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{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Richard Neal
|image        = Richard Neal 113th Congress.jpg
|office       = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means Committee]]
|term_start   = January 3, 2019
|term_end     =
|predecessor  = Kevin Brady
|successor    =
|state1       = [[Massachusetts]]
|district1    = {{ushr|MA|1|1st}}
|term_start1  = January 3, 2013
|term_end1    = 
|predecessor1 = [[John Olver]]
|successor1   = 
|state2       = [[Massachusetts]]
|district2    = {{ushr|MA|2|2nd}}
|term_start2  = January 3, 1989
|term_end2    = January 3, 2013
|predecessor2 = [[Edward Boland]]
|successor2   = [[Jim McGovern (U.S. politician)|Jim McGovern]]
|office3      = 50th [[List of mayors of Springfield, Massachusetts|Mayor of Springfield]]
|term_start3  = 1983
|term_end3    = 1989
|predecessor3 = Theodore Dimauro
|successor3   = Mary Hurley
|birth_name   = Richard Edmund Neal
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1949|2|14}}
|birth_place  = {{nowrap|[[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.}}
|death_date   = 
|death_place  = 
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = Maureen Neal
|children     = 4
|education    = Holyoke Community College<br>[[American International College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>University of Hartford ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
|website      = {{url|neal.house.gov|House website}}
}}
'''Richard Edmund Neal''' (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician and the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|Massachusetts|1}}. He is a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] and a former city councilor and mayor of [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].<ref name="directory">Alston, Farnsworth; Carter, Mary Ann; Randolph, Sarah (eds.) (2009). "Neal, Richard E." ''[[Official Congressional Directory|Congressional Directory for the 111th Congress (2009–2010)]]''. [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]: [[United States Government Printing Office|Government Printing Office]]. p. 127. {{ISBN|978-0-16-083727-2}}.</ref>

Following the Democrats winning the House majority, Neal became the Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means|House Ways and Means Committee]] in January 2019.

== Political career ==
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.

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==Other websites==
*[http://www.house.gov/neal/ Congressman Richard E. Neal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224071900/http://www.house.gov/neal/ |date=2011-02-24 }} official U.S. House site
*[http://www.nealforcongress.com/ Richard Neal for Congress]
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