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 through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$3.6M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
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 organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| 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 | $4K | $911K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $657KCorporate $508KTrade group $272KMembership $95KOther $65KLeadership 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
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist 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
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
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
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 26 key votes where Stephen Lynch had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (27%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $36K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $431K | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $703K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $73K$10K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $73K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $84K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $703K | 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 | $36K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $10K$154K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $154K | 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 | $154K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | 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 | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $30K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $703K | Present |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $36K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $2K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | 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 | $8K | 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 | $10K$30K$154K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $30K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $703K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
13 stock trades, worth $431K–$1.1M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 4 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 4 buys, 9 sells. Heaviest in pharma and health care ($265K+), 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 former staffer gets the meeting.
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 through 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 (Massachusetts 8th District), $710K in 2024 (Massachusetts 8th District), $962K in 2022 (Massachusetts 8th District), $911K in 2020 (Massachusetts 8th District).