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Stephen F. Lynch has been a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives, representing the 9th District of Massachusetts, since 2001.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Lynch voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Lynch was born March 31, 1955 in Boston. He was educated at Wentworth Institute of Technology and Boston College Law School, and was an attorney and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate before entering the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congressional career

Lynch was elected to replace the late Congressman Joe Moakley, who died in office in 2001.

2006 elections

In 2006, Republicans nominated Jack E. Robinson III to face Lynch in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Lynch retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Fannie Mae	$ 15,500
FMR Corp	$ 11,250
Ironworkers Union	$ 10,500
Intercontinental Real Estate	$ 10,400
American Postal Workers Union	$ 10,000
International Longshoremens Assn	$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 10,000
National Assn of Home Builders	$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Boston Harbor Cruises	$ 9,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Stephen Lynch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Stephen Lynch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Stephen Lynch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Stephen Lynch from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia
  • Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia
  • Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• House Committee on Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee on National Security Emerging Threats and International Relations

More Background Data

• Background information on Stephen Lynch from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Stephen Lynch from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Stephen Lynch from the Washington Post database

• Information on Stephen Lynch from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Stephen Lynch. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
221 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-8273 Fax: 202-225-3984 Webform email
District offices
88 Black Falcon Avenue Suite 340 Boston, MA 02210 Ph: 617-428-2000 Fax: (none entered) Brockton Federal Building 166 Main Street Brockton, 02301 Ph: 508-586-5555 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Mass Revolution Now
• St. Kermit
• Ryan's Take

Semantic data (Edit data)

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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