Stephen F. Lynch

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Stephen F. Lynch

U.S. Representative · MA-8 · D

U.S. Representative — MA-8 (D)

Stephen Francis Lynch (born March 31, 1955) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001. A Democrat, he represents Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes the southern fourth of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2002–2026 cycles

$13,201,151 raised

Influence graph
Individual 61%
PAC 35%
Other

Where the $13,201,151 raised came from · FEC · 2002–2026 cycle

$13,201,151
Raised
FEC receipts · 2002–2026 cycle
$4,574,133
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2002–2026 cycles
$380,000
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 19 sources
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$13,101,151
U.S. House · 2002–2026
$100,000
U.S. Senate · 2010

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$128,850
  • Real estate$54,900
  • Not employed / self$33,650
  • Lawyers & law firms$23,550
  • Securities & investment$18,050
  • Retired$7,900
  • Tech$4,550
  • TV, movies & music$1,500

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$23,000
  • AT HOME$12,400
  • NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT$10,000
  • CRONIN DEVELOPMENT$7,600
  • JOHN MORIARTY & ASSOCIATES$6,600
  • REDGATE$5,250
  • LEE KENNEDY CO. INC$4,800
  • PAPPAS PROPERTIES INC.$4,300
  • REBEL RESTAURANT$3,300
  • JOHN MORIARTY & ASSOCIATES INC$3,300

Committee assignments · 7

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial IntelligenceRanking Member
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Capital Markets
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Financial Institutions
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Delivering on Government Efficiency
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Military and Foreign Affairs

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 14

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.J.Res. 184A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Fair Credit Reporting; File Disclosure".· Finance and Financial Sector
  • H.R. 8666Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026· Government Operations and Politics
  • H.R. 8053DPA Emerging Technology Act of 2026· Congress
  • H.R. 7183Youth Financial Learning Act· Education
  • H.Res. 973Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the designation of the "Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts" constitutes a violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.· Arts, Culture, Religion

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 21 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations1
PACs / committees20

Connections · explore all 21

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