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About Congressman Stephen Lynch
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch was first elected to serve in the United
States Congress in October 2001, following the passing of legendary
and fifteen-term Congressman John Joseph Moakley. For the past
five years, Congressman Lynch has represented the constituents of
the 9th Congressional District with pride and distinction, working
hard on behalf of our nation’s veterans, service men and women,
seniors, working families, and students. The son of Francis Lynch, an ironworker, and Anne Lynch, a postal clerk, Congressman Lynch was born and raised in South Boston’s Old Colony Housing Development. Throughout his distinguished career as a structural ironworker, a labor and employment attorney, and as a Member of the Massachusetts General Court and U.S. Congress, Congressman Lynch has remained faithful to his working class roots. For eighteen years, Congressman Lynch “put on his work boots and climbed the iron,” working as a structural ironworker at various construction sites throughout the United States, including the General Motors Plant in Framingham, Massachusetts, the General Dynamics Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and the U.S. Steel Plant in Gary, Indiana. As an early testament to his leadership skills and commitment to serving working people, Congressman Lynch was elected to serve as the youngest president in the history of the 2,000-member Local 7 Iron Workers Union – all while earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management from Wentworth Institute of Technology on nights and weekends. Congressman Lynch continued his advocacy on behalf of working families through a second career as a labor and employment attorney, after receiving his law degree from Boston College Law School and being admitted to both the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bars. In 1994, Congressman Lynch’s experience in addressing the cares and concerns of working people as a union president and labor attorney transformed into a remarkable career in public service when he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In just fourteen months, Congressman Lynch was then elected to the Massachusetts State Senate, where he served as Chair of the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor and led efforts to better safeguard worker rights and promote responsible business development in the Commonwealth. In 1999, he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Currently, Congressman Lynch is a Member of the House Committee on Government Reform, the chief oversight and investigatory panel in the House of Representatives. This Committee continues to examine evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in government contracting in our reconstruction efforts in Iraq, as well as the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina. In addition, Congressman Lynch serves as Ranking Member of the Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, where he has consistently opposed Bush Administration proposals to weaken worker safety and environmental regulations. He also sits on the Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, where he continues to advocate strengthening our nation’s rail and port security. In addition, Congressman Lynch serves on the House Committee on Financial Services, a panel that covers of variety of issues that reach far beyond banking regulation, including consumer credit, identity theft, housing, and pensions. As a Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Congressman Lynch has advocated for affordable housing programs while continuing to fight against proposals by the Bush Administration to reduce funding for critical housing initiatives. Congressman Lynch has been a lifelong resident of his beloved home town of South Boston, where he continues to live with his wife Margaret and their seven-year old daughter Victoria. |
