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US Representative - District 8 — Massachusetts
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Computed from STOCK Act filings, roll-call records, annual financial disclosures, and FEC receipts. Every component links to its source and can be reproduced from the bulk data export.
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74
Mixed record
3 of 4 disclosed transactions filed after the 45-day deadline.
Source: House Clerk / Senate PRD Periodic Transaction Reports (STOCK Act) view
Voted on 626 of 651 recorded roll calls (25 missed).
Source: Congress.gov / House Clerk / Senate roll-call records view
Annual financial disclosure on file for 2025.
Source: House Clerk / Senate Public Records annual PFD filings view
None of 1 classified trades fall in a sector this member's committees oversee.
Source: PTR filings cross-referenced against committee jurisdiction (House/Senate rules)
Not scored — no records
These components carry no weight for this official. Absent records are not counted as failures — the remaining weights are rescaled to 100%.
Counts from the roll-call and sponsorship record. No composite score and no ideology rating — just the underlying numbers, each with what it is measured against.
Votes cast
626
of 651 roll calls · 3.8% missed
Bills sponsored
224
4,490 cosponsored
Committees
2
standing committees
In office
25.6
years, this term
Party unity
96.4%
Stephen F. Lynch sided with the majority of Democrats on 595 of 617 votes where their party took a clear position, breaking ranks 22 times.
Counts Yea and Nay only. “Present” takes no side, so counting it as breaking ranks would penalize something that isn't. Roll calls where the member's party split evenly are excluded — there is no majority to agree with. This measures voting alongside one's party, which is not the same as ideology, and it is not comparable to DW-NOMINATE. See the methodology.
Salary: public record. Net worth: midpoint estimate from financial-disclosure asset brackets (range shown below it; not exact). Campaign totals: FEC filings.
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Transactions disclosed under the STOCK Act via Periodic Transaction Reports (PTRs) filed with the House Clerk. Source. Senate data coming soon.
4/17 positions aligned. 24% verified against the roll-call record. How this score is calculated.
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Support lower taxes
Promise brokenVoted NAY on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1). Diverged from support lower taxes.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Protect gun rights from new restrictions
Promise brokenVoted YEA on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938). Diverged from protect gun rights from new restrictions.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose federal assault weapons ban
Promise keptCosponsored Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 (H.R.698) on 2023-02-01. This is a public statement of support for oppose federal assault weapons ban.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Protect religious liberty in marriage law
Promise brokenVoted YEA on Respect for Marriage Act (H.R.8404). Diverged from protect religious liberty in marriage law.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose government industrial subsidies
Promise keptVoted NAY on CHIPS and Science Act (H.R.4346). Aligned with oppose government industrial subsidies.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Require Congress to approve major regulations
Promise brokenVoted NAY on REINS Act (H.R.277). Diverged from require congress to approve major regulations.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose warrantless surveillance of Americans
Promise brokenVoted YEA on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (H.R.7888). Diverged from oppose warrantless surveillance of americans.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Support federal marijuana reform
Promise keptVoted YEA on MORE Act (H.R.3617). Aligned with support federal marijuana reform.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Oppose expanded government spending
Promise brokenVoted YEA on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376). Diverged from oppose expanded government spending.
Confirmed from the official roll-call record.
Support lower taxes
Expected divergenceExpected to have opposed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Protect gun rights from new restrictions
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S.2938) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Oppose expanded government spending
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Oppose government industrial subsidies
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the CHIPS and Science Act (H.R.4346) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Protect religious liberty in marriage law
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R.8404) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Require Congress to approve major regulations
Expected divergenceExpected to have opposed the REINS Act (H.R.277) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Oppose warrantless surveillance of Americans
Expected divergenceExpected to have supported FISA Section 702 reauthorization (H.R.7888) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Support federal marijuana reform
Expected alignmentExpected to have supported the MORE Act (H.R.3617) based on the predominant party-line vote. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.
Inferred from party-line voting pattern. Not yet confirmed from the roll-call record.