Jim McGovern

Progressive

Democrat

House Representative

Massachusetts - District 2

Current Position: US House Representative MA-2

Running For: House Representative - District 2

Policy Positions

For increased federal funding for global and domestic hunger relief programs, including expansion of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

For federal funding and agricultural subsidies for alternative proteins and plant-based foods, including authoring the PLANT Act

For Medicare for All and treating healthcare as a human right; voted for the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and pushed for a robust public option

For animal welfare standards in agriculture, expressing support for California's Proposition 12 restricting confinement of farm animals

For abortion rights; voted against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (2003) and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (2004), maintaining a pro-choice record
For same-sex marriage; voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment (2004, 2006) and co-sponsored the Respect for Marriage Act (2009)

Against the Citizens United decision and corporate personhood; introduced the People's Rights Amendment to limit constitutional protections to natural persons
For expanding voting rights; cosponsored a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 16

Against restrictive immigration enforcement measures; voted against the REAL ID Act of 2005, the Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, and the Secure Fence Act of 2006
Against the Iraq War; voted against the initial 2002 authorization of force and introduced legislation in 2007 to redeploy U.S. forces from Iraq
For withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan; pushed funding amendments requiring a draw-down plan and introduced a bill calling for a flexible troop withdrawal timetable
For normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba, including lowering travel and trade restrictions
For military and financial aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia, while breaking with the Biden administration to support a ban on cluster munitions sent to Ukraine
For placing conditions on U.S. arms shipments to Israel in response to the Gaza conflict and the killing of aid workers
For withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria; voted in favor of a resolution directing the President to remove troops within 180 days
For criticizing Chinese government human rights abuses, including support for Hong Kong protesters and condemnation of actions against Hong Kong's autonomy
For pressuring Sudan's government over the Darfur genocide, including participating in protests and being arrested multiple times