Richard Neal: profile, earnings and record · Chronopin
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Richard Neal
United States Representative from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district (Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways and Means)[1],[2]
Democratic77 years old
Richard Neal is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, in the House since January 1989 and earlier mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts. He has been ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee since January 3, 2023, having chaired it from 2019 to 2023.
Democrat with a generally liberal record; co-chair of the New England Congressional Caucus, per Wikipedia.[2]
Earnings by year3
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
Approved teaching fee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts[5]
$26,270
Annual retirement allowance, City of Springfield, Massachusetts[5]
$25,269
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Richard Neal. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education4 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: BA; MA.[2]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $174,000 in 2026 is in the top 25% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[3]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position3 of 5
High confidenceUnited States Representative from Massachusetts's 1st congressional district (Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways and Means): a national legislator for a district.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06MisconductNo evidence
The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions7
Laws6
Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 1994)[6]Included in Pub. L. 116-94SponsorDecember 20, 2019Introduced the retirement-savings bill H.R. 1994, which passed the House on May 23, 2019 and became law in December 2019 as part of the FY2020 appropriations act.
Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act[7]Pub. L. 117-110SponsorApril 8, 2022Sponsored H.R. 7108, which became law on 2022-04-08.
Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act[8]Pub. L. 117-39SponsorAugust 31, 2021Sponsored H.R. 5085, which became law on 2021-08-31.
TANF Extension Act of 2019[9]Pub. L. 116-4SponsorJanuary 24, 2019Sponsored H.R. 430, which became law on 2019-01-24.
Act awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously)[10]Pub. L. 108-101SponsorOctober 29, 2003Sponsored H.R. 1900, which became law on 2003-10-29.
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act[11]Pub. L. 115-343SponsorDecember 21, 2018Sponsored H.R. 1235, which became law on 2018-12-21.
Committees1
Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means[2]ChairJanuary 3, 2019Chaired the Ways and Means Committee from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2023; ranking member since January 3, 2023.
Sources11
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