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Stephen Lynch

Democratic candidate for Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District

Former ironworker, union president and labor attorney focused on worker rights, senior benefits, health access and transportation investment.

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DistrictMA-08
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Stephen stands.

Official position

Protect financial services consumers

  • Supports preserving Dodd-Frank safeguards that regulate financial institutions and protect consumers from abusive practices

Official position

Expand affordable health access

  • Supports Affordable Care Act coverage and investment in community health centers, teaching hospitals and preventive care

Official position

Extend firearm background reviews

  • Supports universal gun checks and extending the FBI’s review window from three days to ten days

Official position

Defend collective bargaining rights

  • Supports workers’ ability to form unions and bargain collectively for wages, benefits and fair working conditions

Official position

Strengthen community care for seniors

  • Supports Social Security and Medicare protections, along with Older Americans Act services such as Meals on Wheels

Official position

Improve public transit infrastructure

  • Supports federal investment in roads, bridges, rail and public transportation, including upgrades for the MBTA

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. Since 2001

    Experience

    U.S. representative

    Represents Massachusetts’s 8th Congressional District.

  2. Elected in 1994

    Experience

    Massachusetts state representative

    Served in the Massachusetts House before joining the state Senate.

  3. 1997–2001

    Experience

    Massachusetts state senator

    Served in the Massachusetts Senate before entering Congress.

  • Accomplishment

    Founded labor and families caucus

    Established the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus to advance issues affecting workers and their families.

  • Experience

    Union ironworker

    Worked as an ironworker before entering politics.

  • Experience

    Ironworkers Local 7 president

    Led the approximately 2,000-member Ironworkers Local 7.

  • Experience

    Labor and employment attorney

    Practiced labor and employment law after earning his law degree.

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