# Jim McGovern

Jim McGovern is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Massachusetts’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Massachusetts’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 1997-01-07
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M000312
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MA03022

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M000312 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

57% of McGovern’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

## What McGovern says (119th Congress (2025–27))

3,284 classified statements: 2,342 posts on X, 858 Congressional Record speeches, 71 press releases, 13 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McGovern | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.7% | 6.6% | 8 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 30.2% | 27.5% | 90 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 56.9% | 73.2% | 210 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.4% | 9.8% | 156 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 9.4% | 22.7% | 209 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 5.1% | 1.9% | 10 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Democrats 20%); Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Agriculture and Food 24% (House Democrats 8.8%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (House Democrats 16%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.14 (standard error 0.01), from 2,242 donors and 7,484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 578. 10.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 27 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10685: Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10685
- H.R. 10300: Big Tech Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-09-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10300
- H.Res. 1441: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9586) to deliver priority legislation. (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1441
- H.R. 9681: Fair Seeds for Farmers Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9681
- H.R. 9586: Delivering Priority Legislation Act (in committee, 2026-07-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9586
- H.R. 9226: Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9226
- H.R. 8982: Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8982
- H.Res. 1068: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 143) enabling Congress to advance important policies. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1068
- H.R. 7521: United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7521
- 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. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7546

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 27% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 55% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114740140862275842
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114759946923639246
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114764230855471332
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114773681788567779
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114782648275263530
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114810145444364592
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114845360833056837
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · McGovern Continues Demanding Answers from DHS on El Salvador TPS · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://mcgovern.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400469
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114074049504821418
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcGovern/status/2114076263325327801

## Links

- Official site: https://mcgovern.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMcGovern
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJimMcGovern
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmcgovern
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repjimmcgovern
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000312

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M000312