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

2019–20

From committees

$391K

Net of refunds

Committees

115

Contributions

194

By type of committee

All Labor union$165K · 42%Trade association$105K · 27%Ideological / issue$54,312 · 14%Membership org$46,493 · 12%Cooperative$14,000 · 4%Leadership PAC$3,500 · 1%Candidate committee$2,500 · 1%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
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	—	3	$10,000
SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee ON Political Education)Labor union	Service Employees International Union	—	2	$10,000
Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeLabor union	Unite Here	—	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	—	4	$10,000
National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)Labor union	—	—	3	$10,000
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Committee on Political EducationLabor union	—	—	2	$10,000
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor union	Iuoe Local 965 Pef	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	4	$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	—	2	$10,000
American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCooperative	—	—	2	$10,000
American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee (ASA PAC)Trade association	American Society of Anesthesiologists	—	5	$10,000
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeLabor union	International Union of Painters and Allied Trades	—	2	$7,500
American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Membership org	American Association for Justice (AAJ)	—	3	$7,500
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	$7,500
International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACLabor union	International Association of Fire Fighters	—	3	$7,500
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade association	National Beer Wholesalers Association	—	5	$7,500
American Dental Association Political Action CommitteeMembership org	—	—	3	$7,000
Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC)Trade association	National Association of Home Builders	—	2	$7,000
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueLabor union	International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers	—	2	$7,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACLabor union	National Air Traffic Controllers Association	—	6	$5,500
United Steelworkers Political Action FundLabor union	Usw Works	—	1	$5,000
Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade association	Credit Union National Association	—	2	$5,000
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) PACLabor union	Laborers' International Union of North America	—	2	$5,000
Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association OF Journeymen AND Apprentices OF THE Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry OF THE United States AND Canada)Labor union	—	—	1	$5,000

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Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to James P. McGovern's campaign committees in the 2019–20 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

2019–20 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$69

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Planned Parenthood VotesSuper PAC	$59	—
Sierra Club Independent ActionSuper PAC	$10	—

2 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against James P. McGovern in the 2019–20 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.