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Richard E. Neal

US Representative (D-MA-1)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Richard E. Neal is the Democratic U.S. Representative (MA's 1st congressional district). The platform has 2 voting records on file (2000-2021) and 84 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record19
Connections mapped65
Sources cited15
✦ Thin coverage gap +276 connected to 65 entities · only 19 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
→ Insurance Industry company
Top Donor Sector
The Insurance sector is Neal's top career donor industry. The sector had material interests in his trade votes (PNTR for China) and SALT cap policy via homeowner policy risk exposure.
→ China institution
Trade Policy Vote
Rep. Neal voted 'yea' to grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations to China in 2000, which preceded manufacturing job losses in his district.
→ Real Estate company
Top Donor Sector
The Real Estate industry is one of Neal's top five career donor sectors and a primary beneficiary of his priority to raise the SALT deduction cap to sustain property values.
→ National Association Of Realtors organization
Campaign Contribution / Lobbying Alignment
NAR PAC was Neal's largest real estate donor in the 2018-2022 period. Neal introduced SALT deduction cap increase legislation (H.R. 3206) in the same cycle he received his highest single-cycle contribution from the group.
→ Richard E. Neal For Congress Committee organization
Campaign Committee
Rep. Neal's official FEC campaign committee (C00445107) which received significant funding from real estate and insurance PACs.
→ House Ways and Means Committee government agency
committee leadership
Neal chaired the Ways and Means Committee, shaping drug-pricing legislation (H.R. 3), leading SALT deduction cap reform after assuming the chairmanship in 2019, and marking up H.R. 5376 in November 2021 where his manager's amendment raised the SALT cap to $80,000.
→ Build Back Better Act instrument
legislative vehicle
H.R. 5376 was the primary legislative vehicle for SALT cap modification in 2021; Neal's manager's amendment raised the SALT cap from $10,000 to $80,000 for 2021-2030 with a phaseout above $500,000 AGI, scored at ~$198.8 billion over ten years (JCX-36-21). The House-passed version included the SALT cap increase, but the final version did not.
→ Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company company
Constituency / Economic Interest
MassMutual is a dominant employer in Neal's district (MA-01). The company's workforce includes dual-income professional households with a material interest in SALT cap relief.
Facts (19)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 167d ago · Avg age: 192d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (18)
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✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 21.3%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Persons in poverty: 13.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2022 5-year ACS): $71,518
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Question 1 — Millionaire's Tax (Fair Share Amendment) (2022) — passed, margin 52.0% to 48.0% statewide
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.1)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.11)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.12)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.18)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: MassMutual (7000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Massachusetts Amherst (7500 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Baystate Health (12000 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: Massachusetts's 1st District spans the largely rural western portion of the state, anchored by the Springfield metropolitan area in the south and the Berkshires in the northwest. The district has sharp economic disparity: Springfield and Holyoke are among the poorest mid-sized cities in New England with poverty rates well above the state average and large Puerto Rican communities, while the Amherst-Northampton Five Colleges corridor and parts of Berkshire County are significantly more affluent. Manufacturing employment has declined steeply since the 1980s when the district was a paper, metal, and machinery production center; the economy now revolves around healthcare (Baystate Health is the largest employer), higher education (UMass Amherst and four liberal-arts colleges), and remaining advanced manufacturing and defense work. The district votes reliably Democratic in federal elections but has a mixed record on state-level tax and fiscal ballot measures.
Added: 03 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 4444 (U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (Permanent Normal Trade Relations)) on 2000-05-24: Neal voted to grant China permanent normal trade relations over the explicit opposition of labor unions in his district. Western Massachusetts had already lost thousands of manufacturing jobs to trade competition in the 1980s and 1990s; the AFL-CIO and local unions representing paper, metal, and textile workers in the Springfield-Holyoke corridor lobbied directly against PNTR, warning it would accelerate offshoring. The vote aligned with national Democratic leadership and business interests but cut against the material interest of a core constituency bloc in MA-1's industrial corridor.
Date: 2000-05-24 Added: 03 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 4444
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Pharmaceuticals/Health Products industry is a top-ten career donor sector, relevant to Neal's role shaping drug-pricing legislation including H.R. 3 (Lower Drug Costs Now Act) during his Ways and Means chairmanship.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Real Estate industry ranks among the top five career donor sectors — a sector that is the primary direct beneficiary of Neal's signature legislative priority to raise or eliminate the SALT deduction cap, which sustains higher home values in high-tax-state markets.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Securities & Investment industry ranks among the top three career donor sectors, reflecting Neal's tax-writing role affecting capital gains rates, carried interest treatment, and financial-sector taxation across multiple Congresses.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Insurance industry is the top career donor sector to Neal, consistent with his Ways and Means Committee jurisdiction over health care tax treatment and Medicare Advantage reimbursement policy. Sector totals are compiled from FEC filings with OpenSecrets editorial categorization.
All Connections (65)
→ OpenSecrets organization
data source secondary since 2024
OpenSecrets editorial categorization is used to compile Neal's career donor sector totals from FEC filings; its aggregated totals show real estate industry donations to Neal between 2017-2022 totaling at least $250,000.
→ Inflation Reduction Act instrument
legislative outcome primary since 2022
The $80,000 SALT cap increase Neal advocated was included in the House-passed Build Back Better Act but removed from the final Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022 due to Byrd Rule revenue restrictions and opposition from Senators Manchin and Sinema, despite Neal's vocal advocacy — indicating his advocacy was ultimately unsuccessful.
→ Build Back Better Act instrument
legislative vehicle primary since 2021
H.R. 5376 was the primary legislative vehicle for SALT cap modification in 2021; Neal's manager's amendment raised the SALT cap from $10,000 to $80,000 for 2021-2030 with a phaseout above $500,000 AGI, scored at ~$198.8 billion over ten years (JCX-36-21). The House-passed version included the SALT cap increase, but the final version did not.
→ FEC government agency
campaign finance reporting secondary since 2024
Sector totals for Neal's donor industries are compiled from FEC filings with OpenSecrets editorial categorization; NAR PAC's direct contributions to Neal's campaign committee (FEC ID C00445107) totaled $14,000 in 2018, $14,000 in 2020, and $17,500 in 2022.
donor sector secondary since 2024
Securities & Investment ranks among Neal's top three career donor sectors, reflecting his tax-writing role affecting capital gains rates, carried interest treatment, and financial-sector taxation across multiple Congresses; the sector has direct financial stakes in SALT cap policy.
→ House Ways and Means Committee government agency
committee leadership primary since 2019
Neal chaired the Ways and Means Committee, shaping drug-pricing legislation (H.R. 3), leading SALT deduction cap reform after assuming the chairmanship in 2019, and marking up H.R. 5376 in November 2021 where his manager's amendment raised the SALT cap to $80,000.
data source inferential since 2018
Tract-level single-year IRS SOI data is cited as undercounting regular SALT beneficiaries in high-income high-property-tax areas by approximately 30-40% because TCJA incentivized alternation of property tax payments between tax years to exceed the $10,000 cap.
Campaign Contribution / Lobbying Alignment primary since 2018
NAR PAC was Neal's largest real estate donor in the 2018-2022 period. Neal introduced SALT deduction cap increase legislation (H.R. 3206) in the same cycle he received his highest single-cycle contribution from the group.
Constituency / Economic Interest primary since 2021
MassMutual is a dominant employer in Neal's district (MA-01). The company's workforce includes dual-income professional households with a material interest in SALT cap relief.
→ Insurance Industry company
Top Donor Sector primary since 2000
The Insurance sector is Neal's top career donor industry. The sector had material interests in his trade votes (PNTR for China) and SALT cap policy via homeowner policy risk exposure.
→ Real Estate company
Top Donor Sector primary since 2017
The Real Estate industry is one of Neal's top five career donor sectors and a primary beneficiary of his priority to raise the SALT deduction cap to sustain property values.
Top Donor Sector primary since 2021
The Securities & Investment sector is Neal's second-highest career donor industry and has a direct financial stake in SALT policy via municipal bond yields and housing finance.
→ China institution
Trade Policy Vote primary since 2000
Rep. Neal voted 'yea' to grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations to China in 2000, which preceded manufacturing job losses in his district.
Donor Interest Alignment secondary since 2021
The Pharmaceuticals/Health Products industry is a top-ten career donor sector for Neal, coinciding with his chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee and work on drug-pricing legislation.
Campaign Committee primary since 2018
Rep. Neal's official FEC campaign committee (C00445107) which received significant funding from real estate and insurance PACs.
← American Bankers Assn organization
donor secondary
2018-2024: $25,000+ via BankPAC to Neal for Congress Committee
← National Assn of Realtors organization
donor secondary
2018-2024: $30,000+ via NAR Political Action Committee to Neal for Congress Committee and Massachusetts Victory Committee leadership PAC
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00142786/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (7 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197095/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197228/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00204099/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00211318/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00314997/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00325936/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00326595/
← Chs PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00485896/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00452052/
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00457234/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00462630/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00468660/
← Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477653/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00479246/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00486928/
← Aksm Urology PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00489419/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000422/
← American Dental P. A. C. organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000729/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000885/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001198/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002261/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002881/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003764/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004036/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004812/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005249/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005660/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007880/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
← Citigroup Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008474/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008839/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010983/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012245/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012310/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012468/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00012476/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00015933/
← Pfizer Inc. PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00016683/
← Us Bancorp PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00018036/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Richard E. Neal's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00022343/
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