Jim McGovern

Democrat · Candidate for Massachusetts U.S. House District 2 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately left.

AI read of their current public record: strongly left.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 2.2% of votes, voted with their party 99.8% of the time.

Sponsored 37 bills (0 became law), mostly on congress, international affairs, government operations and politics.

Source: Voteview.

Endorsements

  • Labor unions: American Federation of Government Employees, Massachusetts AFL-CIO, Massachusetts Teachers Association
  • Organizations: End Citizens United, Humane World Action Fund, J Street PAC, Peace Action, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Progressive Democrats of America and 1 more

More about Jim McGovern

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Quick answers

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Jim McGovern is running as a Democrat.
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Yes. Jim McGovern currently holds this office.
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On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Jim McGovern is moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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