| Edward J. Lynch, Sr. | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1965 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Lynch |
| Children | Isabella and Edward Lynch, Jr. |
| Residence | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Alma mater | Drew University |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | www.electlynch.com |
Edward J. "Ed" Lynch, Sr. (born July 29, 1965) is an American politician and two-time Republican Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 19th congressional district.
Edward Lynch ran against then-incumbent Democratic Party congressman Robert Wexler in 2008. Lynch was also the Republican nominee in the 2010 special election in the 19th district, which he lost to State Senator Ted Deutch.
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Lynch was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is Hispanic.[1]
Lynch is married to Jennifer. Together they have two children, Isabella and Edward Jr. They currently reside in West Palm Beach, Florida.[1]
Lynch was the president of Deleon Industries. In 2000, he sold the company and moved to Florida with his family. It was alleged in the 2008 election by Eric Johnson, a spokesman for Robert Wexler, that Lynch had unpaid federal tax liens for almost US$1.4 million for payroll taxes owed by that company, of which he was sole proprietor.[2] Lynch explained this as "The issue concerns a dispute with the evaluation of a business I sold some years ago. I believe anytime a taxpayer is told they owe more money than they earned in a particular year they have the right to dispute the findings."[3]
In 2010, The Palm Beach Post published a story outlining $1.3 million in federal tax liens against Lynch and whose contracting business has $143,618 in court judgments since 2008. Lynch said he was being punished by the federal government for "fighting for the rights of our veterans".[4]