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Richard Edmund Neal has been a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District of Massachusetts, since 1989.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Background 2.2 Congressional Career 2.2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 References 7.2 External resources 7.3 External articles 7.4 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Neal voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Background

Richard Edmund Neal was born on February 14, 1949 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated with honors from the Political Science program at American International College in 1972. He also received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Barney School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Hartford in 1976.

Neal started his career in public service in 1973 as an assistant to Springfield Mayor William C. Sullivan. He successfully ran for elected office in 1978, when he was elected as a councilman on the Springfield City Council. Neal's career continued as President of the City Council in 1979 and mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts from 1984 to 1989. In addition, Neal taught at the Roman Catholic Cathedral High School.

Congressional Career

Neal was first elected to Congress in 1989, taking the place of Edward Boland. Neal's goals have included making it easier to attend college, expanding health care, protecting the rights of older Americans, and working against the privitization of Social Security. He continues to lead the effort to repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). He has also worked to make health care and tuition expenses tax deductible for middle class people. [1]

Neal, of Irish descent, is the co-chair of the Ad hoc Committee on Irish Affairs. He met frequently met with leaders of both sides of the conflict in Northern Ireland. After the disarmament of the Irish Republican Army in September of 2005, Neal met with IRA leader Martin McGuinness to congratulate him on the action of disarmament and ensure a lasting peace had been reached. Congressman Neal will continue to work with the Sinn Fein and other groups in Northern Ireland to pursue a lasting peace.

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Neal’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
State Street Corp	$ 25,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance	$ 20,000
New York Life Insurance	$ 17,000
FMR Corp	$ 14,750
Fresenius Medical Care	$ 14,000
Carlyle Group	$ 12,500
Clark Consulting	$ 12,500
Kohlberg, Kravis et al	$ 11,200
Bank of America	$ 11,000
Citigroup Inc	$ 11,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Richard Neal from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Richard Neal from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Richard Neal from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Richard Neal from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
  • Subcommittee on Trade

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures - Chair

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Budget
• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Social Security

More Background Data

• Background information on Richard Neal from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Richard Neal from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Richard Neal from the Washington Post database

• Information on Richard Neal from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Richard Neal. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2208 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5601 Fax: 202-225-8112 Webform email
District offices
4 Congress Street, Milford, MA 01757 Ph: 508-634-8198 Fax: (none entered) The Federal Building, 1550 Main Street, Suite 309, Springfield, MA 01103 Ph: 413-785-0325 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

References

1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

External resources

• Official website
• Response to IRA Disarmament
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

External articles

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Mass Revolution Now
• St. Kermit

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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