Richard Neal
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Kevin Brady
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Preceded by	John Olver
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Edward Boland
Succeeded by	Jim McGovern
50th Mayor of Springfield
In office 1983–1989
Preceded by	Theodore Dimauro
Succeeded by	Mary Hurley
Personal details
Born	Richard Edmund Neal (1949-02-14) February 14, 1949 (age 75) Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maureen Neal
Children	4
Education	Holyoke Community College American International College (BA) University of Hartford (MA)
Website	House website

Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former city councilor and mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts.^[1]

Following the Democrats winning the House majority, Neal became the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee in January 2019.

Since 1977, Richard Neal has won 3 city council elections, 3 mayoral elections, and 17 United States House of Representatives elections.

Neal began his career in elected office after winning election in 1977 to the city council of Springfield, Massachusetts. After twice winning reelection to the city council (in 1979 and 1981), Neal was elected mayor of the city in 1983. He was twice reelected mayor, in 1985 and 1987.

In 1988, Neal was elected as a Democrat to represent Massachusetts 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives. He was reelected to this district eleven times. In 2012, he was redistricted to Massachusetts 1st district, to which he was elected. He has been reelected to this district four times, with his latest re-election occurring in 2020.

• Congressman Richard E. Neal Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
• Richard Neal for Congress
• Richard Neal at the Open Directory Project
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission

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