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Richard Neal

U.S. Representative · Massachusetts · District 1

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Overview

Chamber: House
State / territory: Massachusetts
District: 1
Affiliation: Democratic
Congress: 119th Congress
Bioguide ID: N000015

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Congressional service

Congressional service history

119th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2025–Present

118th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2023–2025

117th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2021–2023

116th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2019–2021

115th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2017–2019

114th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2015–2017

113th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 1 · 2013–2015

112th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 2011–2013

111th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 2009–2011

110th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 2007–2009

109th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 2005–2007

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Massachusetts · District 2 · 2003–2005

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Massachusetts · District 2 · 2001–2003

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Massachusetts · District 2 · 1999–2001

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Massachusetts · District 2 · 1997–1999

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Massachusetts · District 2 · 1995–1997

103th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 1993–1995

102th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 1991–1993

101th Congress · House

Massachusetts · District 2 · 1989–1991

Official Biography

Reviewed official biography

Richard E. Neal was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was raised and educated in the City of Springfield. He is a graduate of American International College, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, and his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Barney School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Hartford. Prior to his time in Congress, Neal was a high school teacher, member of the Springfield City Council, and Mayor of the City of Springfield from 1984 to 1988.

Congressman Neal was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1988 and served his first two terms on the House Banking Committee before joining the Ways and Means Committee in 1993. From his early days in Congress, Neal has been a staunch advocate for improving and expanding access to health care, creating a simpler and fairer tax code, and enhancing retirement savings for our nation’s seniors. In January 2019, Congressman Neal was elected by his colleagues to assume the esteemed position of Chairman, marking the first time since 1875 that a representative from Massachusetts had done so.

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Legislative activity

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Sponsored legislation: 238
Cosponsored legislation: 4,688

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Current Committee Assignments

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Committee on Ways and Means

Joint Committee on Taxation

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