Mass. congressional race highlights experience versus generational change

Will Gen Z impact MA race between Rep. Lynch and Roath?

Patrick Roath may need younger voters to defeat Rep. Stephen Lynch in the race for Massachusetts 8th Congressional District.

Mass. congressional race highlights experience versus generational change

Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch is seeking reelection, emphasizing his decades of experience and legislative accomplishments, while challenger Patrick Roath advocates for generational change and a more urgent approach to key issues.

Rep. Lynch and Jamaica Plain's Roath Spar at Candidate Forum

Longtime Congressman Stephen Lynch and challenger Patrick Roath finally got to sit down and discuss issues facing the country at a candidate forum earlier this month. Lynch, a 13-time Democratic Party incumbent represents the state’s 8th Congressional district, had not appeared at any candidate forum with Roach prior to the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum in Weymouth earlier this month. The forum wasn’t a debate, as the rules were for can…