Representative · Massachusetts's 2nd district

James P. McGovern

James P. McGovern is a Democratic representative for Massachusetts's 2nd district, in Congress since 1997. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 15, and cast 462 of 463 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Jan 7, 1997
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	2.2%15 of 675 · rank 180 of 439	100%462 of 463 · rank 22 of 439	370 became law	12%70 of 569
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	0.8%10 of 1,222 · rank 353 of 442	100%843 of 847 · rank 16 of 442	230 became law	11%89 of 799
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.8%8 of 997 · rank 256 of 443	100%567 of 567 · rank 1 of 443	621 became law	5%41 of 888

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.54+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 232–199· Against party
H.R. 4639: Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale ActYea
Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
H.Res. 1102: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.Nay
Mar 22, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 286–134· Against party
H.R. 277: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023Nay
Jun 14, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 151–285· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Massachusetts's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $225.2M
Per resident: $285
Rank in Massachusetts: 8 of 9
Contract actions: 1,933; New awards: 1,067

By fiscal year

210.8MFY2017
263.7MFY2018
267.3MFY2019
270.3MFY2020
314MFY2021
356.4MFY2022
541.4MFY2023
277.7MFY2024
238.8MFY2025
225.2MFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Navy$55M24%
Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health$36.1M16%
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Veterans Affairs$33.1M15%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$16.3M7.2%
Department of Justice
Defense Logistics Agency$15.5M6.9%
Department of Defense
Defense Contract Management Agency$14.4M6.4%
Department of Defense
Department of the Army$13.3M5.9%
Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$13M5.8%
Department of Labor

Top recipients

L3 TECHNOLOGIES INC$39.7M18%
1 award
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE, INC.$30.8M14%
19 awards
L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$27.6M12%
71 awards
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL$17M7.5%
83 awards
SOLVUS GLOBAL LLC$14M6.2%
8 awards
ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC$12.9M5.7%
2 awards
DAVID CLARK COMPANY INCORPORATED$11M4.9%
50 awards
VETERANS CONSTRUCTION LLC$5.6M2.5%
2 awards
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS$4.7M2.1%
5 awards
SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND INC$4.3M1.9%
2 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $864.7K; through Aug 12, 2026
Cash on hand: $348.7K
From committees: $245.5K; 61 committees
From contractor PACs: $10K; 5 PACs · 4% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac	$3,000	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$3.3M
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac	$2,500	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization	$5,280
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$2,500	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee	$1,000	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization	—
aecomaecom pac	$1,000	AECOM SERVICES, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$3.8M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$864.7K	$245.5K	$10K5 PACs · 4% of committee money
2024	$1.1M	$341K	$26.5K4 PACs · 8% of committee money
2022	$1.1M	$350K	$25K3 PACs · 7% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
House · Massachusetts's 2nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
House · Massachusetts's 3rd districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: mcgovern.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-6101
Office: 370 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.