Stephen F. Lynch

U.S. Representative · MA-8 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.38· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 311 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Lynch’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

11 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 11 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Lynch’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Lynch.

95/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 34 missed of 676

Voted on 642 of 676 roll calls; missed 34. Lower than 82% of House members.

15%100%

96/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 157 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 458 votes that split the parties. Lower than 78% of House members.

45%100%

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 61% of House members.

0%70%

−0.34

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Lynch’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 6556 Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness ActModifies federal acquisition procedures and requirements for failing banks. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber Jul 15, 2026Substantive1.8k words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.