Richard E. Neal

A Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. , February 14, 1949. Graduated from Springfield Technical High School, Springfield, Mass. , 1968. B. A. , American International College, Springfield, Mass. , 1972. M. A. , University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn. , 1976. Staff, Mayor William C. Sullivan, Springfield, Mass. , 1973-1978. Member of the Springfield, Mass. , city council, 1978-1984. Mayor of Springfield, Mass. , 1984-1988. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-present). Chair, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses). Chair, Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).