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James P. McGovern

U.S. Representative, MA-2

Democratic Massachusetts since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, MA-2 current
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-2
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2003 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2001 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MA-3
Massachusetts
Democratic Jan 7, 1997 Jan 3, 1999 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.538, social dim. -0.351. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Sep 3, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 105 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Sep 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 106 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Sep 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 104 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land… Nay Sep 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 539 — Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security. Yea Sep 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the… Nay Sep 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the… Nay Sep 3, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 747 — Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025 Yea Sep 2, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4216 — Made-in-America Defense Act Nay Sep 2, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4275 — Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 Yea Jul 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3357 — Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act Yea Jul 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1917 — Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 Yea Jul 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3937 — Wabeno Economic Development Act Yea Jul 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3351 — Improving Access to Small Business Information Act Yea Jul 21, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3095 — To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes. Nay Jul 21, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jul 18, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Jul 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Jul 18, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,002 recorded contributions totalling $1,118,775. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 68 of 1002 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 66 $196,300 18%
Super PAC 2 $25 0%
Unclassified 934 $922,450 82%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$6,600 ACTBLUE RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Dec 3, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$6,600 HANEY, WILLIAM M III RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE Big donor Nov 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000 UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Sep 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Sep 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Sep 26, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Aug 29, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 12, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Aug 13, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 12, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF IRON WORKERS PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified May 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 20, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 20, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICE RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES INTERNATIONAL UNION PAC RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Jun 20, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE unclassified Aug 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

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