Jim (Jim) McGovern (D-02)
US Representative Jim McGovern
Jim (Jim) McGovern (D-02)
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Capitol:
202.225.6101
FAX:
202.225.5759
District:
413.341.8700
Representative
Room 370 CHOB- Cannon House Office Building 25 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20515-2102
24 Church Street
Leominster, MA 01453
Residence:Worcester, MA
Committee Assignments
Chairman
House Committee on Rules
Chairman
Friends of Switzerland
Co-Chair
House Hunger Caucus
Co-Chair
Home Health Caucus
Chairman
Peak Oil Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus for Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology (E-Tech Caucus)
FC Member
Congressional Wounded to Work Caucus
Co-Chair
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Co-Chair
Mitochondrial Disease Caucus
FC Member
House Central Africa Caucus
Co-Chair
Constitutional War Study Group
Co-Chair
Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
Co-Chair
Video Game and Esports Caucus
FC Member
African Great Lakes Caucus
Co-Chair
Congressional Public Health Caucus
FC Member
Ad Hoc Congressional Committee on Irish Affairs
FC Member
Generic Drug Equity Caucus
Member
House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on Green Jobs
Co-Chair
Joint Congressional-Executive Commission on China
FC Member
Albanian Issues Caucus
Member
House Committee on Agriculture
FC Member
House NIH Caucus
FC Member
Revitalizing Older Cities Congressional Task Force
FC Member
Democratic Budget Group
FC Member
Sustainable Development Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Robotics Caucus
FC Member
Global AIDS Emergency Task Force
FC Member
Congressional Task Force on Childhood Obesity
FC Member
Veterinary Medicine Caucus
Member
House Subcommittee on Rules and the Organization of the House
Member
House Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
FC Member
Congressional Friends of Denmark
FC Member
Congressional Burn Pits Caucus
Member
House Subcommittee on Expedited Procedures
Co-Chair
No War With Iran Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Appalachian National Scenic Trail Caucus
FC Member
House Caucus on International Religious Freedom
FC Member
Congressional Men's Health Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Community Pharmacy Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Biomass Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on International Exchange and Study
FC Member
Out of Afghanistan Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus Religious Minorities in the Middle East
FC Member
Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition (NEMW)
FC Member
Congressional Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
FC Member
Congressional Pakistan Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health
FC Member
Congressional Shellfish Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Cranberry Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Oral Health Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Global Health Caucus
FC Member
House Trails Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Tourette Syndrome Caucus
FC Member
Rock and Roll Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Friends of the Irish National Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Soccer Caucus
FC Member
Bipartisan Congressional School Health and Safety Caucus
FC Member
Central America Caucus
FC Member
National Heritage Area Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Public Transportation Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Full Employment Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on the Kingdom of the Netherlands
FC Member
Friends of Ireland Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Portuguese American Caucus
FC Member
Textile Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking
FC Member
Congressional French Caucus
FC Member
International Workers' Rights Caucus
FC Member
Congressional National Parks Caucus
FC Member
Americans Abroad Caucus
FC Member
Out of Iraq Caucus
FC Member
House Trade Working Group [HTWG]
FC Member
Congressional Deaf Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports
FC Member
Healthcare Innovation Caucus
FC Member
House Baltic Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Coastal Caucus
FC Member
Rural Health Care Coalition
FC Member
Congressional Research and Development Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
FC Member
Congressional ALS Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Planetary Science Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children's Caucus
FC Member
Congressional JOBS NOW! Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Medical Technology Caucus
FC Member
Municipal Finance Caucus
FC Member
Green Schools Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Military Families Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
FC Member
Future of Transportation Caucus
FC Member
House Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Children's Caucus
FC Member
Sudan and South Sudan Caucus
FC Member
Crohn's and Colitis Caucus
FC Member
Military Sexual Assault and Prevention Caucus
FC Member
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)/Demining Caucus
FC Member
Dairy Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Cut Flower Caucus
FC Member
Job Corps Caucus
FC Member
House Afterschool Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Steel Caucus
FC Member
Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus
FC Member
House Oceans Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus
FC Member
Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Task Force
FC Member
Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Primary Care Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Independent Colleges Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Taiwan Caucus
FC Member
Military Veterans Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus (COPD)
FC Member
Invisible Wounds Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Humanities Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus (STEM Caucus)
FC Member
Bipartisan Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
FC Member
Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus
FC Member
House General Aviation Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
FC Member
Community College Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus
FC Member
NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Bicameral High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus
FC Member
House Manufacturing Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus
FC Member
House National Service Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Community Health Center Caucus
FC Member
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus (ATR)
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
FC Member
Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
FC Member
Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
FC Member
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Bike Caucus
FC Member
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC)
FC Member
Congressional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Caucus
FC Member
Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
FC Member
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
FC Member
Congressional TRIO Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Rare Disease Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
FC Member
Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC Member
Congressional Wine Caucus
FC Member
House Small Brewers Caucus
FC Member
Black Maternal Health Caucus
FC Member
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC Member
Expand Social Security Caucus (House)
FC Member
Congressional Progressive Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Arts Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
FC Member
Congressional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ+) Equality Caucus
Bio
Jim was born and raised in the Burncoat neighborhood of Worcester. The values he learned from his friends and family are the same ones he fights for every day in Congress- fairness, decency, respect for all people, and the idea that each of us has an obligation to give back to our community. Jim's parents, Walter and Mindy, own a small package store in Worcester, and his sisters are both public school teachers. He is married to Lisa Murray McGovern and they have two children, Patrick and Molly. First elected to Congress in 1996, Jim has fought tirelessly for the people of Massachusetts and has earned the respect and trust of his colleagues - including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who named him Chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee during the 116th Congress. He is a senior member of the House Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Nutrition and Oversight. He also serves as the Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and is the Democratic Co-Chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission - both of which monitor, investigate and advocate on behalf of international human rights, the rule of law, and good governance. Jim's commitment to public service began at a young age. In 7th grade, Jim volunteered on the 1972 presidential campaign of Senator George McGovern - no relation. When Jim decided to attend college at the American University in Washington, D.C. he applied for an internship in the office of Senator McGovern. He worked his way through college as an intern, earning a BA in history in 1981 before going to work in the office of Congressman Joe Moakley, a Democrat from South Boston. While working for Moakley, Jim went back to American University to earn a Master's Degree in Public Administration in 1984. It was also in Moakley's office that Jim was asked to help lead the investigation of the murders of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter in El Salvador following public outrage in Congress. He exposed that the murders were committed by the U.S. - backed Salvadoran military, leading to a major shift in U.S. foreign policy that made future military aid contingent on improved human rights and a negotiated peace in El Salvador. Jim saw firsthand what strong, principled leadership looked like while working for Congressman Moakley. But with Newt Gingrich as Speaker, he also saw that too often, Washington worked for the rich and powerful instead of the American people. Jim successfully ran for Congress in 1996 and has won reelection in each subsequent term. After his first election, when Jim was on the House Floor to take the oath of office, he took his two mentors - Moakley and Senator McGovern - with him. He asked them both- "what should I know before I take this oath?" Senator McGovern said- "get over the fear of losing an election, or else you'll constantly be obsessed with polls instead of doing what's right. Always do what's right. Congressman Moakley said- "get to know everyone here as a person. Get to know what they stand for and who they are and treat them with respect." Jim has never forgotten their advice. From principled stands on tough issues to working with Members of Congress from across the country and on both sides of the aisle, Jim has fought to ensure that every single person in this country and around the world is treated with dignity and respect
Election / Personal Info
First Elected:
1996
Next Election:
2022
Spouse:
Lisa Murray
DOB:
11/20/1959
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