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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

James P. McGovern

Official portrait of James P. McGovern
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 2nd district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
Worcester, MA
Born
1959
In Congress
House since 1997 · 29 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
MCGOVERN, JAMES P
Next election
Primary September 1, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Massachusetts with the current district highlighted

Massachusetts, District 2

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · Massachusetts District 2IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4MA03022 · Principal campaign committee: RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Massachusetts District 2$1,013,810.25General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Massachusetts District 2$1,097,317.30Won the general election (68.6%)
2021–2022U.S. House · Massachusetts District 2$1,116,203.86Won the general election (66.2%)
2019–2020U.S. House · Massachusetts District 2$1,056,341.59Won the general election (100%)
Total raised$1,013,810.25
Total spent$1,038,517.97
Cash on hand$369,456.63
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $702,872.33PACs and other committees: $306,126.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $4,811.92
  • Individual contributions$702,872.3369%
  • PACs and other committees$306,126.0030%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,811.920%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$259,974.7840%
  • Contributions over $200$391,018.0060%
  • Itemized from inside Massachusetts$253,812.8055%
  • Itemized from other states$207,563.0845%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $46,655.00 · New York $45,895.00 · Virginia $35,548.00 · Maryland $11,013.08 · Kentucky $7,575.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$383K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $89,709.30APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $132,721.47JULY QUARTERLY: raised $77,009.76JULY QUARTERLY: spent $106,501.26OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $157,742.14OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $120,525.30YEAR-END: raised $101,223.93YEAR-END: spent $146,209.44APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $90,089.32APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $140,974.86JULY QUARTERLY: raised $243,660.27JULY QUARTERLY: spent $174,566.93PRE-PRIMARY: raised $105,241.68PRE-PRIMARY: spent $88,605.71OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $119,529.47OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $84,937.07PRE-GENERAL: raised $29,604.38PRE-GENERAL: spent $43,475.932025-032025-092026-032026-082026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea267
Voted nay392
Did not vote15 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored37
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored578

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Harbo		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes		PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Vesse		PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act		PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10685 Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act
    Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 10300 Big Tech Accountability Act
    Introduced Sep 4, 2026 · Latest action Sep 4, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speake…
  • H.Res. 1441 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9586) to deliver priority legislation.
    Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Latest action Jul 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
  • H.R. 9681 Fair Seeds for Farmers Act
    Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Latest action Jul 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 9586 Delivering Priority Legislation Act
    Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Latest action Jul 17, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • H.R. 9226 Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act
    Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Latest action Jun 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determ…
  • H.R. 8982 Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026
    Introduced May 21, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • H.Res. 1068 Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 143) enabling Congress to advance important policies.
    Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
  • H.R. 7521 United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Finan…
  • H.R. 7546 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Feb 12, 2026 · Latest action Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

63 committees reported giving $251,025.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting James P McGovern$10.00
  • Independent expenditures opposing James P McGovern$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Massachusetts U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 1 registered candidate

No other candidate in this race has reported money yet.

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DFebruary 6, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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