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Summary

Representative James 'Jim' P. McGovern

Full Name: James 'Jim' P. McGovern
Office: U.S. House (MA) - District 2, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lisa; 2 Children: Patrick, Molly
Birth Date: 11/20/1959
Birth Place: Worcester, MA
Home City: Worcester, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 3630 - Reduces Payroll Taxes and Unemployment Benefits
Legislation (Nay)

Dec. 13, 2011 - Extends the temporary employee payroll tax rate of 4.2 percent through 2012, whereas under existing law the temporary tax rate is set to expire ...

HR 358 - Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage
Legislation (Nay)

Oct. 13, 2011 - Prohibits federal funds, including credits applied toward qualified health plans and cost-sharing reductions, from being used to pay for abortions or to cover the ...

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Recent Public Statements

End Hunger Now

May 22, 2013 - Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the 12th time this year to talk about the need to end hunger now. I am honored ...

Letter to The Honorable John McHugh, Secretary of Army

May 21, 2013 - The Honorable John McHugh Secretary of the Army 101 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310 - 0101 Dear Mr. McHugh, We are deeply concerned to learn ...

Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

May 17, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, here we go again, another day in the House where we're not focused on jobs, where we're not ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,068,822.44
Total Spent $740,708.53
Cash On Hand $354,251.02
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jim McGovern refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View James 'Jim' P. McGovern's Massachusetts Congressional Election 2010 Political Courage Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://jimmcgovern.house.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://mcgovern.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/repjimmcgovern

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/repmcgovern

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/RepJimMcGovern

Washington, D.C.
438 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6101
Fax: 202-225-5759

District
94 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060

District
34 Mechanic Street, 1st Floor
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: 508-831-7356
Fax: 508-754-0982

Key Staff
Michael Mershon
Press Secretary
438 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6101
Fax: 202-225-5759

Key Staff
Christopher Philbin
Chief of Staff
438 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6101
Fax: 202-225-5759

Key Staff
Daniel Holt
Scheduler
438 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6101
Fax: 202-225-5759

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