James P. McGovern

Representative · MA-2

DemocratCurrent memberServed 1997–presentAge 66

Campaign fundraising

House · MA-02

Raised, 2025–26

$1.01M

Spent

$1.04M

Cash on hand

$369K

Reported through

Oct 14, 2026

Current cycle

Receipts per two-year cycle

Campaign receipts per two-year cycle
Cycle	Receipts
2013–14	$874,483.18
2015–16	$933,894.04
2017–18	$1,173,938.02
2019–20	$1,056,341.59
2021–22	$1,116,203.86
2023–24	$1,097,317.30
2025–26	$1,013,810.25

2024 race · MA-02

James P McGovern · D · Incumbent$1.10M
Jeff Sossa-Paquette · R · Challenger$3,539
Cornelius Shea · I · Challenger$2,220

Total receipts for the whole 2024 election period. 3 candidates reported receipts.

Source: Federal Election Commission candidate totals, all authorized campaign committees combined; principal campaign committee RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE; cycles since 2013–14; updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.

Cycle2025–26 2023–24 2021–22 2019–20 2017–18 2015–16 2013–14

PAC contributions

2017–18

From committees

$597K

Net of refunds

Committees

185

Contributions

329

By type of committee

All Corporate$254K · 43%Labor union$166K · 28%Trade association$92,000 · 15%Ideological / issue$37,000 · 6%Membership org$18,687 · 3%Cooperative$15,000 · 3%Leadership PAC$10,576 · 2%Candidate committee$4,468 · 1%Party$25 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeLabor union	International Union of Painters and Allied Trades	—	3	$10,000
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersLabor union	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America	—	2	$10,000
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor union	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	—	2	$10,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubLabor union	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union	—	4	$10,000
Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government FundCorporate	NSCNorfolk Southern Corp.	—	2	$10,000
Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporate	UNPUnion Pacific Corp.	—	2	$10,000
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union	District Council 37, AFSCME Public Employees Organized for Pol & Leg Equality	—	6	$10,000
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Trade association	American Association for Justice	—	4	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IPAL)Labor union	Int'l. Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers	—	3	$10,000
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor union	Iuoe Local 965 Pef	—	3	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeIdeological / issue	National Association of Realtors	—	5	$10,000
D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (THE PAC OF THE International Brotherhood OF Teamsters)Labor union	International Brotherhood of Teamsters	—	3	$10,000
Raytheon Company Political Action CommittteeCorporate	RTXRTX Corp	—	3	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	American Crystal Sugar Compay	—	2	$10,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company	—	2	$10,000
CSX Corporation Good Government FundCorporate	CSXCSX Corp.	—	2	$10,000
BNSF Railway Company Railpac (BNSF Railpac)Corporate	BNSF Railway Company	—	2	$10,000
Dell Technologies Political Action CommitteeCorporate	DELLDell Technologies Inc.	—	3	$10,000
PAC for a Level Playing FieldLeadership PAC	—	—	2	$10,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	—	—	2	$9,000
Abbvie Political Action CommitteeCorporate	ABBVAbbVie Inc.	—	4	$9,000
United Transportation Union Political Action Committee (UTU PAC)Labor union	United Transportation Union	—	4	$7,500
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) PACLabor union	Laborers' International Union of North America	—	3	$7,500
Delta Air Lines Political Action CommitteeCorporate	DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.	—	3	$7,500

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to James P. McGovern's campaign committees in the 2017–18 cycle, net of refunds, from the committees' own FEC reports. Donations from individuals passed through WinRed or ActBlue are not included. Company and ticker matched by name; no ticker means no listed company was found; for other committees the sponsor as registered with the FEC. Member's trades counts every disclosed trade in that company's stock. Filers that aren't committees are combined into one line.

Outside spending

2017–18 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$113

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Nea Advocacy FundSuper PAC	$68	—
Planned Parenthood VotesSuper PAC	$35	—
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org	$10	—

3 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against James P. McGovern in the 2017–18 cycle, through the latest regular FEC reports. Spending reported on 24- and 48-hour notices in the final weeks before an election appears here once the spender's next regular report is processed. Spenders that aren't registered committees (individuals and groups filing FEC Form 5) are combined into one line.

Source: Federal Election Commission bulk data (committee contributions and independent expenditures); updated Nov 4, 2026. No individual donor data.