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Patrick Thomas Roath is a Democrat House representative for Massachusetts district 8 and holds an OppScore of -1.42. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Patrick Roath is a 39-year-old Boston attorney and voting rights advocate who challenged longtime incumbent Stephen Lynch in the 2026 Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 8th Congressional District. A former aide to Governor Deval Patrick and chair of Common Cause Massachusetts, Roath campaigned on progressive policies addressing housing affordability, healthcare costs, and political reform as a new father seeking generational change.
We hold little public record for Patrick Thomas Roath so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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