What is Jim McGovern (American politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Jim McGovern | image = Jim McGovern, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg | office1 = Ranking Member of the [[United States House Committee on Rules|House Rules Committee]] | term_start1 = January 3, 2023 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = [[Tom Cole]] | successor1 = | term_start2 = January 3, 2017 | term_end2 = January 3, 2019 | predecessor2 = [[Louise Slaughter]] | successor2 = [[Tom Cole]] | office3 = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Rules|House Rules Committee]] | term_start3 = January 3, 2019 | term_end3 = January 3, 2023 | predecessor3 = [[Pete Sessions]] | successor3 = [[Tom Cole]] | office4 = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br/>from [[Massachusetts]] | term_start4 = January 3, 1997 | term_end4 = | predecessor4 = [[Peter Blute]] | successor4 = | constituency4 = {{ushr|MA|3|3rd district}} (1997–2013)<br>{{ushr|MA|2|2nd district}} (2013–present) | birth_name = James Patrick McGovern | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|11|20}} | birth_place = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|Lisa Murray|1989}} | children = 2 | education = [[American University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]]) | website = {{URL|mcgovern.house.gov|House website}} | signature = Jim McGovern Signature.png }} '''James Patrick McGovern''' (born November 20, 1959) is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]]. He is a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing {{ushr|MA|2}} since 1997. He is the senior member of the [[House Rules Commi