Rep. Stephen Lynch

Representative for Massachusetts’s 8^th District

pronounced STEE-vun // linch

Lynch is the representative for Massachusetts’s 8^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Lynch’s current term ends on Jan 3, 2025. He is 69 years old.

He was previously the representative for Massachusetts’s 9^th congressional district as a Democrat from Oct 23, 2001 to 2012.

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Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Lynch is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Dec 18, 2024. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Stephen Lynch sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Financial Services
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion subcommittee Ranking Member
Capital Markets subcommittees
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs subcommittees
House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Enacted Legislation

Lynch was the primary sponsor of 11 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 11 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Lynch sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Transportation and Public Works (25%) Finance and Financial Sector (25%) Government Operations and Politics (19%) International Affairs (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Health (4%) Education (4%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Lynch recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Lynch voted Yea

H.Res. 1160: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in …

Passed 316/94 on Apr 19, 2024.

Lynch voted Yea

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Passed 329/101 on Jul 14, 2022.

Lynch voted Nay

H.R. 4279: Expanding Investment Opportunities Act

Passed 418/2 on Jan 17, 2018.

H.R. 4279 directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend its rules to enable closed-end funds that meet certain requirements to be considered “well-known …

Lynch voted Yea

H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017

Passed 229/177 on May 19, 2017.

H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe …

Lynch voted Nay

H.R. 1219: Supporting America’s Innovators Act of 2017

Passed 417/3 on Apr 6, 2017.

Access to financial capital is vital for entrepreneurs seeking to start up, operate or expand businesses. At the same time, according to the Committee on …

Lynch voted Nay

H.R. 6427: Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act

Passed 391/2 on Dec 5, 2016.

Lynch voted Aye

H.Res. 822: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 764) to reauthorize …

Passed 242/185 on Jul 13, 2016.

Lynch voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Lynch voted Aye

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack …

Lynch voted Nay

S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Passed 304/118 on Sep 29, 2010.

Lynch voted Nay

H.Res. 915 (111th): Encouraging the Republic of Hungary to respect the rule of law, treat foreign investors fairly, and promote …

Passed 333/74 on Dec 8, 2009.

Lynch voted Nay

H.Res. 1525 (110th): Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1424) to amend section 712 of …

Passed 223/205 on Oct 3, 2008.

Missed Votes

From Oct 2001 to Dec 2024, Lynch missed 506 of 15,104 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2001 Oct-Dec	117	2	1.7%	42^nd
2002 Jan-Mar	79	5	6.3%	81^st
2002 Apr-Jun	203	10	4.9%	82^nd
2002 Jul-Sep	141	17	12.1%	93^rd
2002 Oct-Nov	61	1	1.6%	40^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	2	2.1%	56^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	8	3.3%	65^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	1	0.5%	10^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	6	4.0%	54^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	3	2.9%	46^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	13	5.9%	85^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	4	2.5%	40^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	5	8.6%	79^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	4	4.4%	61^st
2005 Apr-Jun	272	10	3.7%	59^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	12	8.2%	95^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	6	3.7%	64^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	1	1.2%	38^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	3	1.1%	24^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	4	2.5%	56^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	3	1.4%	44^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	7	1.8%	61^st
2007 Jul-Sep	317	7	2.2%	66^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	11	4.2%	67^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	49^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	6	1.9%	40^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	6	2.9%	61^st
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	3	1.7%	45^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	2	0.7%	21^st
2009 Jul-Sep	268	17	6.3%	90^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	5	2.0%	48^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	5	2.6%	49^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	14	6.4%	76^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	15	9.9%	96^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	5	5.1%	63^rd
2011 Jan-Mar	212	4	1.9%	64^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	3	1.1%	42^nd
2011 Jul-Sep	247	11	4.5%	82^nd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	11	5.3%	79^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	6	4.0%	77^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	1	0.3%	14^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	6	3.9%	77^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	7	13.7%	93^rd
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	36	40.4%	99^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	45	20.9%	98^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	3	1.5%	51^st
2013 Oct-Dec	137	3	2.2%	57^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	4	2.7%	62^nd
2014 Apr-Jun	219	16	7.3%	86^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	3	2.0%	61^st
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	5	3.5%	66^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	5	2.0%	68^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	6	4.3%	79^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	1	0.6%	31^st
2016 Jan-Mar	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	3	1.5%	40^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	6	2.6%	74^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	8	3.8%	78^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	3	2.2%	62^nd
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	6	3.6%	75^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	5	3.9%	67^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	15	8.2%	87^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	3	2.9%	74^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	5	5.9%	81^st
2019 Jan-Mar	136	1	0.7%	33^rd
2019 Apr-Jun	294	1	0.3%	21^st
2019 Jul-Sep	125	1	0.8%	55^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	3	2.1%	62^nd
2020 Jan-Mar	102	2	2.0%	49^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Oct-Dec	40	1	2.5%	43^rd
2021 Jan-Mar	97	1	1.0%	41^st
2021 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	42^nd
2021 Jul-Sep	108	1	0.9%	37^th
2021 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Apr-Jun	197	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jul-Sep	178	2	1.1%	64^th
2022 Nov-Dec	72	1	1.4%	47^th
2023 Jan-Mar	182	4	2.2%	82^nd
2023 Apr-Jun	107	6	5.6%	80^th
2023 Jul-Sep	224	3	1.3%	65^th
2023 Oct-Dec	211	1	0.5%	22^nd
2024 Jan-Mar	104	3	2.9%	61^st
2024 Apr-Jun	231	3	1.3%	44^th
2024 Jul-Sep	120	8	6.7%	77^th
2024 Nov-Dec	61	5	8.2%	78^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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