MA-08: David Hogg's PAC endorses challenger to Stephen Lynch
David Hogg is wading into the Democratic primary in Massachusetts’ 8th congressional district, backing a well-funded progressive challenge to a longtime incumbent.
Hogg’s progressive group Leaders We Deserve is endorsing Patrick Roath, a 38-year-old attorney and voting rights advocate who’s taking on Rep. Stephen Lynch in the district that covers parts of Boston, Quincy and the surrounding suburbs.
“It’s one thing for Democrats to say, ‘Democracy is in danger,’ but we actually need to say very clearly what we’re going to do and have the experience to build a better democracy — and Patrick has that experience,” Hogg, who cofounded Leaders We Deserve in 2023, told POLITICO in an interview.
Hogg, who served as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee for four months last year, alluded to issues of national political concern in explaining the endorsement, saying that Roath is a candidate “who actually understands the affordability crisis that we’re in.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/26/david-hogg-pac-challenger-stephen-lynch-00745861