U.S. Representative Richard Neal

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Biography
	Richard Edmund Neal has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 1st congressional district since 1989. The district, numbered as the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, includes Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, Holyoke, Agawam, Chicopee and Westfield. Neal has been the dean of Massachusetts’s delegation to the United States House of Representatives since 2013, and he is also the dean of the New England House delegations.

General Information
Hometown	Springfield
District	1st District
Term	13th term
D.C. Address	341 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
Staff	Ann Jablon, Chief of Staff Tim Ranstron, Scheduler Elizabeth “Lizzy” O’Hara, Chief of Staff Kara Getz, Tax Attorney
Website	http://www.neal.house.gov
Springfield Office	300 State Street, Suite 200, Springfield, MA 01105
District Phone	SPR: 413-785-0325; PIT: 413-442-0946
Twitter Handle	@RepRichardNeal
Committees	Ways and Means; Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures (Ranking Member)

Professional Information
Education	Technical High School, Springfield (’67); American International College, Springfield (B.S., ’72); University of Hartford (M.P.A., ’76)
Priorities	Create jobs; improve economy
Organizations	JFK Library (Trustee); Basketball Hall of Fame (Trustee); Springfield College (Corporator); American International College (Corporator); Boys’ Club Alumni Association; Emily Bill Athletic Association Cancer Crusade; John Boyle O’Reilly Club; U.S. Conference of Mayors; Adult Education Council; Massachusetts Mayor’s Association
Political Offices	Springfield City Council (’77-’83; President, ’79); City of Springfield (Mayor, ’84-’89); U.S. House of Representatives (Democratic Whip, ’92)