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Democrat for Congress in MA-08. Equal parts voting rights activist and gardener. Formerly: Common Cause MA, Deval Patrick. Running to take on the status quo.

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I never miss the Chinese Progressive Association’s annual banquet — last night it was particularly great to be there to see the fantastic @quincyvotes.bsky.social team honored!

07.03.2026 12:11 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Reminder to join us this Sunday at 7 pm for a Candidate Conversation featuring @persisyu.bsky.social & @patrickroath.bsky.social -- Persis is challenging state sen. Mike Rush and Patrick is running against MA-08 Rep. Stephen Lynch. Register at tinyurl.com/JPPCandidate...!

05.03.2026 22:16 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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As a proud Irish American by background, it was such a thrill to join the Irish Cultural Centre yesterday evening to kick off the St. Patrick’s Day season! ☘️

05.03.2026 14:20 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

More and more Democrats who voted for this Trump immigration bill are now reversing course and admitting they made a mistake.

Will Representative Lynch join them?

Keep asking.

03.03.2026 13:12 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

My first steps into political activism were to protest and call out the war in Iraq when I was in high school.

We are not going to line up behind another senseless, stupid, mistaken, forever war.

Especially without any attempt by this administration to justify its actions.

28.02.2026 21:21 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If there is some kind of imminent threat that precludes Congressional deliberation, the Administration has to make its case for that. We've seen none of it so far.

28.02.2026 12:49 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With Iraq, they at least made an effort to marshall support in the international community and make the case to the American people.

This time around, nothing. Just assertions and bravado. We are completely in the dark.

28.02.2026 12:48 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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28.02.2026 12:14 👍 3396 🔁 826 💬 62 📌 50
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Family Affordability & Childcare - Patrick Roath for Congress Every day, across the Eighth District, I hear the same thing: raising a family in Massachusetts, particularly in and around Boston, has become impossibly

Read more about our plans here:
patrickroath.com/plan/family-...

27.02.2026 16:17 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Younger candidates are running for office, arguing costs are too high. They’re putting their kids front and center. - The Boston Globe Democrats challenging older incumbents for office are increasingly talking about their children and child care as they mount campaigns on affordability.

Great seeing the coverage in the @bostonglobe.com today of our childcare policy plans! The cost of childcare, particularly infant care, around Boston is absurd. It's holding us back, and it's an area where we have to fight for big changes. This one's personal!

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/27/m...

27.02.2026 16:17 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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A nice feature this morning in the Emerson College Paper, the Berkeley Beacon!

Really fun to see an awesome quote from Braintree Town Councilor Elizabeth Maglio, who endorsed our campaign just last month.

Check out the whole interview here: berkeleybeacon.com/roath-seeks-...

26.02.2026 20:48 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Been in touch with lots of folks in the southern-most part of our district who are still contending with a lot of cleanup after the storms. Our city and town workers are doing heroic nonstop work out there trying to keep up with the snowfall!

26.02.2026 12:33 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Who is Patrick Roath, the Boston lawyer challenging U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch? | Bay State Briefing The Jamaica Plain resident says U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-8th District, isn't meeting the moment as Democrats face threats from the Trump administration and voters struggle with high costs.

Had a great time chatting with @masslivenews about our campaign! Covers dadhood, ICE, the SAVE Act, and the real contrast in this race.

www.masslive.com/politics/202...

23.02.2026 15:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A map of Boston showing a snapshot of where the snow plows are, according to their GPS trackers. Many green circles and triangles representing the vehicles dot the map.

A map of Boston showing a snapshot of where the snow plows are, according to their GPS trackers. Many green circles and triangles representing the vehicles dot the map.

We’re in the heart of the storm now until early afternoon—winds gusting 50+ mph & snowfall at 2+ in/hr. It’s impossible to keep roads clear under whiteout conditions, but we have 900+ plows & trucks out keeping roadways manageable until we can really clear once the snow slows. Stay in & stay safe!

23.02.2026 12:31 👍 168 🔁 34 💬 2 📌 2
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Happy New Year!! 🎊 🐎🔥 We had a blast today at the QARI Lunar New Year festival. So great seeing everyone! 新年快乐

22.02.2026 21:56 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Not sure if I've seen a more packed DTC than today at the Norwood Democratic Caucus. The Norwood Dems were the very first stop of this campaign, so it was a full-circle moment to come back and speak again today.

One caucus down, many more to go!

22.02.2026 00:46 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Great write-up in The Bulletin today about my visit to the West Roxbury Business & Professional Association last week! Big thanks to the Corrib Pub for hosting us bright and early at 8am.

Check out the full piece here: www.bulletinnewspapers.com/article/roat...

20.02.2026 22:14 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Adios, tariffs! Glad the Supreme Court could do what Congress refused to do -- check the President's unilateral and nonsensical round of tariffs on our trading partners.

20.02.2026 15:35 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Had a blast collecting signatures and talking to voters in West Roxbury this morning!

If you want to help us out and get some of our brand-new campaign literature, sign up now at patrickroath.com/volunteer

19.02.2026 22:51 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy Lunar New Year!! 🐎🔥

17.02.2026 21:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Community Meeting 2/19: Meet Your New SC & Hear from Your Electeds! - mailchi.mp/jpprogressiv...

And don't miss out next Candidate Conversation with @persisyu.bsky.social and @patrickroath.bsky.social on March 8!

17.02.2026 14:59 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Ballot Access is serious business in Massachusetts. We need 2,000 signatures before May 5th to get on the ballot.

Collecting signatures is easy and it’s the most impactful way to help. Sign up at PatrickRoath.com/Volunteer

Thank you!

16.02.2026 17:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I am thrilled to see the flag raised again but clearly we are going to see more and more of this -- attempts to denigrate and assault the LGBTQ community, and to undo all the progress we've made.

In Congress, I would relentlessly fight against these repulsive attempts.

13.02.2026 16:21 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Some coverage in the Globe of my opponent’s refusal to even attend a candidate forum. We’re going to keep showing up, everywhere.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/m...

09.02.2026 11:52 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Where do you even start with the vile bullshit this man in spouting? He's a monster.

Also increasingly feels like he's circling the drain, falling back on the stuff that got him started. Birth certificates, etc. Not going to end well.

06.02.2026 21:09 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for standing up for our neighbors!

04.02.2026 00:02 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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We officially out-raised our opponent in 2025!

This campaign, for a first-time candidate, raised more money in less time than an incumbent with 24 years of fundraising experience – and we did it 100% from individual donors.

Thank you to everybody who chipped in!

02.02.2026 21:35 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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From our candidate forum the other night, where my opponent declined to attend:

01.02.2026 20:03 👍 24 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you!!!

31.01.2026 16:21 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

lol this moment is MA-08!

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