Lynch and Roath Trade Accusations Over Corporate Money and For-Profit Health Care in Only Scheduled Forum

WEYMOUTH - August 13, 2026 - In the only face-to-face meeting scheduled in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch and challenger Patrick Roath spent much of a 65-minute forum in Weymouth attacking the sources of each other’s money. Roath cast the 25-year incumbent as a product of corporate PAC contributions and “the p…