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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 was initially educated at 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.
   In 1994, Lynch was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He subsequently entered the Massachusetts Senate after winning a 1995 special election. He succeeded the president of the 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.
   Since entering Congress, Lynch has been extremely focused on saving manufacturing jobs and has a very pro-labor voting record. In addition, he takes a strong pro-life stand on issues, most notably on abortion, receiving a zero rating from NARAL in 2004. He is currently a member of the House Financial Services and Government Reform Committees.

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

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