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  • MCGOVERN, JAMES P
Experience: House: District 2, 1997-Present
Home State: Massachusetts
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $755,468Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: James 'Jim' P. McGovern
    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

Education

    MPA, Public Administration, American University, 1984
    BA, History, American University, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
    Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member
    Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight and Nutrition, Member
    Subcommittee on Nutrition, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Co-Chair, House Hunger Caucus
    Vice Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Equality Caucus
    Member, Northeast Agricultural Caucus
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
    Co-Chair, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Professional Experience

    Legislative Staff, Representative Joseph Moakley, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1996
    Press Secretary, Representative Joseph Moakley, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1996
    Senior Aide, Representative Joseph Moakley, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1996
    Campaign Manager, Presidential Campaign, Senator George McGovern, 1984
    Aide, Senator George McGovern, United States Senate, 1981-1983

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Jesuit International Volunteers
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
    Volunteer, Mount Carmel House, 1985-1995
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier
Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade
Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Oppose
Total: 214
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/09/2010 H.R.4017 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 43 Maple Avenue in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as the "Ann Marie Blute Post Office". 06/09/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-182. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
04/14/2010 H.R.5015 To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 04/14/2010 Referred to House Armed Services  (All Actions)
03/24/2010 H.R.4922 To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal a section of that Act relating to exportation or importation of natural gas. 03/24/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
03/18/2010 H.Res.1190 Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. 03/18/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
03/11/2010 H.Con.Res.251 Recognizing the life of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died on February 23, 2010, in the custody of the Government of Cuba, and calling for a continued focus on the promotion of internationally recognized human rights, listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Cuba. 03/11/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/10/2010 H.Res.1146 Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 248) directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. 03/10/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
02/04/2010 H.Res.1065 Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 45) increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. 02/04/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
01/20/2010 H.Res.1017 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3254) to approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes; for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3342) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque; and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 01/20/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
12/08/2009 H.Res.953 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the People's Republic of China has violated internationally recognized human rights and legal due process standards by carrying out executions after trials marred by procedural abuses and by carrying out arbitrary detentions targeting Uyghurs and other individuals in Xinjiang in the aftermath of a suppressed demonstration and ensuing mob violence on July 5 to 7, 2009. 12/08/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
10/22/2009 H.Res.857 Expressing support for designation of the week of October 25, 2009, through October 31, 2009, as American Pharmacy Educator Week. 10/22/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
10/21/2009 H.Res.761 Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989. 10/21/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
10/07/2009 H.Res.799 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 10/07/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/25/2009 H.Res.772 Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2918) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 09/25/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/31/2009 H.Res.697 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3269) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and to prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions. 07/31/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/22/2009 H.Con.Res.164 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture. 07/22/2009 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
07/17/2009 H.Res.653 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1018) to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. 07/17/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/08/2009 H.Res.609 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 07/08/2009 On motion to reconsider the vote Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 254 (Roll no. 494).  (All Actions)
06/26/2009 H.Res.588 Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that the trial by the Government of the Russian Federation of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev constitutes a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and independence of Russia's judicial system. 06/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/11/2009 H.R.2817 Roadmap to End Global Hunger and Promote Food Security Act of 2009 06/11/2009 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
06/10/2009 H.R.2795 Roadmap Act of 2009 06/10/2009 Referred to House Rules  (All Actions)
Total: 7871
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2878 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017 H.R.2855 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
06/08/2017 H.R.2854 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2840 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2827 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017 H.R.2585 To reduce risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.1625 Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
05/19/2017 H.Res.347 Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month".
05/19/2017 H.Res.344 Recognizing the contributions of senior volunteers.
05/19/2017 H.Con.Res.58 Expressing support for a month to be known as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2542 To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017 H.R.2519 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017 H.Res.337 Expressing support for designation of May as Stroke Awareness Month.
05/18/2017 H.Res.293 Recognizing the 42nd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.
05/18/2017 H.Res.252 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the challenges posed to long-term stability in Lebanon by the conflict in Syria and supporting the establishment of safe zones in Syria.
05/18/2017 H.R.1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017 H.Res.239 Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.
05/18/2017 H.R.1477 No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
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