Stephen Lynch (politician)
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Capuano |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district |
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In office October 16, 2001 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Joe Moakley |
| Succeeded by | Bill Keating |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 1st Suffolk district |
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In office May 1, 1996 – October 16, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | William Bulger |
| Succeeded by | Jack Hart |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Suffolk district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – May 1, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Gannon |
| Succeeded by | Jack Hart |
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Stephen Francis Lynch March 31, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Shaughnessy |
| Children | Victoria |
| Residence | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston College Law School Harvard University |
| Occupation | Attorney, Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | House website |
Stephen Francis Lynch (born March 31, 1955) is an American politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001. He is a Democrat representing Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes parts 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.
Born and raised in South Boston, Lynch is the son of an ironworker. He went into the trade after high school, working in an apprenticeship and later joining his father's union. He became the union's youngest president at age 30 while attending the Wentworth Institute of Technology. He received his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1991. For several years he worked as a lawyer, primarily representing housing project residents and labor unions. Lynch was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, unseating an incumbent Democratic lawmaker, in 1994. His social views and advocacy for the South Boston neighborhood led him to the Massachusetts Senate in 1995, when he won a special election to succeed state Senator William M. Bulger.
He won a special election to represent the state's 9th district in the United States House of Representatives in 2001, and has been re-elected ever since. His district was redrawn into the 8th district in 2013. Lynch has a reputation of being the most socially conservative member of Massachusetts's House delegation, and often votes independently of his party leadership. He currently sits on the Financial Services Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Lynch ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election for the U.S. Senate but lost to Ed Markey.
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