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At a Glance
Seat
Representative for Massachusetts District 2
Born
November 20, 1959
Age 66
Phone
(202) 225-6101
Office
370 Cannon House Office Building, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Massachusetts District 2

James P. McGovern

James Patrick McGovern is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, he is the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, chaired the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and is the co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. His district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1997 to 2013, stretches from Worcester to the Pioneer Valley.

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Voting Record — 534
Yes38%
No59%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Congressional District 2

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James P. McGovern
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMassachusetts District 2
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James P.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 31 sponsored · 206 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Putin has: —Murdered political opponents —Kicked challengers off the ballot —Outlawed credible election monitors —Stuffed ballots to guarantee victory It’s no wonder Trump is taking Putin’s advice. His attempt to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines is just the beginning.
Trump echoes comments he said Putin made to him last Friday: "Mail in ballots are corrupt. You can never have a real democracy w/ mail in ballots. We as a Republican Party are gonna do everything possible. We're gonna start with an executive order to end mail in ballots."
The State Department’s annual report used to be the gold standard. Now, Trump & Secretary Rubio are giving their human rights-abusing buddies a get out of jail free card. Not me—I’ll continue to hold them accountable.
Healthcare is a human right. That’s why health centers like the Family Health Center of Worcester are vital to the well-being of all our people. I’m grateful for the staff and volunteers who do incredible work ensuring that folks receive the care they deserve.
Today marks 80 years since the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki–yet the horrific memory of nuclear conflict is burned into our memories. On this solemn day, in Worcester, our community came together to call for a world without nuclear weapons.
He taught his sons to love America—raising 3 Marines. His thanks? Violent arrest. Thrown into horrific ICE detention. Trump’s thugs aren’t going for the "worst of the worst." They're going after our families, friends & neighbors. I won’t stand by. I’ll stand in the way.
EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED INTERVIEW: “I see my reflection in their pain, because it’s my own,” Narciso Barranco, the father of three Marines violently detained while landscaping, told me about the men he met in ICE detention for my first assignment as MSNBC senior national and political correspondent.
Who would have guessed that a guy all over the #TrumpEpsteinFiles —who partied with his “terrific” pal Jeffrey Epstein for years—once said that teenage girls are his “form of alcoholism?” Disgusting. Release the files.
🚨Unearthed footage shows Trump bragging about hiring a teenage girl because she was “so pretty.” When a woman asks to be a flight attendant on his jet, he says, “You can work on my plane anytime,” then calls it a “death wish”—comparing himself to an alcoholic around Scotch.
Republicans know a reckoning is coming. But rather than running a clean race & facing the People, Trump is trying to rig the midterms to stay in power. Democrats across the country must fight harder against this brazen power grab. In America, people choose their politicians—not presidents!
BREAKING: Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
Because of Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, nearly 300k folks in Massachusetts are expected to lose healthcare. I’ll fight like hell to overturn these outrageous cuts–the folks who get treated across the Commonwealth deserve nothing less. www.telegram.com/story/opinio...
Trump could spend his time fighting childhood hunger, reforming healthcare, or building affordable housing. Instead, he’s focused on turning the White House into Versailles. His billionaire buddies get a tacky ballroom to feast on champagne & caviar. The rest of us? Let them eat cake!
Trump doesn't like that his lousy policies tanked the job market—so he fires the nonpartisan labor statistics chief. How Xi Jinping of him. Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin would be so proud!
Republicans broke their promise to seniors by gutting Medicare & Medicaid in their Big Ugly Bill. But Democrats know that healthcare isn’t a privilege—it’s a human right. We’ve defended seniors’ dignity for 60 years, and I won’t stop fighting until EVERY American has the care they need.
Netanyahu's deliberate starvation of innocent men, women, and children is an international outrage. The trickle of aid trucks he let in is a cruel farce. To save lives in the face of famine, we must press him to end the blockade. Surge aid now!
Republicans are so afraid of the truth that Speaker Johnson closed down Congress to block my attempt to release the Epstein Files. Why? I spoke with Jack Cocchiarella about how I’m fighting for truth and transparency. The American People deserve nothing less.
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Voting History
534 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-03-31H.R. 517 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentNONOFailed
2025-03-27H.R. 1048 (119th)Approve amendmentYESYESFailed
2025-03-27H.J. Res. 75 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-27H.J. Res. 24 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-25H. Res. 242 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-25H. Res. 242 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-25H.R. 1534 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-24H.R. 1326 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-24H.R. 359 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-11H.J. Res. 25 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-11H.R. 1968 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-11H.R. 1968 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-03-11H.R. 1156 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-11H. Res. 211 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-11H. Res. 211 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-10H.R. 993 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-10H.R. 901 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-10H.R. 495 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-06H. Res. 189 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-06S.J. Res. 11 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-05H. Res. 189 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESFailed
2025-03-05H.J. Res. 42 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-05H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-03-04H. Res. 177 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-03-04H. Res. 177 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-03-04H.R. 758 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-03-03H.R. 856 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-27H.J. Res. 20 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-26H.J. Res. 35 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-26H.R. 695 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-26H. Con. Res. 14 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-26H.R. 804 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-26H.R. 788 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-25H. Res. 161 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-25H. Res. 161 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-25H.R. 818 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-25H.R. 832 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-24H.R. 825 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-13H.R. 35 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-12H.R. 77 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed
2025-02-12H.R. 77 (119th)Send back to committeeYESYESFailed
2025-02-11H. Res. 122 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOPassed
2025-02-11H. Res. 122 (119th)End debate nowNONOPassed
2025-02-10H.R. 736 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-10H.R. 692 (119th)Fast-track passageYESYESPassed
2025-02-07H.R. 26 (119th)Final passageNONOPassed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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