About
Neal, Richard Edmund A Representative from Massachusetts; born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., February 14, 1949; graduated from Springfield Technical High School, Springfield, Mass., 1968; B.A., American International College, Springfield, Mass., 1972; M.A., University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn., 1976; staff, Mayor William C. Sullivan, Springfield, Mass., 1973-1978; member of the Springfield, Mass., city council, 1978-1984; Mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1984-1988; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-present); chair, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses); chair, Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastBottom 25%
94% — Voted in 607 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.5% — Voted against their own party majority 3 of 570 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
16 — Attracted 16 cosponsors across 5 bills.
Avg 300 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleBottom 25%
4 — Attracted 4 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 60 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenBottom 25%
127 — 127 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
21 — 21 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiTop 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
Independent candidates for office to meet with Holyokers
MassLive · Oct 1, 2026
Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act Advances in 38-5 Vote
Legis1 · Sep 21, 2026
The $2 million challenge coming for Richard Neal
The Boston Globe · Sep 16, 2026
Massachusetts sticks with leaders it knows
Buffalo News · Sep 7, 2026
Mass. incumbents sold voters on D.C. seniority. Now they need Democrats to win in November to wield it.
The Boston Globe · Sep 3, 2026
