Politician
Stephen Lynch
Democrat · Massachusetts · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2MA09072
Stephen Lynch (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2026 Massachusetts 8th District race, $415K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $212 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$3.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
48%
$1.7M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$212
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
48% of Stephen Lynch's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts 8th District | $1.1M | 39% | $212 / $0 | $122K | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Massachusetts 8th District | $710K | 57% | $0 / $0 | – | $710K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Massachusetts 8th District | $962K | 44% | $0 / $0 | – | $962K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Massachusetts 8th District | $911K | 55% | $0 / $0 | – | $911K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $642KCorporate $496KTrade group $261KMembership $95KOther $64KLeadership PAC $19KSuper PAC $17K
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.a. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund)UnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and JoinersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Political Action CommitteeUnion$20K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (the PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)Union$20K
- Unite Here Tip Campaign CommitteeUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ernst & Young Political Action CommitteeOtherLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters)for $212
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 22 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 6 times (27%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $431K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $527K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $62K$10K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $62K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $64K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $527K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $27K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K$108K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $108K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $108K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $18K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $364K | Present / not voting |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $17K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $2K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $0$7K$40K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $7K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $194K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 5 key votes (100%)
On 1 vote, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 1. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 56% support ±13MA-08 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $10K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 50% support ±13MA-08 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $10K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$108K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 42% support ±13MA-08 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $10K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 42% support ±13MA-08 · split · CES 2024 · related question | $10K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 74% support ±11MA-08 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $40K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 75% support ±11MA-08 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 93% support ±3Massachusetts (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 90% support ±7MA-08 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 96% support ±2Massachusetts (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
Household disclosures
13 reported transactions, with volume $431K–$1.1M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 4 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 4 buys, 9 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($1K+).
Most traded
- NVDA NVIDIA Corporation - Common Stock$1K+1 trades
- VMW Vmware, Inc. Common stock, Class A$1K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellAmerican Funds Euro-Pacific Mutual Fund 2024-06-03 · other$15K–$50K
- sellAmerican Funds Income Fund of America L2024-06-03 · other$15K–$50K
- sellFederated Kaufman Small Cap A Mutual Fun2024-06-03 · other$1K–$15K
- sellFidelity Balanced Fund L : US2024-06-03 · other$15K–$50K
- sellFidelity Contra Fund Mutual Fund L : US2024-06-03 · other$100K–$250K
- sellFidelity Emerging Markets Mutual Fund L2024-06-03 · other$1K–$15K
- buyVanguard Target Date 2025 Mutual Fund L2024-06-03 · other$250K–$500K
- buyNVDA2024-05-22 · stock$1K–$15K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Stephen Lynch's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Devina KhannaFormer congressional staff
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, June 2015 - April 2019; Economic Policy Advisor, Office of Congressman Stephen Lynch, August 2021 - August 2025
Now lobbies for Bank Policy Institute
Peter GordonFormer congressional staff
Staff asst., Sen. Roland Burris; leg. asst., Rep. Stephen F. Lynch.
Now lobbies for Center For American Progress Action Fund
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Stephen Lynch's 2026 campaign?
- Stephen Lynch (Democrat) raised $1.1M for the 2026 Massachusetts 8th District race, $415K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $212 for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Stephen Lynch?
- International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC ($10K), Ernst & Young Political Action Committee ($10K), Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K), United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Stephen Lynch's race?
- D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($212 for) in 2026.
- How much has Stephen Lynch raised across elections?
- $1.1M in 2026, $710K in 2024, $962K in 2022, $911K in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.