Rep. Stephen F. Lynch

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/31/1955 Birthplace: Boston, MA District: represents MA-09 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Roman Catholic Education: MA, Public Administration, Harvard University, 1999 JD, Boston College, 1991 BS, Construction Management, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 1988. Last elected in 2006 receiving 169,420 (78.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $652,598 (#313) Spent 61% (#350) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 58% (#202) From PACs 32% (#385) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 24 (#251) Total cost $39,140,250 (#253) Received 23 (#250) Total cost $26,592,250 (#273) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 39% left-wing (#306) Predictable 96% (#156) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 4 times (#303) Avg. length 803 words (#285) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 848 (#309) Introduced 55 (#291) Debated 2 (#443) Enacted 1 (#358) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Joseph R Mullins $8,300 from September 30, 2004 to October 26, 2007 2 John Fish $8,000 from June 3, 2004 to March 14, 2008 3 John E Iii Kavanagh $6,300 from October 22, 2004 to October 24, 2007 4 Terence W Conroy $6,000 from April 14, 2005 to March 31, 2007 5 Robert L. Beal $5,500 from July 10, 2001 to November 3, 2003 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $262,932 2 Gillette Company $18,275 3 City Of Boston $17,050 4 Mbta $16,600 5 Suffolk Construction $15,000 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Sam Wai - American Crystal Sugar Company $5,000 2 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $2,500 3 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $2,500 4 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $2,500 5 Christopher J. Hanley - International Union Of Operating Engineers $2,500 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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