Stephen Lynch (politician)

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Stephen Lynch

United States Representative from Massachusetts's 9th district
In office 2001-present
Preceded by	Joe Moakley
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	March 31, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Margaret Lynch
Religion	Roman Catholic

Stephen F. Lynch (born March 31, 1955), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since he was elected to replace the late Congressman Joe Moakley, who died in office in 2001. He currently represents the 9th District of Massachusetts, which includes South Boston, parts of Dorchester, as well as several suburban towns.

Lynch was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was initially educated at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Upon graduation, he gained a job as an ironworker, from for General Motors and then for U.S. Steel. He later returned to college to earn a law degree from the Boston College Law School. Lynch became president of the Massachusetts Ironworkers Union in 2000 and worked for several years an attorney for laborers.

In 1994, Lynch was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He subsequently entered the Massachusetts Senate after winning a 1995 special election. While in the state senate, Lynch was the chariman of the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Since entering Congress, Lynch has been extremely focused on saving manufacturing jobs and has a very pro-labor voting record. He is a member of the House Financial Services and Government Reform Committees.

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Official website
Campaign website
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Voting record maintained by The Washington Post

Preceded by Joseph Moakley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district October 16, 2001 – present	Incumbent