Politician
Jim McGovern
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4MA03022
Jim McGovern (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2026 Massachusetts 2nd District race, $306K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$4.3M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
33%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts 2nd District | $1.0M | 30% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.0M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Massachusetts 2nd District | $1.1M | 32% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Massachusetts 2nd District | $1.1M | 31% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts 2nd District | $1.1M | 38% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $614KTrade group $343KOther $146KMembership $143KCorporate $77KSuper PAC $8KLeadership PAC $5K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$30K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$20K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$20K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Int'l Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (Ipal)UnionLobbyist PAC$18K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action LeagueUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
No outside spending of note.
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 18 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 4 times (22%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $633K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $134K$0 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $134K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $633K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $0$19K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Present / not voting |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $19K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $80K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $633K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $5K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $0$80K$19K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $80K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $633K | Yea · with industry |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Jim McGovern's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Aladdin FawalFormer congressional staff
Intern, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (Aug 2021 - Dec 2021); Intern, Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (Jan 2022 - May 2022)
Now lobbies for Momsrising · via The Raben Group
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jim McGovern's 2026 campaign?
- Jim McGovern (Democrat) raised $1.0M for the 2026 Massachusetts 2nd District race, $306K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jim McGovern?
- Air Line Pilots Association PAC ($10K), International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC ($10K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Jim McGovern raised across elections?
- $1.0M in 2026, $1.1M in 2024, $1.1M in 2022, $1.1M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.