Richard Neal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard Neal

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1949

Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is the U.S.
Representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district.
He is a member of the Democratic Party.
He is the dean of the Massachusetts delegation to the House of Representatives. Neal was president of the Springfield City Council from 1979 to 1983, serving as mayor of Springfield from 1983 to 1989.
He was nearly unopposed when he ran for the House of Representatives in 1988, and took office in 1989. As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and former chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Neal is an influential figure in House economic policy.
He has also dedicated much of his career to US–Ireland relations and maintaining American involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process, for which he has won several acclamations.
He has a generally liberal voting record, but is considered a moderate on such issues as abortion and trade.