Stephen (Steve) Lynch (D-08)

US Representative Stephen Lynch

Stephen (Steve) Lynch (D-08)
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Capitol: 202.225.8273
FAX: 202.225.3984
District: 617.657.6305
Representative
Room 2109 RHOB- Rayburn House Office Building 50 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20515-2108
1245 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02169
Residence:South Boston, MA

Committee Assignments

Co-ChairCongressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
ChairmanAnti-Terrorism and Proliferation Financing Caucus
Co-ChairCongressional Caucus on Prescription Drug Abuse
RM MemberHouse Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion
ChairmanCongressional Digital Dollar Caucus
MemberHouse Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
Co-ChairFIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus
Co-ChairHouse Quiet Skies Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Postal Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs
FC MemberCongressional Fitness Caucus
MemberHouse Committee on Oversight and Accountability
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
FC MemberCongressional Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation
FC MemberCongressional Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Caucus
FC MemberHouse Trade Working Group [HTWG]
FC MemberOut of Iraq Caucus
FC MemberSudan and South Sudan Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
MemberHouse Committee on Financial Services
FC MemberCongressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Land Conservation Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Hockey Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Anti-Bullying Caucus
FC MemberInternational Workers' Rights Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Pakistan Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Research and Development Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Blockchain Caucus
Vice ChairCongressional Labor Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Neuroscience Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Portuguese American Caucus
FC MemberFriends of Ireland Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Capital Markets
FC MemberCongressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus
FC MemberHouse Afterschool Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus (COPD)
FC MemberCongressional Shipbuilding Caucus
FC MemberHouse Aerospace Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Navy and Marine Corps Caucus
FC MemberHouse Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus
FC MemberPublic Broadcasting Caucus
FC MemberBrain Injury Task Force
FC MemberCongressional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Caucus (STEM Caucus)
FC MemberClimate Solutions Caucus (House)
FC MemberCongressional Steel Caucus
FC MemberEndangered Species Act (ESA) Caucus
FC MemberUnexploded Ordnance (UXO)/Demining Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Community Health Center Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Nursing Caucus
FC MemberFriends of Australia Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Cybersecurity Caucus
FC MemberHouse General Aviation Caucus
FC MemberTom Lantos Human Rights Commission
FC MemberHouse Hunger Caucus
FC MemberHouse National Service Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security [P.O.R.T.S.] Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus (ATR)
FC MemberCongressional Historic Preservation Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Bike Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
FC MemberBicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
FC MemberCongressional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Rare Disease Caucus
FC MemberCongressional TRIO Caucus
FC MemberCoalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
FC MemberCongressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
FC MemberBipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
FC MemberHouse Small Brewers Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Coalition on Adoption
FC MemberCongressional Mental Health Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Arts Caucus
FC MemberIndia Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Animal Protection Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Diabetes Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Equality Caucus

Bio

Growing up, Climbing the Iron Stephen spent his early years with his five sisters growing up in the Old Colony public housing development in South Boston. His mom Anne was a postal clerk and his father Francis was an Ironworker with Local 7 in Boston. While attending South Boston High School, he joined his father at Local 7 Ironworkers where he eventually became a journeyman Ironworker. He worked for 18 years helping to build the Boston skyline we see today. When work in Boston dried up, he traveled the country in search of work, sending money home to his family. His travels brought him to Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, New Mexico and New York. Working across the country helped to shape Stephen's views on job safety and collective bargaining. He saw that the strength of the local union corresponded directly to safety on the job and he became more active in worker's rights. Back in Boston, he joined Local 7's Executive Board, then ran for President of Local 7, and was elected as the youngest President in the history of the 2000 member union. Champion of the Working Class Stephen went to school at night and on weekends and over the course of 8 years, earned his Engineering Degree in from Wentworth Institute of Technology. It was during this time that Stephen became more involved in local events. He joined the South Boston Residents Group and became an active leader in efforts to stop the former Boston Edison Power Plant from burning coal. It was the first of many local environmental issues he became involved with over the years. In 1991, he graduated from Boston College Law School where he earned a law degree, passed the bar, then began a second career as a labor attorney representing unions and workers. His pro-bono work took him back to South Boston's Old Colony public housing development where he represented tenants in their fight for better and safer living conditions. Serving the people on Beacon Hill In 1994, Stephen's experience in addressing the concerns of working people transformed into a career in public service when his neighbors elected him to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Fourteen months later, former Senate President William Bulger left the legislature, and, in a stunning special election result, Stephen was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate beating William Bulger Jr. in the primary. In the State Senate, he served as Chair of the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor and led efforts to better safeguard worker rights, increase the minimum wage and promote responsible business development in the Commonwealth. In 1999, while a member of the State Senate, he earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. Representing the People in Congress In October of 2001, following the passing of legendary Congressman John Joseph Moakley, Stephen was elected to Congress, winning a race against four fellow Senators. His primary election took place on September 11, 2001. In Congress, Stephen is an active and engaged senior member. He serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, where he serves as the Chair of the Subcommittee on National Security and is a member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations. In Congress, he is recognized as a leader on foreign policy and national security with a focus on keeping Americans safe at home and abroad. He has traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan more than any other member of Congress, performing oversight duties and in support of our troops serving in the region. Stephen is a senior member on the Committee on Financial Services where he is Chair of the Task Force on Financial Technology, and also serves on the National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy Subcommittees as well as the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. In addition, he is proud to have recently been appointed to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which has primary jurisdiction over transportation and other aspects of our national infrastructure. Through his seat on the Committee, Stephen is focused on results that will make life better for every working family, which includes rebuilding America's transportation infrastructure, roads and bridges. And, as the only member of the Transportation Committee from Massachusetts, he is committed to seeing that every part of our state benefits from upcoming infrastructure legislation. He also serves on the Transportation Committee's Aviation Subcommittee, the Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee and the Water Resources and Environmental Subcommittees. Stephen has always had a strong belief that government should work for the people it serves. He has an outstanding record of responding to the needs of his constituents and helping them to navigate through red tape. Whether it's sourcing masks and personal protective equipment for health care workers during the Covid-19 epidemic; helping with a missing social security check or making sure our veterans received the benefits they deserve, he has earned a reputation as the person to go to when you need help. Because of Stephen's core commitment to standing up for people, his constituents have sent him back to Congress in overwhelming numbers, with him consistently earning the highest number of votes of any member of Congress in Massachusetts. Stephen has been a lifelong resident of his hometown of South Boston, where he and his wife Margaret raised their daughter Victoria and niece Crystal. Though he works in Washington during the week, he prides himself on his commitment to get home to the district when his work in Congress is done, attends town meetings and stays in close touch with all of the cities and towns in the 8th district.

Election / Personal Info

First Elected: 2001    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Margaret Shaughnessy   DOB: 3/31/1955
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