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Stephen F. Lynch

U.S. House · Massachusetts
On the ballot · Nov 3
$910k

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$556k61%
  • PACs$339k37%
  • Transfers & other$15k2%

5% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$354k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatMassachusetts, district 8
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
MA-6 · Seth MoultonMA-5 · Katherine M. ClarkMA-7 · Ayanna PressleyMA-3 · Lori TrahanMA-1 · Richard E. NealMA-2 · James P. McGovernMA-9 · William R. KeatingMA-4 · Jake AuchinclossMA-8 · Stephen F. Lynch
MA-8 · Massachusetts
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On the ballot · Massachusetts House, district 8 · Nov 396% party to win· vs. Burke ↓
The campaign · in their words

“IN TIMES LIKE THESE, WE NEED A GUY LIKE HIM.”

stephenflynch.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 662 bills and votes and 23 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 24 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Burke · 2026vs. pick…
Lynch (you're viewing)
Overall
23
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

MA-8 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Lynch (D)96%
Burke (R)3%
The race · MA-8
Stephen LynchDemocrat · incumbent · Left 23 on the record96%
Rob BurkeRepublican · challenger · Right 28 from statements3%
2823
51 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Burke's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Stephen Lynch$1M
$618k from individuals · $581k itemized
Rob Burke$2k
$25 from individuals
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Stephen F. Lynch's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 5 sponsored, 388 cosponsored, 85 statements, 252 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 17% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 80 cosponsored · 14 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 14 of 121 party-line votesHealth care 17%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 13 statements · 51 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 52 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 10% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 12 statements · 64 tweets · broke with their party on 75 of 611 party-line votesForeign policy 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 8% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 43 cosponsored · 7 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 74 of 1325 party-line votesFederal budget 8%Elections, representation and accountability · 8% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 13 statements · 8 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 34 party-line votesElections 8%Crime and justice · 8% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 0 statements · 87 tweets · broke with their party on 23 of 173 party-line votesCrime 8%Education · 7% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 6 statements · 21 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 86 party-line votesEducation 7%Business, finance and labor · 7% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 42 cosponsored · 2 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 326 party-line votesBusiness 7%Federal power and civil liberties · 7% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 1 statements · 47 tweets · broke with their party on 12 of 332 party-line votesFederal power 7%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 6% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 10 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 39 of 909 party-line votesEnergy 6%Guns · 4% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 3 statements · 4 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 17 party-line votesGuns 4%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 3% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 12 cosponsored · 2 statements · 13 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 205 party-line votesHousing 3%Immigration · 3% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 2 statements · 17 tweets · broke with their party on 15 of 62 party-line votesImmigration 3%Trade and industrial policy · 1% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 3 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 14 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Stephen F. Lynch

● Democrat · U.S. House · Massachusetts
Raised
$910k
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$154k
labor unions
Overall
Left
23pt left
Actions
999
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 396% · vs. Burke ↓
The campaign · in their words

“IN TIMES LIKE THESE, WE NEED A GUY LIKE HIM.”

Protecting Our Environment ↗Jobs & Economic Opportunity ↗Common Sense Gun Laws ↗
From stephenflynch.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 23 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Lynch (D)96%
Burke (R)3%
The race · MA-8
Stephen LynchDemocrat · incumbent · Left 23 on the record96%
Rob BurkeRepublican · challenger · Right 28 from statements3%
2823
51 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Burke's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Stephen Lynch$1M
$618k from individuals · $581k itemized
Rob Burke$2k
$25 from individuals
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 17% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 80 cosponsored · 14 statements · 50 tweets · broke with their party on 14 of 121 party-line votesHealth care 17%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 13 statements · 51 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 52 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 10% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 12 statements · 64 tweets · broke with their party on 75 of 611 party-line votesForeign policy 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 8% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 43 cosponsored · 7 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 74 of 1325 party-line votes8%Elections, representation and accountability · 8% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 37 cosponsored · 13 statements · 8 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 34 party-line votes8%Crime and justice · 8% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 0 statements · 87 tweets · broke with their party on 23 of 173 party-line votes8%Education · 7% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 1 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 6 statements · 21 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 86 party-line votes7%Business, finance and labor · 7% of Stephen F. Lynch's priorities · 0 sponsored · 42 cosponsored · 2 statements · 58 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 326 party-line votes7%
8% Budget and taxes8% Elections8% Crime and justice7% Education7% Business and labor
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions33$154k
Finance & insurance23$77k
Retail & business9$27k
Agriculture & food4$17k
Real estate5$14k
Lawyers & lobbyists5$13k
Health care5$11k
Other politicians3$10k
Everything else13$34k
Raised $910k · 61% individuals · 37% pacs