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

2015–16

From committees

$471K

Net of refunds

Committees

154

Contributions

265

By type of committee

All Corporate$190K · 40%Labor union$136K · 29%Membership org$62,500 · 13%Trade association$57,000 · 12%Cooperative$13,500 · 3%Ideological / issue$12,000 · 3%Party$14 · 0%

Committee	Company / sponsor	Member's trades	Contributions	Total
Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersLabor union	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	—	2	$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 Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC)Membership org	American Association for Justice	—	5	$10,000
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action CommitteeLabor union	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	—	2	$10,000
National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Illinois Rpac Fed	—	5	$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
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action CommitteeCorporate	New York Life Insurance Company	—	5	$9,000
Raytheon Company Political Action CommittteeCorporate	RTXRTX Corp	—	7	$8,000
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political CommitteeLabor union	International Union of Painters and Allied Trades	—	2	$7,500
United Association Political Education Committee (United Association OF Journeymen AND Apprentices OF THE Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry OF THE United States AND Canada)Labor union	—	—	2	$7,500
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	$7,500
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L ELabor union	—	—	4	$7,000
United Transportation Union Political Action Committee (UTU PAC)Labor union	United Transportation Union	—	4	$6,500
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. PAC for Responsible GovernmentCorporate	WMTWalmart Inc.	—	5	$6,500
Unum Group Political Action Committee (UNUMPAC)Corporate	UNMUnum Group	—	6	$6,500
Engineers Political Education Committee (EPEC)/International Union of Operating EngineersLabor union	Iuoe Local 965 Pef	—	3	$6,000
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Political Action CommitteeMembership org	Academy of Nurition and Dietetics	—	4	$5,500
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersLabor union	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America	—	1	$5,000
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot ClubLabor union	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union	—	1	$5,000
SEIU Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee ON Political Education)Labor union	Service Employees International Union	—	1	$5,000
Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeLabor union	—	—	1	$5,000
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommMembership org	National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors	—	2	$5,000

Top 25 of 154Show all

Contributions (incl. in-kind) from PACs, party and other candidate committees to James P. McGovern's campaign committees in the 2015–16 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

2015–16 · through the latest regular FEC reports

Supporting

$39

Opposing

Spenders

Spender	Supporting	Opposing
Individuals and groups that aren't committees (1 combined)	$29	—
Sierra Club Political CommitteeMembership org	$10	—

2 spenders

Independent expenditures for or against James P. McGovern in the 2015–16 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.