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MA-08 Democratic nominee?
$10.9K
SEP 16, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMassachusetts
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BackgroundU.S. Representative
EducationWentworth Institute of Technology — B.S., Construction Management
Notable personal detailsStephen F. Lynch is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts’s 8th congressional district, first sworn in during October 2001. Before Congress, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and later the Massachusetts State Senate, where he chaired the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor. He worked as an ironworker, earned a B.S. in Construction Management from Wentworth Institute of Technology, later received a J.D. from Boston College Law School, and completed an M.P.A. at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to strengthen the middle class and working families, including investing in infrastructure, protecting pensions and worker rights, and ensuring the wealthiest citizens and largest corporations pay their fair share; supported ARRA which included job creation and tax cuts targeted to most families.
Healthcare
Stephen F. Lynch has a mixed record on health policy: he voted against final passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 but has supported measures to lower prescription drug prices and defended Medicaid funding. His public statements and recent votes emphasize prescription drug cost reduction and protecting federal health programs while opposing at least some major Democratic health-reform bills.
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Immigration & Border
Supports maintaining asylum protections and refugee commitments while emphasizing stronger vetting, orderly processes, and oversight to prevent the immigration system from being overwhelmed. Advocates for controls to know who is entering the country and for fact-based oversight of border and immigration procedures.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate has a mixed record: historically described himself as pro-life and supported some abortion restrictions, but in later years has said he supports Roe v. Wade as a constitutional right while opposing extreme state bans and defending access to services provided by Planned Parenthood. His public statements and votes reflect both restrictions and protections at different times, producing an inconsistent overall stance.
Climate & Energy
Supports U.S. participation in international climate efforts and federal action on climate; has sponsored legislation framing climate as a national security issue and cosponsored a bill to place a fee on carbon with revenue for clean-energy investment and transition assistance. Also signaled support for creation of a Green New Deal standing/select committee and promotes energy-efficient transportation and infrastructure investments.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports comprehensive gun safety reforms including universal/expanded background checks, bans on assault weapons, and red‑flag/Extreme Risk Protection Orders. Has cosponsored federal bills to ban assault weapons and to implement ERPOs and has publicly called for reasonable legal controls on firearm manufacturing, sale, and use to improve public safety.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.4M
$1.0M
$677.5K
$338.7K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$962.3K
$1.4M
$820.8K
$34.2K
Cycle 2024
$710.1K
$1.1M
$976.3K
$40.7K
Cycle 2026
$542.3K
$1.2M
$447.5K
$29.8K
Source: FEC
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