Originally published on the CGS blog on November 5, 2008.
James P. McGovern is an incumbent, currently serving his 6th term in Congress. He ran uncontested this year and will remain Massachusetts’ 3rd District representative in the House. McGovern’s reelection, even though unchallenged, remains a triumph for Citizens for Global Solutions and for the world. Over the years, McGovern’s voting record has earned him an A+ rating on our Congressional Report Card.
Among his many achievements, Representative McGovern earned extra credit on our Congressional Report Card for his work on peacekeeping, global health, and human rights. He was a cosponsor of H. Res. 213, which calls for the creation of a U.N. Emergency Peacekeeping Service. He has been a leader in the House to increase and make mandatory funding for International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programs in the Farm Bill Reauthorization Act. He gave numerous floor speeches on the genocide in Darfur and organized and hosted a briefing for House colleagues and the House Hunger Caucus on global HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity. To show his dedication to the cause, he actually traveled to Ethiopia, Kenya and Chad to examine food aid programs, food security and safety net programs in Ethiopia, school feeding programs in Kenya; and emergency operations with Darfur refugees and with Chadian IDPs in eastern Chad. More recently, in September of this year, McGovern, who co-chairs the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, held a briefing on ‘Genocide-Free Investing,’ in which he expressed his desire to “promote responsible investment” that will not contribute to genocide.
Congratulations Representative McGovern, your victory is a victory for the world!
