Rep. James P. McGovern

Share this page	Nickname: known as "Jim" Birthdate: b. 11/20/1959 Birthplace: Worcester, MA District: represents MA-03 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: MPA, American University, 1984 BA, History, American University, 1981. Last elected in 2006, unopposed. Official website
Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Congressional Biographical Directory.

Money Raised $727,702 (#269) Spent 50% (#433) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 76% (#47) From PACs 23% (#469) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 26 (#226) Total cost $29,005,000 (#306) Received 26 (#212) Total cost $27,675,000 (#267) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 64% left-wing (#437) Predictable 99% (#1) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 21 times (#43) Avg. length 1,056 words (#168) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 3,523 (#4) Introduced 67 (#251) Debated 8 (#240) Enacted 5 (#142) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Handshakes Handshakes are funds that are donated to a politician by a employees of a company, and flow back out to the same company. Earmark Recipient Donations Earmarks Cycle Protonex Technology $750 $2800000 2008
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Carolyn Mugar $8,600 from May 7, 2004 to November 28, 2007 2 John Mcquillan $8,300 from June 4, 2004 to November 28, 2007 3 Anthony Malkin $7,500 from October 27, 2004 to March 10, 2007 4 Barbara Sutton $6,750 from June 29, 2001 to July 16, 2003 5 Rachelle Malkin $6,500 from March 2, 2005 to March 10, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $163,631 2 Cassidy Assoc $13,150 3 Steel Resources $13,000 4 Sepracor $12,900 5 Dewey Square Group $12,750 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Kevin Anderson - Friends Of The World Food Program $17,348 2 Mr. Mark Wanda - Sepracor Inc. $5,000 3 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $4,000 4 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $2,500 5 Mr. Nathaniel H. Lacour - American Federation Of Teachers $2,500 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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