Federal · U.S. House
James P. McGovern
U.S. Representative · MA-2 · Party: Democratic
510 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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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. 1137
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117
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H.Res. 1137
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117
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H.R. 2560
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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S. 382
Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act
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H.Res. 1125
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117
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H.Res. 1125
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 7888 and H.R. 529; and providing for consideration of the resolutions H. Res. 1112 and H. Res. 1117
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S. 2051
Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act
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H.R. 1023
To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund
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H.R. 1023
To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund
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H.Res. 1102
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment
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H.R. 1836
Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act
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H.Con.Res. 86
Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy
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H.Res. 987
Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes
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H.R. 7520
Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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H.Res. 1085
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 86; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 987
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H.Res. 1085
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 86; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 987
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H.Res. 149
Condemning the illegal abduction of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation
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H.R. 4723
Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act
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H.R. 7521
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
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H.Res. 1065
Denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies
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H.Res. 1071
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6276) USE IT Act, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1065) denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies
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H.Res. 1071
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6276) USE IT Act, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1065) denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies
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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 $2,381,001; 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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