Rep. Jim McGovern

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Biographical

Full Name: James Patrick McGovern
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: jim mih-GUH-vurn
Date of Birth: Nov. 20, 1959 (age: 64)
Place of Birth: Worcester, Mass.
Religion: Catholic
Hometown: Worcester, Mass.
Place of Residence: Worcester, Mass.
Previous Occupation: Congressional aide

Wikipedia

Official biography

Family:

Married: Lisa Murray McGovern nonprofit manager, 1989

2 children: Patrick George, Molly Ginette

Relations with people in our database:

Brother-in-law of William Talcott

Biography:

Since his election in 1996, Congressman Jim McGovern has been widely recognized as a tenacious advocate for his district, a tireless crusader for change, and an unrivaled supporter for social justice and fundamental human rights.

Over the past 19 years, Jim has consistently delivered millions of dollars for jobs, vital local and regional projects, small businesses, public safety, regional and mass transportation projects, and affordable housing around Massachusetts.

Jim has authored important legislation to increase Pell Grant funding to allow more students access to higher education; to provide funds to preserve open space in urban and suburban communities; and to give tax credits to employers who pay the salaries of their employees who are called up to active duty in the Guard and Reserves.

A strong proponent of healthcare reform, his legislative efforts included reducing the cost of home health care, giving patients the dignity to be cared for in their own homes with the help of medical professionals.

Jim voted against the initial authorization of force in Iraq in 2002, and has been among the most prominent Congressional voices on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jim introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill calling for a flexible timetable for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan as a matter of national security and fiscal responsibility.

Jim has also taken a leadership role in the fight against hunger at home and abroad, successfully expanding the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, which helps alleviate child hunger and poverty by providing nutritious meals to children in schools in the world’s poorest countries.

Jim is one of the leading voices in Congress fighting to overturn Citizens United, and has become one of the main advocates in the fight against corporate personhood.

Jim’s commitment to public service began at a young age. In 7th grade, Jim volunteered on the 1972 presidential campaign of Senator George McGovern – no relation. When Jim decided to attend college at the American University in Washington, D.C. he applied for an internship in the office of Senator McGovern. He worked his way through college as an intern, earning a BA in history in 1981. Jim went back to American University to earn a Master’s Degree in Public Administration in 1984. Jim went on to manage Senator McGovern’s 1984 Presidential campaign in Massachusetts, and delivered his nomination speech during the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.

Before his election to Congress, Jim spent 14 years working as a senior aide for the late U.S. Representative John Joseph Moakley (D-South Boston), former dean of the Massachusetts delegation and Chairman of the House Rules Committee. In 1989, Jim was the lead investigator on the Moakley Commission Congressional Investigation into the murders of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in 1989. The investigation ultimately led to a seminal change in U.S. foreign policy towards El Salvador when determined that the Salvadoran military was implicated in the murders. That landmark determination led to future military aid from the U.S. being conditioned on an improved human rights record.

Jim was born and raised in the Burncoat neighborhood of Worcester. The values he learned from his friends and family are the same ones he fights for every day in Congress: fairness, decency, respect for all people, and the idea that each of us has an obligation to give back to our community. Jim’s parents, Walter and Mindy, own a small package store in Worcester, and his sisters are both public school teachers. He is married to Lisa Murray McGovern and they have two children, Patrick and Molly. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: contact@jimmcgovern.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Instagram, campaign

Facebook, campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

YouTube, campaign

Flickr, campaign

Social Networking:

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Flickr, official

Medium, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Education

American University School of Public Affairs - MPA (1984)
American University - BA, history (1981)
Worcester (Mass.) Academy - High school diploma (1977)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2013-) In Office

Member, 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts
U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 2, 2013) Changed District

Member, 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 63.40%
Democrat

Tracy Lyn Lovvorn, 33.55%
Republican
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 67.00%
Democrat

Tracy Lyn Lovvorn, 33.00%
Republican
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 98.24%
Democrat
2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 71.94%
Democrat

Other, 1.32%
Non-designated
2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 75.64%
Democrat

Other, 1.19%
Non-designated
2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 56.46%
Democrat

Martin A Lamb, 39.16%
Republican

Patrick J Barron, 4.32%
Independent
2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 75.04%
Democrat

Other, 1.15%
Non-designated
2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 77.63%
Democrat
2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 67.15%
Democrat

Ronald A Crews, 28.04%
Republican
2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 73.34%
Democrat
2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 76.49%
Democrat
1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 56.90%
Democrat

Matthew J. Amorello, 41.48%
Republican

George Phillies, 1.51%
Libertarian
1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts

James Patrick McGovern (Jim), 52.94%
Democrat

Peter I. Blute, 45.35%
Republican

Dale E Friedgen, 1.32%
Natural Law

Associated Organizations

Board membership:

Bread for the World Inc.
Board Member and Institute Board Member
Congressional Hunger Center

Teaching position:

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lecturer

Own leadership PAC:

MAC PAC

Election campaign:

Re-Elect McGovern Committee (Massachusetts)

Awards

Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)
Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)
Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)
Golden Triangle Award (National Farmers Union) (Sept. 2016)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	370 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-2102
Phone:	202-225-6101
Fax:	202-225-5759

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Privately Financed Travel

32 trips taken between 2000 - 2024 costing $126,821

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Trip Destinations:

Trip Sponsors:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2012 (Amendment), 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Extension Letter: 2021, 2020, 2013
Stock transaction: 05/23/2017
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $83,000.00
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

Congressional-Executive Commission on China
House Agriculture Committee

House Agriculture Committee Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture and Horticulture Subcommittee

House Rules Committee, Ranking Member

House Rules Committee Rules and Organization of the House Subcommittee

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Co-Chair

Caucuses

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Rep. Jim McGovern

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2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

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