Stephen F. Lynch
Democrat
· MA-8 · 119th Congress
Financial Technology (Chair) · and Artificial Intelligence (Chair) · House Committee on Financial Services · International Development · and Monetary Policy · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Oversight and Reform · House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · and Hazardous Materials
Influence Score
50.4
Least exposed
↑ +7.5
vs 118th (42.9)
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This score measures financial influence across twelve categories. Each bar shows how this member compares to all others in Congress. Longer bars mean more exposure.
Score breakdown — twelve categories
Contributionsmoney from PACs (political action committees) and individual donors
3.0
/ 12
Outside spendingmoney spent by groups to help elect them
0.0
/ 6
Lobbyinghow hard lobbyists push the committees this member sits on
4.0
/ 10
Vote alignmenthow often they vote the way their donors want
6.8
/ 12
Contribution timingmoney arriving near key votes
1.4
/ 6
Stock tradesbuying stocks in industries they regulate
0.0
/ 1
Dark moneyfunding from groups that hide their donors
0.0
/ 2
Outbound money distributionmoney this member sends out to the party and to colleagues
12.2
/ 16
Cluster network breadthhow many coordinated funding networks back this member
3.3
/ 10
Committee jurisdiction powerthe legislative reach of the committees this member sits on
2.7
/ 10
Foreign interestforeign-interest money — Israel-policy PACs and FARA-registered institutional lobbying allocated by committee jurisdiction
5.7
/ 12
Israel-policy PACs behind this score
JSTREETPAC
$1,000 direct
FARA institutional lobbying
This member’s committees are targeted by $19.93M in lobbying from FARA-registered firms representing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia. This exposure is weighted at 0.2% of face value in the score — $40K.
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Score across four congresses
Score and tier for each Congress. Members are ranked against others in the same Congress, so tiers are comparable across rows. Raw scores reflect different data availability per Congress.
| Congress | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| 116th · 2019-2021 | 48.5 | Moderately exposed |
| 117th · 2021-2023 | 40.8 | Least exposed |
| 118th · 2023-2025 | 42.9 | Least exposed |
| 119th · 2025-2027 | 50.4 | Least exposed |
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Biggest funding source
The single network behind the most money and influence
Total money from this network
$44,000
Number of funding networks contributing
1
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Where most of the money comes from
What share of their combined contributions and outside spending comes from a single network. Party committees are excluded.
Share from this one network
3.1%
Amount from this network
$30,000
Total from all networks
$977,104
Networks contributing
165
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Who funds Lynch
Every funding network we can measure, ranked by influence
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Does the money match their power?
Whether their money comes from the industries their committees actually oversee
Money from industries they regulate
2.0%
Extra weight when money matches their committees
2.00×
Share of outside spending tied to their policy areas
0.0%
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Money timed to key votes
Donations arriving near key votes in the policy areas this member regulates
Times money arrived near a vote
4
Money that arrived near votes
$6K
Distinct donors
4
Distinct employers
4
Share of their total fundraising
1.15%
Biggest clusters of timed money
EQUITY RESOURCE INVESTMENT
$2K
DARMODY MERLINO LLP
$1K
DEMPSEY INSURANCE
$1K
THORNTON AND NAUMES LLP
$1K
JONES STREET INVESTMENT
$500
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
$500
NUTTER MCCLENNEN FISH LLP
$500
NUTTER MCCLENNEN FISH LLP
$500
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
$250
REUBEN JUNIUS ROSE LLP
$250
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Top Donors
Biggest sources of contributions, grouped by employer, this cycle
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.43M
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
$6.33M
BOEING
$3.60M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$3.45M
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
$2.96M
COMCAST CC OF WILLOW GROVE
$2.63M
USPS
$2.15M
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
$2.06M
DELTA AIR LINES
$2.01M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.89M
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
$1.84M
USPS
$1.82M
GENERAL MOTORS
$1.71M
ERNST YOUNG U S LLP
$1.53M
EY
$1.44M
AMERICAN AIRLINES
$1.40M
ERNST YOUNG U S LLP
$1.36M
UNITED AIRLINES
$1.30M
ROCKET MORTGAGE
$1.16M
VERIZON RSRCS
$1.16M
Where the outside money comes from
How much of the outside spending for and against Stephen F. Lynch comes from groups that disclose their donors versus groups that hide them
By funding network
THE COMMITTEE FOR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
$35K
MASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASSOCIATION
$5K
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Pro-Israel network donors
This counts contributions to this member from individuals whose FEC filings also show contributions to one of the 16 pro-Israel political action committees tracked by the Index. It is a measure of donor overlap — not a claim about why any individual gave, and not part of the influence score.
19 individuals who also gave to pro-Israel PACs contributed $481K to Stephen F. Lynch across 40 contributions.
Total from shared contributors
$481K
Shared contributors
19
Contributions
40
By cycle
| Cycle | Shared donors | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 | 25 | $232K |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | $199K |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $50K |
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Revolving Door
3 former staff members
who worked for Stephen F. Lynch or the committees they serve are now registered lobbyists.
| Lobbyist | Former position | Firm | Clients | Filings | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES GORDON | District Representative 01-08, Senior Advisor 08-17 for Representative Stephen F… | O'NEILL AND ASSOCIATES | 5 | 17 | 2024–2025 |
| JAMES CONWAY | Legislative Correspondent, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch | THOMPSON COBURN LLP | 3 | 5 | 2023–2025 |
| DEVINA KHANNA | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, June 2015 - April 2019; Economic Policy Ad… | BANK POLICY INSTITUTE | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
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Stephen F. Lynch ranks among the least exposed members of this Congress relative to their colleagues. Money may flow, but the votes do not track the top funding networks. Least exposed is a relative position, not a finding of no exposure.
Data: FEC (Federal Election Commission) filings · 118th–119th Congress · lobbying disclosures · VoteView recorded votes
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required
All findings derived programmatically from public records · No prior knowledge required