Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Stephen F. Lynch
- Office
- U.S. representative for Massachusetts’s 8th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- South Boston, MA
- Born
- 1955
- In Congress
- House since 2001 · 24 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- LYNCH, STEPHEN
- Next election
- Primary September 1, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Massachusetts, District 8
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H2MA09072 · Principal campaign committee: STEPHEN LYNCH FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Massachusetts District 8 | $1,052,702.73 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Massachusetts District 8 | $710,123.92 | Won the general election (70.4%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Massachusetts District 8 | $962,334.32 | Won the general election (69.7%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Massachusetts District 8 | $911,202.10 | Won the general election (100%) |
Total raised$1,052,702.73
Total spent$1,647,457.80
Cash on hand$493,968.79
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$621,819.0959%
- PACs and other committees$415,458.3339%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$15,425.311%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$36,219.096%
- Contributions over $200$521,450.0094%
- Itemized from inside Massachusetts$484,325.0092%
- Itemized from other states$40,750.008%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
Voting record, 119th Congress
Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea285
Voted nay355
Did not vote34 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored15
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored536
Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.
Latest roll-call votes
| Date | Question | Result | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403 Retire through Ownership Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497 Water Resources Development Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340 Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 10326 PROOF Act | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Passage · HR 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 16, 2026 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran | Passed | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Passage · HJRES 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse | Passed | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2026 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500 Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act | Passed | Yea |
Latest bills and resolutions sponsored
- H.Res. 1549 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China has engaged in the arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and has otherwise harmed the prospects for scientific collaboration and people-to-people exchanges between the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Latest action Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. - H.J.Res. 184 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".
Introduced May 13, 2026 · Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 8666 Vote by Mail Protection Act of 2026
Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and House Administration, f… - H.R. 8053 DPA Emerging Technology Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 24, 2026 · Latest action Mar 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 7183 Youth Financial Learning Act
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Latest action Jan 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - H.Res. 973 Expressing 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.
Introduced Dec 30, 2025 · Latest action Feb 2, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. - H.R. 6556 Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act
Introduced Dec 10, 2025 · Latest action Jul 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - H.R. 6269 Modular Housing Production Act
Introduced Nov 21, 2025 · Latest action Nov 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. - H.R. 5915 K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2025
Introduced Nov 4, 2025 · Latest action Nov 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - H.R. 5683 Military Consumer Protection Task Force Act of 2025
Introduced Oct 3, 2025 · Latest action Oct 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker…
Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.
Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services
- Capital Markets
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Ranking Member
- Financial Institutions
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Delivering on Government Efficiency
- Military and Foreign Affairs
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
100 committees reported giving $354,248.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$6,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
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- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' INT'L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TD BANK PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- MASSACHUSETTS BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,500.00
- ORGANOGENESIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, A/K/A ORGANOPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,300.00
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUNDConnected PAC$3,000.00
- WAYFAIR LLC PACConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$2,500.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CITIZENS PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSUNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TU PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NIXON PEABODY LLP PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACPAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES PAC (IMPAC)PAC$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES POSTAL LESSORS PACPAC$2,000.00
- CHIME FINANCIAL, INC. PAC (CHIME PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,948.00
- ARENTFOX SCHIFF CIVIC PARTICIPATION FUND (AFSPAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEAT AND FROST INSULATORS AND ALLIED WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- I.B.E.W. LOCAL 103 FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Stephen Lynch$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Stephen Lynch$213,732.13
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- LEADERS WE DESERVEOpposing$213,727.00
The race
Massachusetts U.S. House, District 8, 2026 · 7 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Lynch (D) | $1,052,702.73 | $493,968.79 | 2026-10-14 |
| Patrick Thomas Roath (D) | $1,503,557.38 | $105,919.23 | 2026-09-30 |
| Michael Hammond (I) | $1,800.00 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
| Robert G. Burke (08) | $1,525.00 | −$16,965.60 | 2026-09-30 |
| Andrew 'Aj' Zylberfink (D) | $1,261.13 | −$118.00 | 2026-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: STEPHEN LYNCH FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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