NEW FATHER PATRICK ROATH UNVEILS BOLD FEDERAL CHILDCARE PLAN TO MAKE RAISING A FAMILY AFFORDABLE IN MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON, MA – Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Massachusetts’ 8th Congressional District, today announced that he and his wife Vicky Guo welcomed their first child earlier this week. In connection with becoming a father, Roath is laying out a comprehensive plan to address the childcare affordability crisis, drawing from his own experience to confront the reality that infant care in Massachusetts costs on average more than $26,000 annually—exceeding UMass tuition.
PATRICK ROATH RAISES $430,000 IN UNDER 5 MONTHS, 100% FROM INDIVIDUALS, RAISES MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT 24-YEAR INCUMBENT STEPHEN LYNCH RAISES IN Q3 2025
First-time candidate draws national press attention for insurgent campaign against long-serving Massachusetts Democrat BOSTON, MA – Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ 8th District, recently announced raising $143,000 in Q3 2025, bringing his total raised to $430,000 in less than five months – all from individual donors without accepting any PAC money. The […]
PATRICK ROATH, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR U.S. CONGRESS, CONTINUES STRONG MOMENTUM, BRINGING TOTAL CAMPAIGN RAISE TO $430,000 – ELEVEN MONTHS IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTION
BOSTON, MA – Today, Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ Eighth District, announced raising over $142,000 in Q3, his second quarter of fundraising, bringing his total raised throughout the lifetime of the campaign to $430,000, with eleven months still to go in the campaign. Patrick’s strong Q3 raise shows that voters in Boston […]
ROATH PROPOSES CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY TO COMBAT GOP GERRYMANDERING
Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Massachusetts’ Eighth Congressional District, today published a new blog post proposing that House Democrats invoke Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment to combat Republicans’ unprecedented mid-decade gerrymandering efforts in Texas and other states.
IN FIRST TWO MONTHS, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PATRICK ROATH RAISES ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT INCUMBENT STEPHEN LYNCH RAISES
BOSTON, MA – With the release of all Q2 FEC numbers, Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ Eighth District, has officially raised almost 2x the amount raised by the incumbent, Representative Stephen Lynch. Roath, a first-time candidate for elected office, launched his campaign on May 7, 2025, meaning that he had 36 fewer […]
REP. STEPHEN LYNCH AGAIN SIDES WITH MAGA REPUBLICANS AND REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ON REPUBLICAN MESSAGING BILL SCAPEGOATING IMMIGRANTS FOR POLITICAL GAIN
Last week, Congressman Stephen Lynch joined with Republicans to become the sole member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to vote in favor of Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025, or HR 275, an immigration bill sponsored by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and endorsed by MAGA Republicans. With Rep. Lynch’s vote, this Republican messaging bill […]
PATRICK ROATH, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR U.S. CONGRESS, ANNOUNCES RAISING $286,000 IN FIRST SEVEN WEEKS OF CAMPAIGN, 100% FROM INDIVIDUALS
BOSTON, MA – Today, Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ Eighth District, announced raising over $286,000 between May 7, 2025, and June 30, 2025, capping off a successful initial fundraising quarter. Roath, a first-time candidate for elected office, launched his campaign on May 7, 2025, meaning that this amount represents 55 days of […]
PATRICK ROATH LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN SUBSTACK
INAUGURAL POST DETAILS HOW REP. LYNCH’S RECORD UNDERMINES HIS CLAIM TO BEING AN EFFECTIVE CHECK ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND MAGA REPUBLICANS Boston, MA – Patrick Roath, Democratic candidate for Massachusetts’ Eighth Congressional District, today launched his campaign Substack with an inaugural post detailing how Rep. Stephen Lynch’s 24-year voting record reveals a pattern of […]
Patrick Roath announces run for Congress in MA-08
Boston, MA – Patrick Roath – a lawyer, democracy advocate, and Boston resident – is running for U.S. Congress to bring new leadership, fresh perspective, and real solutions to Massachusetts’ Eighth District. “I’m just convinced that we need new leadership, we need new people, we need new ideas that are really focused on trying to […]