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  1. Stephen F. Lynch

    U.S. House · Massachusetts – District 8

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $0

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    • Voting score 61% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$29.9K donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 62%
    61%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    62%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $29.9Kgiven directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    2%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 61% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 57% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 25% (8 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

    Contact Rep. Lynch's office

    Official congressional office contacts. Congressional offices give the most weight to messages from their own constituents, so include your address. You can also reach any office through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$940,950
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$445,000
    3. Weapons makers' PACs$43,500
    4. Drug makers$21,700
    5. Oil and gas$10,000
    6. Tobacco and vaping$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $43,500: RTX (Raytheon) $14,000 · General Dynamics $13,500 · Northrop Grumman $8,000 · Boeing $6,000 · Lockheed Martin $2,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $940,950 from 52 PACs: Fire Fighters (IAFF) $57,500 · Carpenters $55,000 · AFSCME $54,000 · Letter Carriers (NALC) $50,000 · Machinists (IAM) $50,000 · and 47 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $445,000 from 52 PACs: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $53,000 · America's Credit Unions $31,500 · MassMutual $31,000 · John Hancock $29,000 · Independent Community Bankers of America $21,000 · and 47 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $21,700 from 7 PACs: Vertex Pharmaceuticals $10,500 · Bristol-Myers Squibb $3,000 · Sanofi $2,700 · AbbVie $2,000 · AstraZeneca $1,500 · and 2 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $10,000 from 1 PAC: Williams Companies $10,000
    Tobacco and vaping (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Reynolds American $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $29,900 given directly by fewer than 5 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $1,620,284 raised · 2% small donors (under $200) · 49% large donors · 46% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Block the Bombs to Israel Act · Palestinian children's rights bill (2026) · Palestinian children's rights bill (2023)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Won the Democratic primary (MA-8), Sep 1, 2026

    Primary, Sep 1, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Stephen F. Lynch (this member)Democrat57,82355.6%
    Patrick Thomas Roath FEC filing (Patrick Thomas Roath)Democrat45,94644.2%

    Official results: electionstats.state.ma.us

    November 3, 2026 (MA-8): faces Robert Burke (Republican), Rasheed Walters (Independent). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: electionstats.state.ma.us · electionstats.state.ma.us (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 60% to 61%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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One of 53 Democrats in Congress with $0 from the pro-Israel PACs we track.

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.