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. http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=003432M He is currently a member of the House Financial Services and Government Reform Committees.
Stephen Andrew Lynch (born July 28 1971 in Abington, Pennsylvania), is an American stand-up comedian, musician and Tony Award-nominated actor who is known for his unique and religious mocking lyrics. Lynch has released one studio album and two live albums along with a live DVD. He has appeared in two Comedy Central Presents specials and starred in the Broadway adaptation of The Wedding Singer.
Stephen Michael Lynch (born 18 February 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former cricketer. Lynch played a total of 24 first-class games for Auckland between 1995/6 and 1999/2000. In 1993/4 Lynch captained the New Zealand Under-19 team, drawing three Under-19 Tests against Pakistan.
