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Stephen F. Lynch

Stephen F. Lynch

Democratic · MA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

26 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2001

  • Representative MA-9 2001–present

Background

  • background Born and raised in South Boston; son of an ironworker
  • background Worked as ironworker; became union's youngest president at age 30
  • background Earned J.D. from Boston College Law School, 1991
  • role Massachusetts state representative, 1994, then state senator, 1995
  • role U.S. House representative since 2001; district redrawn to 8th in 2013
  • achievement Ran for U.S. Senate Democratic nomination in 2013 special election; lost to Ed Markey

Campaign finance

2016 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House MA-08 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,216,340 raised
  • $528,716 spent
  • $1,094,211 cash on hand
$1.22M
$1.21M
$848.11K
Itemized (≥ $200)$781.72K
Unitemized (< $200)$66.40K
Other committees (PACs)$362.52K
Offsets to expenditures$5.71K
$528.72K
Operating expenditures$500.30K
Contribution refunds$51.00
Other disbursements$28.36K
Cash on hand$1.09M
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2016 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Stephen F. Lynch campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2002$2,495,151$2,386,570$99,583
2004$1,161,372$591,802$669,154
2006$1,170,455$868,169$971,440
2008$1,066,683$739,426$1,301,692
2010$1,000,091$1,629,198$672,586
2012$729,836$642,217$760,206
2014$881,489$1,235,108$406,587
2016$1,216,340$528,716$1,094,211
2018$860,218$511,997$1,442,432
2020$911,202$1,140,250$1,213,384
2022$962,334$820,808$1,354,910
2024$710,124$976,310$1,088,724
2026$817,344$664,950$1,241,118

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 14
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 494 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 14 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

  • 10
    Disclosed stock trades →

    3 tickers · 10 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees

    Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.

  • 1
    Documented relationships →

    neutral overlap signals (e.g., committee oversight of a traded sector)

    A documented relationship is a factual overlap in the public record — NOT evidence of wrongdoing.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Stephen F. Lynch. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (7)

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Lynch, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

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Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Lynch most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Lynch connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1483Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 10013Compassionate Care ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9874Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections ActcosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9845Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9816MOMMIES ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9698Advanced Coursework Equity ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1405Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9493Home Internet Accessibility ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9490Bank Failure Accountability ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HRES 1390Expressing support for the designation of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9448Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9401Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9364FAST Repairs for Wheelchairs ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9350No 9/11 Family Left Behind Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9374Find Our Families Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9300Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9296Strengthening Social Security Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9309PRIDE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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