Funding profile
James P. McGovern
Democrat · Representative for Massachusetts’s 2nd district
Career totals · 16 elections · 1994–2026
$15.9 million
raised by McGovern’s campaigns, everything from 1994 to 2026 added together.
36%
of it came from organized groups rather than from people giving on their own: at least $5.7 million from PACs.
$13,000
was spent about McGovern by outside groups. These are ads for or against them that their campaign cannot control, and none of it is part of the money above.
Every number on this page comes from Federal Election Commission filings, read on August 24, 2026. An election still under way keeps raising money, so its figure will have grown since. Check McGovern on FEC.gov
Where the money came from
Everything McGovern’s campaigns have reported raising, split by who gave it.
- Individual donorsMoney given by people, in their own name.63%$10.1 million
- Political action committeesOrganized groups: company-run committees, unions, trade associations.36%$5.7 million
- Other sourcesParty transfers, the candidate's own money, loans and smaller categories.1%$157,000
Who gave the most
Committee contributions from the 2024 and 2026 election periods, grouped by how the FEC classifies each giver. This covers a slice of the career total, and giving to a campaign is legal and ordinary.
- Corporation<1%$2,500
- Trade association23%$133,000
- Labor union51%$290,000
- Membership organization12%$67,000
- Co-operative3%$20,000
- Unclassified10%$60,000
Which industries
- Agriculture & food54% · $15,000
- Other46% · $13,000
The FEC records that a committee is a corporation; it does not record its industry. Those labels are ours, kept in a published list anyone can check. Where we have not labeled a giver we say “Other” rather than guessing.
Largest committee givers
- 1American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio$20,000
- 2Laborers' International Union of North America$20,000
- 3United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America$20,000
- 4International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers$18,000
- 5Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers$18,000
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- 6Air Line Pilots Association$15,000
- 7National Beer Wholesalers Association$15,000
- 8National Association of Realtors$15,000
- 9International Brotherhood of Teamsters$15,000
- 10International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers$15,000
“Unclassified” means the FEC records no organization type for that committee, which usually means a leadership PAC. We show it as unclassified rather than guessing which industry it belongs to.
Their money and their votes, side by side
For each industry that gave to McGovern: the money, then the bills they voted on in that industry’s area of law. The Library of Congress assigns each bill’s subject, not us, so nothing here is picked to make a point.
This is not evidence that money bought a vote. People often donate to politicians who already agree with them. We show what was given and how McGovern voted; the judgment is yours.
Agriculture & food—$15,000 given
McGovern voted on 8 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.
- H R 2683On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill broadens the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items.Yes
- H R 6500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, trade preferences that provide duty-free access to the U.S. market for most exports from eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Yes
- H R 6504On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill extends through December 31, 2028, the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti.Yes
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- H R 1326On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDOE and USDA Interagency Research Act This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.Yes
- H R 1011On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to expand eligibility for payments to agricultural producers and owners of forest land impacted by natural disasters.Yes
- H R 7567On PassageThis bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry,…No
- H R 2071On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedThis bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund) for financing activities related to foreign shrimp farms.No
- S 629On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassThis act revises the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to expand eligibility for payments to agricultural producers and owners of forest land impacted by natural disasters.Yes
Labor—$12,000 given
McGovern voted on 7 bills in this area. The 3 most substantive are listed first.
- H R 2262On PassageThis bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours.No
- H R 2988On PassageProtecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act This bill modifies the requirements for fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans.No
- H R 1156On PassagePandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act This bill extends from 5 to 10 years the statute of limitations for federal criminal charges or civil enforcement actions for fraud related to several unemployment insurance programs that were established during the COVID-19 pandemic.No
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- H R 5408On PassageThis bill establishes mandatory deadlines for parties negotiating an initial collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and provides for mediation and arbitration to finalize CBAs. Under the bill, CBA negotiations must begin within 10 days after an employer receives a written request from a newly recognized or certified bargaining representative.Yes
- H R 2550On PassageThis bill nullifies the Executive Order titled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs (issued on March 27, 2025), which excludes specified executive agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.Yes
- H R 2270On Motion to RecommitThis bill excludes the value of employer-funded child or dependent care from being used in calculating an eligible employee's overtime pay.Yes
- H R 2312On Motion to RecommitThis bill modifies the definition of a tipped employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining if the employee is a tipped employee.Yes
We do not score these or say which way a vote favored an industry, because that would be our opinion dressed up as a finding. Each bill links to the chamber’s own roll-call record. Industries where fewer than three bills came to a vote are left out, because a handful of votes cannot show a pattern.
Money spent about this member
Outside groups, usually super PACs, may spend without limit on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they do not coordinate with the campaign. McGovern has no legal control over any of it.
This is not a donation. Nobody gave this money to McGovern. It was spent on advertising about McGovern, and money spent against a candidate is plainly not funding them. So it never gets added to the figures above.
$13,000
has been spent for or against McGovern by outside groups. $1,898 supported McGovern; $11,000 opposed McGovern.
Largest outside spenders
Summed across 9 elections, using the Commission's aggregated totals so amended filings and 24-hour notices are not double-counted.
Spent supporting
$1,854Ads urging people to vote for this member. Still not their money, and they cannot direct how it is spent.
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS LOCAL 504$1,012
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION$520
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES$105
- NEA ADVOCACY FUND$68
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- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC$59
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEE$50
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$40
Spent opposing
$11,000Ads urging people to vote against this member. This money was spent to defeat them.
- WESTERN REPRESENTATION PAC$11,000
Election by election
The career figures above are the sum of these elections. Each row links to the Commission’s page for that election, where the numbers match line for line.
| Election | Raised | From PACs | Outside spending | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | $865,000 | $233,000 27% | $10 | FEC |
| 2024 | $1.1 million | $349,000 32% | $25 | FEC |
| 2022 | $1.1 million | $347,000 31% | $19 | FEC |
| 2020 | $1.1 million | $402,000 38% | $70 | FEC |
| 2018 | $1.2 million | $599,000 51% | $114 | FEC |
| 2016 | $934,000 | $471,000 50% | $39 | FEC |
| 2014 | $874,000 | $373,000 43% | $59 | FEC |
| 2012 | $1.1 million | $450,000 42% | $530 | FEC |
| 2010 | $1.8 million | $556,000 30% | $12,000 | FEC |
| 2008 | $1.1 million | $318,000 29% | none | FEC |
| 2006 | $756,000 | $218,000 29% | none | FEC |
| 2004 | $924,000 | $242,000 26% | none | FEC |
| 2002 | $628,000 | $241,000 38% | none | FEC |
| 1998 | $1.3 million | $539,000 41% | none | FEC |
| 1996 | $812,000 | $282,000 35% | none | FEC |
| 1994 | $377,000 | $85,000 22% | none | FEC |
Raised is everything the campaign took in for that election. From PACs is the slice of it given by political action committees. Outside spending is what other groups spent on ads about the race, for and against—it is not part of “Raised”. An election marked in progress is still raising money, so its figures are not final.
We never publish the names of individual donors, and anything we cannot source stays off the page. The methodology explains every such choice.