Federal · U.S. House
James P. McGovern
U.S. Representative · MA-2 · Party: Democratic
498 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- U.S. Representative
- District
- MA-2
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 1997
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No platform recorded yet
This tab shows James P. McGovern's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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H.Res. 1292
Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on the Judiciary
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S. 138
Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act
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H.Res. 1287
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8070) the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and relating to the consideration of House Report 118-527 and an accompanying resolution; and for other purposes
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H.Res. 1287
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8070) the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and relating to the consideration of House Report 118-527 and an accompanying resolution; and for other purposes
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H.Res. 1269
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8580) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8282) Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
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H.Res. 1269
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8580) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8282) Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
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H.R. 6983
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the “Nell Patten Roquemore Post Office”
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H.Res. 1215
Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to join in efforts to educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community
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H.R. 192
To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia
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H.R. 192
To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia
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H.Res. 1243
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4763) Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; (H.R. 5403) CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; and (H.R. 192) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia
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H.Res. 1243
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4763) Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; (H.R. 5403) CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; and (H.R. 192) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia
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H.Res. 1213
A resolution regarding violence against law enforcement officers
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Raised · 2025–2026
$864,676
Spent $910,105 · Cash on hand $348,736 as of Aug 12, 2026
Money raised by James P. McGovern's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Aug 12, 2026 (latest report: pre-primary 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.
Where it came from
- Small individual donors ($200 or less)$165,65319%
- Larger individual donors (more than $200)$462,54253%
- PACs and other political committees$233,10027%
- Political party committees$00%
- The candidate (own money and loans)$00%
- Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$3,3820%
For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.
Top PACs
- CARPENTERS' LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE PAC$10,000
- SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES-AFL-CIO PAC$10,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC$10,000
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND$8,500
- AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASS. PAC$8,000
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF IRON WORKERS (IPAL) PAC$7,500
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOC. PAC$7,500
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PAC$6,000
The 10 largest of $233,100 from PACs and other political committees (27% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗
Outside spending for and against
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10
None reported.
Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$102,300
- Lawyers and lobbyists$28,505
- Finance, insurance and banking$27,615
- Agriculture and food$24,267
- Health care$13,978
- Real estate$13,000
- Government and public sector$11,190
- Retail and consumer goods$10,513
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 53% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.
Donors' employers
- CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES$12,000
- HARRY MILLER CO. LLC$7,000
- CORBIN STRATEGIES LLC$4,500
- STRATEGIC MARKETING INNOVATIONS$4,500
- HB STRATEGIES$3,750
- HBS$3,000
- O'NEILL, ATHY & CASEY$2,250
- UMASS DARTMOUTH$2,099
- UMMS CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY & RESEAR$2,050
- WORKERS$1,800
Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.
Source: Federal Election Commission (James P. McGovern at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 3, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology
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