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Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

DDemocratMA-1 · Representative
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

DemocratMA-1 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.417)
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Richard E. Neal is a Democrat Representative from MA, District 1. He has served 37 years in Congress across 19 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 99.3% of the time.

37
Years in Office
19
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

99.3%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
3 votes against party
4.7%
Missed Votesⓘ
486 total votes
2
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Richard Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+3.2% vs avg
99.3%
Avg: 96.1%
Missed Votes+1.2% vs avg
4.7%
Avg: 3.5%
Bills Sponsored-7.1 vs avg
2
Avg: 9.1

Committee Assignments

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Joint Committee on TaxationMemberWays and Means CommitteeRanking Member

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle

$0
Cash on Handⓘ
$0
Total Receiptsⓘ
$0
Disbursementsⓘ
$0
Individual Donors
0

Service History

1989–2013House · MA-2 · Democrat
2013–2027House · MA-1 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

MA-1 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

776,064
Population
$74,087
Median Income
42.0
Median Age
31.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 75.3%Black 6.1%Hispanic 19.0%Asian 2.2%