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James P. McGovern

DemocratIn office

Massachusetts · District 2 · House 1997–present

199715 House terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care 234 votes · 76.8/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration 119 votes · 78.7/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns 2 votes · 0/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception 53 votes · 98.9/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy 110 votes · 64.4/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes 199 votes · 59.1/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages 141 votes · 91.5/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers 269 votes · 53.8/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights 49 votes · 33.5/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy 3 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections 10 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice 266 votes · 58.2/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation 273 votes · 62.5/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade 94 votes · 64.2/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education 139 votes · 59.2/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget 834 votes · 55/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.

64 committees, $307,500 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.

CommitteeCycleAmount
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2024$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)2024$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC2024$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2024$10,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE2024$10,000
IRONWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE2024$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC2024$10,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROT...2024$10,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC2024$10,000
MACHINISTS NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE MULTI CANDIDATE COMMITTEE2024$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$10,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE2024$10,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$8,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION L...2024$7,500
ACTBLUE2024$7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)2024$7,500
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)2024$6,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC2024$5,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION CMTE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)2024$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF TH...2024$5,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION PAC2024$5,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES ACEC PAC2024$5,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL2024$5,000
UNITED STEELWORKERS PAC2024$5,000
ARGENTUM SILVER PAC2024$5,000

Industry rollups are not shown

This would be powered by OpenSecrets, which this project does not use. It moved behind a paid subscription, and no free source codes contributors by industry. Rather than guess an industry from a committee name, the filings are shown exactly as the FEC records them. It would otherwise show these committees grouped into industries and sectors.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on RulesRanking Member
  • Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
  • Rules and Organization of the House

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
1997–1999HouseMA-3Democrat105–106
1999–2001HouseMA-3Democrat106–107
2001–2003HouseMA-3Democrat107–108
2003–2005HouseMA-3Democrat108–109
2005–2007HouseMA-3Democrat109–110
2007–2009HouseMA-3Democrat110–111
2009–2011HouseMA-3Democrat111–112
2011–2013HouseMA-3Democrat112–113
2013–2015HouseMA-2Democrat113–114
2015–2017HouseMA-2Democrat114–115
2017–2019HouseMA-2Democrat115–116
2019–2021HouseMA-2Democrat116–117
2021–2023HouseMA-2Democrat117–118
2023–2025HouseMA-2Democrat118–119
2025–presentHouseMA-2Democrat119–120