James P. McGOVERN, Congress, MA (1959)

McGOVERN James P. , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., November 20, 1959; graduated from Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass.; B.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1981; M.P.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1984; presidential campaign staff, United States Senator George McGovern of South Dakota, 1984; staff, United States Representative Joseph Moakley of Massachusetts, 1982-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present); chair, Committee on Rules (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress).

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present