Stephen Lynch (politician)

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Stephen Francis Lynch (born March 31, 1955) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001. A Democrat, he represents Massachusetts's 8th congressional district, which includes the southern fourth of Boston and many of its southern suburbs. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court. Born and raised in South Boston, Lynch is the son of an ironworker. He went into the trade after high school, working in an apprenticeship and later joining his father's union. He became the union's youngest president, at age 30, while attending the Wentworth Institute of Technology. He received his J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1991. In 1994, Lynch was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. During his tenure, his advocacy for South Boston helped propel him to the Massachusetts Senate in 1995, when he won a special election...

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