Stephen F. Lynch

Democrat Representative of Massachusetts's 8th district

Representative
Massachusetts, district 9
October 23, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Representative
Massachusetts, district 9
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Massachusetts, district 9
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Massachusetts, district 9
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Massachusetts, district 9
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Massachusetts, district 9
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Massachusetts, district 8
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Massachusetts, district 8
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Massachusetts, district 8
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Massachusetts, district 8
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Massachusetts, district 8
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Massachusetts, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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March 31, 1955 (69 years old)

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Born and raised in South Boston, with a background as an ironworker and lawyer.
Served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court before his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Became the union’s youngest president at age 30 while attending Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Graduated with a J.D. from Boston College Law School and worked primarily representing housing project residents and labor unions.
Elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1994, where he was known for his progressive views.
Won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001 and has been reelected since.
Ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election for the U.S. Senate but lost to Ed Markey.
Has served on the Financial Services and Oversight and Government Reform Committees.
Describes himself as a moderate Democrat by Massachusetts standards but liberal by national standards, with a strong pro-labor stance.
Voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.
Advocates for health care reform but split with his party on Obama’s health care reform efforts, voting against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Initially considered a conservative to moderate Democrat, especially on social issues like abortion, but has shifted positions over time, supporting funding for Planned Parenthood and same-sex marriage.
Supported American intervention in the Middle East and made multiple trips to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Supports the creation of a national memorial to John Adams in Washington, D.C.
Personal life includes a long-term marriage to Margaret Shaughnessy, with whom he has a daughter, and he lives in South Boston.