‘Kids’ these days and Congress: Lynch is trying to fend off a 39-year-old lawyer and a new generation of Democrats
It was a made-for-TV split screen of the generational geography in Massachusetts’ Eighth District congressional primary. In a single day, 71-year-old Representative Stephen Lynch talked Trump cuts and term limits with seniors at Braintree’s Elder Affairs, while later in Boston, his 39-year-old Democratic challenger, Patrick Roath, barreled down the perilous ‘Cop Slide’ on City Hall Plaza alongside […]
Democratic congressional candidates are putting their kids front and center as they call for generational change
Patrick Roath wants you to know that he’s running for Congress. He also wants you to know he just became a dad. The Boston attorney, who learned he and his wife wereexpecting his first child just before announcing his candidacy, has already put his identity as a new parent at the center of his bid […]
Former Governor Deval Patrick endorses Patrick Roath in challenge against Stephen Lynch
Former Governor Deval Patrick is wading back into MassachusettsDemocraticpolitics, endorsing his former spokesperson and aide Patrick Roath in his congressional challenge to US Representative Stephen Lynch. Patrick, who Roath worked for during his time as governor and presidential candidate, is Roath’s his highest-profile supporter so far and comes as the first-time candidate is seeking to build name recognition and […]
Primary challenger says Congressman Stephen Lynch ‘cannot be trusted’ to stand up to Trump
With more than a year to go until the midterm elections, the race to represent Massachusetts’ Eighth District has already gone negative. Patrick Roath, a Boston-based attorney and voting rights advocate challenging US Representative Stephen Lynch, launched a Substack Wednesday with an inaugural post that highlights moments when Roath believes Lynch failed to stand up to President […]
Lynch loses House Oversight race as Democrats tap younger lawmaker to lead them on key committee
WASHINGTON—House Democrats passed over Boston Representative Stephen Lynch in selecting their next leader on the Oversight committee Tuesday, choosing a much less senior lawmakerto be part of their vanguard to push back against President Trump. Democrats instead selected Representatives Robert Garcia, 47, of California, a second-term lawmaker. The vote was 150-63. Lynch, 70, had campaigned […]
‘We need new leadership.’ Amid national Democratic reckoning, Congressman Stephen Lynch draws a primary challenge.
Patrick Roath, a Boston-based attorney and voting rights advocate, is launching a primary challenge to 13-term US Representative Stephen Lynch in Massachusetts’ Eighth District, joining the scores of younger candidates nationwide seeking to topple longtime Democrats in the wake of President Trump’s re-election. Roath, a 38-year-old Democrat and first-time candidate who previously worked for former governor Deval […]