financial interests. Mandatory Tax Disclosures — Require federal candidates to release at least 10 years of tax returns. Truth in Spending — End budget gimmicks like "emergency" designations to bypass caps. Inflation Impact Statement — Require independent analysis of inflation effects for bills spending over $1 billion (or $100 million at state level). Full Disclosure of Shadow Lobbying — Require registration and client disclosure for anyone paid over $1,000 to influence federal officials. Universal Foreign Influence Disclosure — Mandate foreign agent registration for anyone pushing foreign agendas (e.g., from Israel, China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar), with no loopholes. End NGO Funding — Prohibit government funding of activities the government itself cannot undertake. Deaton's bold reforms stand in stark contrast to Senator Ed Markey's 50-year career in Congress, highlighting the need for fresh, accountable leadership. Visit JohnDeatonforSenate.com for more details. ###

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@ johndeatonforsenate.com Prioritizing Veterans & Firefighters: Mayor Wu’s Choices Demand Accountability As a United States Marine Corps veteran, I am deeply troubled by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s recent budget decisions. Equally troubling, is the near silence from those elected to speak for this city’s most vulnerable. Every Veteran, at one time, wrote a blank check to the United States. A check that included the willingness to die for their country. Thus, when veterans get shortchanged, leaders should rise in their defense. Too few have. I commend Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy for doing exactly that. I am adding my voice to theirs. Here are the facts: Mayor Wu has proposed cutting approximately $740,000 from Boston’s veterans’ services budget. A reduction exceeding 14 percent. This comes at a time when veterans are still fighting for housing, mental health care, and access to benefits they bled to earn. Meanwhile, the city’s overall budget continues to expand. At the same moment these cuts were proposed, Mayor Wu accepted a $43,000 pay raise, bringing her annual salary to $250,000. Public officials deserve fair compensation, but accepting a substantial personal increase while reducing support for veterans isn’t just a budget decision; it is a statement of values. And it is the wrong one. The pattern doesn’t stop there. City Hall has added hundreds of new positions in recent years, many filled by individuals aligned with the mayor’s political inner circle. We are growing the bureaucracy while cutting services for veterans and eyeing reductions for the men and women of the fire department who run toward danger every day to protect Boston families. These are not abstractions. They are choices. And choices reveal character. Dishonorable character. Good government is not complicated. It means fiscal discipline, transparency, and a clear hierarchy of obligation: protect those who served, keep the public safe, and spend taxpayer dollars as if they belong to the people who earned them. Because they do. I call on Mayor Wu to restore full funding for veterans’ services, exercise genuine restraint on salaries and new hires, and keep Boston’s firefighters fully resourced. Veterans didn’t negotiate their service. They gave it. The least we can do is honor what we promised them. As a Marine and as a candidate for U.S. Senate, I will keep speaking out when those who served are treated as an afterthought. Boston and Massachusetts can do better. Our veterans have earned nothing less. ### JohnDeatonforSenate.com References: "Two Boston city councilors slam Mayor Wu for cutting $724K from veterans budget: ‘Unconscionable’" https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/05/05/two-boston-city-councilors-slam-mayor-wu-for-cutting-724k-from-veterans-budget-unconscionable/ "Boston City Council backs measure calling for Mayor Wu to restore ‘devastating’ $724K cut to veterans budget" https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/05/06/boston-city-council-backs-measure-calling-for-mayor-wu-to-restore-devastating-724k-cut-to-veterans-budget/ "Boston City Council budget chair pitches defunding fire department to restore mayor’s $724K veterans cut" https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/05/11/boston-city-council-budget-chair-pitches-defunding-fire-department-to-restore-mayors-724k-veterans-cut/ "Boston Mayor Wu to receive $43K raise after reelection, will be paid $250,000 in 2026" https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/11/12/boston-mayor-wu-to-receive-43k-raise-after-reelection-will-be-paid-250000-in-2026/ "Boston Mayor Has Created Hundreds of New Positions" (on staffing expansion) https://www.governing.com/workforce/boston-mayor-has-created-hundreds-of-new-positions "Wu tells councillors that she added 301 full-time city jobs in her first 3 years" https://www.dotnews.com/2025/01/14/wu-tells-councillors-she-added-301full-time-city-jobs-her-first-3/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2026  Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@johndeatonforsenate.com MEDIA ADVISORY - MEDIA ADVISORY - MEDIA ADVISORY - MEDIA ADVISORY John Deaton for U.S. Senate Campaign to Deliver Final Signatures on Monday All Required Signatures Collected and Ready for Submission Boston, MA – The John Deaton for U.S. Senate campaign announced today that it has successfully collected all required signatures and will deliver them to the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 10:30 AM. This delivery marks a major milestone as the campaign submits its nomination papers to place John Deaton on the Republican primary ballot for United States Senate. The campaign exceeded the required number of valid signatures, reflecting broad grassroots support across the Commonwealth for Deaton’s vision of fresh leadership, economic relief, and accountability in Washington. Event Details: Date: Monday, May 18, 2026 Time: 10:30 AM Location: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division One Ashburton Place, Room 1705, Boston, MA 02108 Supporters, volunteers, and members of the media are invited to attend this important event as the campaign officially submits the signatures. John Deaton, a U.S. Marine veteran, trial attorney, cancer survivor, and father, stated: “This achievement belongs to the thousands of dedicated Massachusetts residents who came together to say enough is enough. We’ve gathered the signatures through hard work and real conversations in every corner of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts families deserve a fighter in the Senate who puts people over politics; and that fight starts now.” ### JohnDeatonforSenate.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@ johndeatonforsenate.com DEATON CHALLENGES SENATOR MARKEY AND REP. MOULTON TO A THREEWAY DEBATE BOSTON: John Deaton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, took to X/Twitter and challenged incumbent Senator Ed Markey and Democratic Senate primary candidate Seth Moulton to a three way debate. "I agree 100% So, let's truly lead by example. You, me and @SenMarkey agree to participate in multiple 3-way debates between now and the primary election. I also agree to debate the winner of the primary 3 additional times before the November 3rd general election. Let’s give the people of MA a good look at who should be their next U.S. Senator. If you’re confident you have the right vision for MA and America, you won’t hesitate. And neither should Ed." Deaton's Tweet was a response to Congressman Seth Moulton's call on Senator Markey for Democrats to lead by example in supporting debates. John Deaton is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, running against incumbent Senator Ed Markey in the 2026 election. A former Marine Corps Judge Advocate and constitutional attorney and father, Deaton has built his campaign around economic relief, government accountability, and independent leadership. ### JohnDeatonforSenate.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@johndeatonforsenate.com The Most Important Race in MA Isn’t the One You Think Every election cycle, political observers tell Massachusetts voters that the marquee contest is the one on Beacon Hill. In 2026, that conventional wisdom is dead wrong. The U.S. Senate seat is the most consequential race on the ballot. The man currently holding it doesn’t even live here to feel the consequences. Let’s start with Ed Markey. While Massachusetts families pay one of the highest electricity rates in the nation, Senator Markey is comfortably paying his electric bill in Chevy Chase, Maryland. That’s not a rumor. It’s a matter of public record. Massachusetts residents pay approximately 31.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. In Chevy Chase, serviced by PEPCO, the residential rate is 13.25 cents per kilowatt-hour. Massachusetts ratepayers pay more than twice what Senator Markey pays. The man who has spent 53 years in elected office crafting the energy mandates driving our bills through the roof isn’t forced to pay them himself. The truth: Ed Markey doesn’t live here. Check his water bill in Malden. The City of Malden charges Markey the legal minimum allowed under the law. That only happens when there isn’t a single water faucet running. On housing, the contrast is just as vivid. Massachusetts has one of the most unaffordable housing markets in the country, pricing out young families and working-class residents at a pace threatening the state’s future. Senator Markey rests comfortably in one of Maryland’s most affluent suburbs, insulated from the crisis his constituents face every time they renew a lease or apply for a mortgage. He is the author of policies whose costs he will never personally bear. Now here is why the Senate seat matters more than the conventional favorite on Beacon Hill — and why even a strong victory for change there would face real limits from Day One. Anyone taking the corner office walks into a Democratic supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature. Vetoes overridden at will. Budgets written without input. An agenda set entirely by the other party. The levers of real power simply aren’t available in that environment. A U.S. Senate seat operates in an entirely different universe. In Washington, I don’t need a friendly majority on Beacon Hill. I don’t need the Speaker’s permission. I have a vote, a committee seat, and a chair at the appropriations table — where the decisions that actually shape life in Massachusetts get made, regardless of what party controls the State House. That matters enormously, because federal money is the engine that runs this state. Roughly 40 cents of every dollar in Massachusetts’ annual budget flows from Washington. The person fighting for Massachusetts at that table isn’t just a senator; they are the state’s most powerful financial advocate. Consider what’s immediately at stake. Massachusetts is in a housing crisis. Federal housing dollars can accelerate construction in ways no Beacon Hill bill can match. I can bring those resources home without asking a supermajority for permission. Our roads, bridges, and transit infrastructure are crumbling. Federal infrastructure funding is the difference between a state that modernizes and one that declines. I can deliver those dollars. On energy, Massachusetts ratepayers pay more than twice what residents of Chevy Chase pay because of mandates untethered from grid reality. Nuclear energy — clean, reliable, and increasingly cost-competitive — represents a generational opportunity to lower costs and strengthen our grid. I can champion federal investment in next-generation nuclear from Washington while Ed Markey lectures us about sacrifice from his affordable Maryland home. On healthcare, Medicaid funding from Washington is the single largest driver of Massachusetts health coverage. Every federal reimbursement negotiation affects hospitals, nursing homes, and patients across this Commonwealth. That fight happens in Washington. Not on Beacon Hill. Massachusetts needs a senator who actually lives here, feels the bills, and can fight effectively. The most powerful vote a Massachusetts resident can cast in 2026 is for the Senate. I intend to earn it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ John Deaton is a Candidate for U.S. Senate, Veteran and Lead Plaintiff, Deaton et al. v. Clerk of the House. JohnDeatonforSenate.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, April 25, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@ johndeatonforsenate.com John Deaton Accepts Republican Nomination for United States Senate  “People Over Politics”: Marine Veteran and Business Leader Vows to Take the Fight to Every Corner of Massachusetts BOSTON, Mass. – Today at the Massachusetts Republican State Convention, John Deaton officially accepted the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. To the booming strains of the Rocky theme and the thunderous welcome of a raucous, standing-room-only crowd, Deaton took the stage as the clear choice to take on career politician Ed Markey in November. With no primary challenger and a unified party behind him, Deaton is ready to bring the fight to Washington. A Marine veteran, successful businessman, and proud father who rose from humble beginnings, Deaton represents the exact opposite of the Washington status quo. While Ed Markey has been drawing a congressional paycheck for nearly fifty years and is currently locked in yet another bitter fight with fellow career politician Congressman Seth Moulton, John Deaton has spent his life outside the Beltway, serving his country in uniform and building a business that creates jobs for working families. “This race is about people over politics,” said Deaton. “For half a century, career politicians like Ed Markey have put their own power and their own party ahead of the people they were sent to serve. I didn’t come up through the political machine. I came up through the Marine Corps and the real economy. And because Massachusetts families are tired of the same old insiders fighting the same old fights, the Republican Party is now united behind one mission: sending a fighter to the United States Senate who will actually deliver results.” Deaton continued: “I have no primary opponent because the Massachusetts Republican Party stands united. They want a senator who will represent every single one of them, not just the political class in Boston and Washington. Whether you’re in Worcester, Springfield, Cape Cod, the North Shore, or the Berkshires, I will take this fight to every corner of Massachusetts. I will listen to your concerns, I will fight for your values, and I will put your interests ahead of party loyalty every single day.” Deaton’s message is simple and direct: after fifty years of the same career politicians like Ed Markey with their empty resumes and empty promises, Massachusetts deserves a senator who puts people first. A senator who understands what it means to serve. A senator who will show up for every community, every family, and every worker across the Commonwealth. ###

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@ johndeatonforsenate.com DEATON: MARKEY’S RECORD ON RACE IS A 50-YEAR POLITICAL CALCULATION — NOT CONVICTION Markey fought desegregation busing when opposing it was popular in his district. He then championed Rachael Rollins, calling her, “a national leader on racial justice,” when embracing her was popular. Now Rollins is reportedly running for office again after resigning in disgrace. The question for every journalist covering this race: Senator Markey, do you endorse her again? Ed Markey has spent fifty years in public life treating racial justice as a weathervane, not a compass. The record speaks for itself, and it should follow him into every interview, debate, and editorial board meeting between now and November. When It Was Hard, Markey Said No. During the Boston busing crisis of the 1970s and 1980s, then-Congressman Markey opposed court-ordered desegregation. He voted against integrating Black children into white classrooms at a moment when real political courage, not political calculation, was demanded. Because it was unpopular, Markey lacked the courage to do what’s right. He eventually dropped his opposition to bussing a decade later - but only after politics shifted. This matters because busing wasn’t a peripheral policy debate. It was the front line of racial integration in Massachusetts. It was, in every meaningful sense, reparative justice in action, a concrete, court-ordered effort to dismantle a system that had deliberately segregated Black children into inferior schools. Markey fought it. Today, that same Ed Markey supports reparations. He has co-sponsored legislation calling for a federal commission to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved Americans. He talks about systemic racism, generational harm, and the debt America owes Black communities. Let that sink in. He opposed the actual integration of Black children into white schools when it was the law of the land and might cost him political discomfort. Now he supports reparations, when it costs him nothing and gains him everything. That is not a moral evolution. That is a man who learned which side of racial justice politics to stand on when the cameras are rolling. When It Was Easy, Markey Said Yes: Loudly. In 2021, Markey aggressively backed Rachael Rollins for U.S. Attorney. He called her a “national leader on racial justice and criminal justice reform” and pushed hard for her Senate confirmation. In 2020, he stood next to her at campaign events, gushing that she had “redefined what it means to be a prosecutor” and called it “humbling” to have her beside him. Then Rachael Rollins resigned as U.S. Attorney in disgrace. Two separate federal investigations found that Rollins leaked confidential Department of Justice information to sabotage a political opponent’s campaign and lied to investigators about it. Federal watchdogs cited her Hatch Act violations as among the most “egregious” they had ever seen. She was later publicly reprimanded by the Massachusetts state bar. When she resigned, all Markey could manage was a bloodless joint statement saying he would “respect her decision.” Fifty years in politics and that’s the best he’s got. Now She’s Back. And Markey Owes Massachusetts an Answer. Rollins is reportedly preparing to run for Suffolk County District Attorney again. Which means the question Ed Markey has been allowed to avoid is now unavoidable: Do you endorse Rachael Rollins again? Markey’s record on race isn’t a journey. It’s a transaction. When opposing school integration helped him win votes, he opposed it. When backing a Black progressive helped him win votes, he backed her enthusiastically, publicly, and relentlessly. He calls himself a champion of racial justice, yet his actual record shows a man who supported racial justice only when it was convenient and abandoned it the moment it required something from him. That’s not a record. That’s a costume. He didn’t champion Rachael Rollins because of her character. He championed her because of her complexion and what it did for his image. When she delivered ethics violations instead of political cover, he went silent. Massachusetts deserves a senator whose commitment to equal justice doesn’t depend on a poll. We haven’t had one in fifty years. I’m calling on every journalist and commentator covering the 2026 Massachusetts Senate race to press Senator Markey with three direct questions: Does he still endorse Rachael Rollins? Does he stand by his praise of her record? And how does he square his support for reparations today with his opposition to court-ordered school desegregation when it actually counted? He opposed desegregation when it was real. He supports reparations now that it’s rhetorical. The pattern is the point. ### John Deaton is a U.S. Marine veteran, trial attorney, cancer survivor, small business owner, and father of three daughters. He is running for U.S. Senate in 2026 to bring common-sense leadership to Washington. Learn more at johndeatonforsenate.com . JohnDeatonforSenate.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@ johndeatonforsenate.com Other States Using Social Media to Aggressively Recruit Massachusetts’ Best Residents Deaton Sounds the Alarm While Billions in Wealth Continue to Flee the Commonwealth Boston, MA - U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton today called on leaders and media to acti with urgency regarding the growing problem of out-migration, and the snowballing effects it has on our Commonwealth as a whole. This urgency is sparked by other states aggressively taking advantage and recruiting our residents with social media campaigns. "Other states are not waiting for us to act," said Deaton. "They are running aggressive social media ads specifically targeting Massachusetts residents, promising lower taxes, more affordable housing, and a better quality of life. I’ve seen the screenshots, the campaigns are relentless and clearly effective."  U.S. Census Bureau data show a net domestic out-migration of 33,340 residents between July 2024 and July 2025, placing Massachusetts among the top five states for people leaving. Over the past five years, the Commonwealth has lost a net 182,000 residents to other states. According to 2023 IRS migration data, Massachusetts suffered a net loss of $4.2 billion in adjusted gross income as residents left for lower-tax states, a 467% increase over the past decade. In that single year, $2.75 billion flowed out to Florida and New Hampshire alone. Since 2020, cumulative net AGI losses exceed $14.8 billion. Other recent news reports confirm a troubling reality for Massachusetts families. Massachusetts is losing tens of thousands of residents and billions in wealth, while other states actively recruit our most productive citizens through targeted social media advertising campaigns. Deaton continued, "These departures hit hardest among working-age adults, young professionals, and higher earners; the very people who drive our economy, innovation, and tax base. This exodus is the predictable result of high taxes, one party rule, excessive regulation, and policies that punish success while making life unaffordable for working families." He concluded. "As a candidate for the United States Senate, I am committed to reversing this trend. Massachusetts must cut wasteful spending, reduce the tax burden on families and job creators, and restore the economic freedom that once made our state a destination, not a departure point." ###

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2026 Press Contact: Vincent Errichetti (617) 922-1824 Press@ johndeatonforsenate.com  Deaton Calls for Immediate Suspension of Federal and Massachusetts Gas Taxes BOSTON, MA — Today, John Deaton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate called on Congress and state leaders to suspend both the federal and Massachusetts state gas taxes to provide relief to families and businesses facing high fuel prices. With gas prices climbing toward four dollars per gallon and higher in many parts of Massachusetts, alongside an overall cost of living that is 48% higher than the national average—driven by housing costs 110% above the national average and utilities 26% higher—families are struggling to afford basic necessities,” said Deaton. “Washington and Beacon Hill must stop burdening taxpayers and deliver immediate relief. The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline, while Massachusetts charges 24 cents per gallon. These taxes add significant costs for drivers already dealing with inflation and rising energy prices. Deaton urged swift action at both levels: Immediate suspension of the federal 18.4-cent gasoline tax for at least six months. Suspension of Massachusetts’ 24-cent-per-gallon gas tax for the same period. “Massachusetts families should not pay more at the pump because of failed policies and unrealistic green mandates,” Deaton said. “Suspending these taxes is a simple and direct way to put money back in drivers’ pockets right now.” Deaton stressed that this relief must not harm critical infrastructure funding. He supports responsible reforms to ensure long-term energy affordability through American production and innovation. “Career politicians have pushed agendas that make life more expensive for Massachusetts families,” Deaton added. “It is time for practical leadership that puts people first.” Deaton is calling on Massachusetts’ congressional delegation and the Governor to support these tax suspensions without delay. ### John Deaton is a U.S. Marine veteran, trial attorney, cancer survivor, small business owner, and father of three daughters. He is running for U.S. Senate in 2026 to bring common-sense leadership to Washington. Learn more at johndeatonforsenate.com .