Stephen Lynch (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2013. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Lynch (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2024 election.
Lynch was first elected to the House in a 2001 special election for Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District, but due to 2010 redistricting won re-election in the 8th District on November 6, 2012.
Prior to his election to the House, Lynch worked as a labor and employment attorney, was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and a member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He was also a co-founder of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus.
Lynch ran in a special election for the U.S. Senate in 2013, but was defeated in the Democratic primary election by Ed Markey.
Lynch was born and raised in South Boston. A graduate of South Boston High School, he began his professional career as an ironworker. He became the union's youngest president when he assumed the position at age 30.
Lynch received additional education after initially joining the workforce. He earned a B.A. from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in 1988. Lynch received a J.D. from Boston College in 1991 and later attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government where he achieved a master's degree in public administration in 1999.
