Overview
Poliscope ↗$759K
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
14%
Small-dollar share
57%
In-state share
3
Flags
James P. McGovern is a Democratic Representative from MA (District 02). McGovern's campaign has raised $759K from 490 donors. Funding includes 14.4% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 43.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Education. Campaign committees include RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE.
Backed by End Citizens United
- End Citizens United gave $3,000 (2026)
- End Citizens United gave $2,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $10,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2024)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- UA Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Money
Poliscope ↗$759K
Total raised
2026 cycle
$558K
From individuals
$147K unitemized
$199K
From PACs
490
Donors
avg $259
26%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008 847 donors$1.09M
- 2010 1,243 donors$1.84M
- 2012 670 donors$1.07M
- 2014 521 donors$874K
- 2016 695 donors$934K
- 2018 813 donors$1.17M
- 2020 766 donors$1.06M
- 2022 769 donors$1.12M
- 2024 734 donors$1.10M
- 2026 548 donors$759K
Contribution sizes
- <$200 1,126 gifts · 13%$52K
- $200-$499 183 gifts · 11%$46K
- $500-$999 115 gifts · 14%$58K
- $1,000-$2,899 89 gifts · 30%$123K
- $2,900+ 36 gifts · 31%$125K
- Refunds / negative records 1 gifts$-120
Top donor industries and employers
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 37 gifts$19K
- Legal Services 73 gifts$18K
- Education 160 gifts$13K
- Real Estate 7 gifts$13K
- Business & Professional Services 7 gifts$7K
- Technology & Internet 25 gifts$5K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 6 gifts$5K
- Construction 19 gifts$3K
- Insurance 19 gifts$2K
- Finance & Investment 13 gifts$2K
- Agriculture 5 gifts$480
- Communications & Media 5 gifts$350
- Manufacturing 1 gifts$250
- Energy & Natural Resources 1 gifts$250
- Labor Unions 1 gifts$250
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECUNDA, CINDY | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MILLER, HARRY | individual | OK | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| SECUNDA, THOMAS | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ANDERSON, KAI S. | individual | DC | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| KHAN, MANSOOR A | individual | IN | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MILLER, MELINDA | individual | WA | $7,000 | — | 3 |
| Helm, Nelson Jr. | individual | KY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SECUNDA, MICHELLE | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SECUNDA, AMY | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GALLO, JANICE | individual | NJ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KHAN, FAUZIA | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GALLO, ROBERT H | individual | MA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| NOVOTNY, JOE | individual | DC | $5,750 | — | 6 |
| CAMPION, SONYA | individual | WA | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| SUTTON, BARBARA | individual | VA | $5,000 | — | 4 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC. PAC | MD | $8,000 | 4 |
| ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS POLITICAL ACTION FUND | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) | VA | $6,000 | 4 |
| ARGENTUM'S SILVER PAC | DC | $5,500 | 4 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $5,000 | 2 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $5,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | VA | $5,000 | 2 |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | DC | $5,000 | 1 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) | DC | $5,000 | 1 |
| UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) | MD | $5,000 | 1 |
Where the money comes from
- MA 57% · home state$229K
- DC 11%$45K
- NY 9%$36K
- VA 9%$35K
- MD 2%$10K
- KY 2%$8K
- CA 1%$6K
- TX 1%$6K
- WA 1%$5K
- PA 89%$4K
- CO 87%$4K
- NH 87%$4K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Not a current or former member of Congress; no roll-call record.
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Not a member of Congress.
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE-ELECT MCGOVERN COMMITTEE | C00285171 | H / P | principal | $11.2M |
Stock trades
STOCK Act disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Gifts & travel
Gift and travel disclosures apply only to members of Congress.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Legal Services, Education, Real Estate, Business & Professional Services. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $759K |
| 2024 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $1.10M |
| 2022 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $1.12M |
| 2020 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $1.06M |
| 2018 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $1.17M |
| 2016 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $934K |
| 2014 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $874K |
| 2012 | House | MA | 02 | H4MA03022 | $1.07M |
| 2010 | House | MA | 03 | H4MA03022 | $1.84M |
| 2008 | House | MA | 03 | H4MA03022 | $1.09M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.