Stephen Lynch (politician)

Stephen Lynch (politician)

Infobox_Congressman
name =Stephen Lynch


date of birth=birth date and age|1955|03|31
place of birth =Boston, Massachusetts
state = Massachusetts
district = 9th
term_start = October 16, 2001
preceded = Joe Moakley
succeeded = Incumbent
party =Democrat
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Margaret Lynch
occupation= attorney, union leader
residence= South Boston, Massachusetts
alma_mater= Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston College, Harvard University

Stephen F. Lynch (born March 31 1955), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since he was elected to replace the late Congressman Joe Moakley, who died in office in 2001. He currently represents the 9th District of Massachusetts, which includes South Boston, parts of Dorchester, as well as several suburban towns.

Lynch was born in South Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Wentworth Institute of Technology. Upon graduation he gained a job as an ironworker for General Motors and then for U.S. Steel. He later returned to college to earn a law degree from the Boston College Law School. Lynch became president of the Massachusetts Ironworkers Union in 2000 and worked for several years as an attorney for laborers. He later earned a master's degree in public administration.

In 1994, Lynch was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He subsequently entered the Massachusetts Senate after winning a 1995 special election. He won the seat that had previously been held by the President of the Massachusetts Senate, Billy Bulger. He was challenged in the 1995 special primary by Bill Bulger, Jr. and by Patrick Loftus. While in the state senate, Lynch was the chairman of the Committee on Commerce and Labor. He entered Congress in a 2001 special election following the death of Joe Moakley.

Since entering Congress, Lynch has been extremely focused on saving manufacturing jobs and has a very pro-labor voting record.Fact|date=October 2008 He is generally anti-abortion, receiving a 25% Pro-Choice Score from NARAL in 2006. [ [http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/in-congress/congressional-record-on-choice/stephenflynch.html NARAL profile of Lynch] ] He is currently a member of the House Financial Services and Government Reform Committees.

Lynch has focused on trade policy as a politician.Fact|date=October 2008 He is a co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus. [ [http://www.house.gov/lynch/labor.shtml Stephen Lynch official website] ]

Committee Assignments

*Committee on Financial Services
**Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
**Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
**Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
*Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
**Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
**National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
*Co-founder of the Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
*Co-chair of the Task Force on Terrorism and Proliferation Financing

References

External links

* [http://www.house.gov/lynch/ U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch] official U.S. House website
* [http://www.stephenlynchforcongress.com/ Stephen Lynch for Congress] official campaign website
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Stephen_Lynch Profile] at SourceWatch Congresspedia


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