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Richard E. Neal

Richard E. Neal

DDemocratMA-1 · Representative
59
/ 100
Average
Attendance94
Avg: 96
Independence1
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone3
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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 99.2% of the time.

37
Years in Office
19
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Richard

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Representative directly.

Call 202-225-5601Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

99.2%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
4 votes against party
6.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
2
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Richard Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty+3.3% vs avg
99.2%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+2.9% vs avg
6.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-11.0 vs avg
2
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Ways and MeansRanking MemberJoint Committee on Taxation

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$4,147,528
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,840,072
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,580,414
Disbursementsⓘ
$343,931
Individual Donors
$1,224,500
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

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%