Matt Lynch

Matt Lynch (born June 11, 1951) is an American attorney, politician, and jurist serving as a Judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eleventh District. Lynch previously served one term as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

For the Scottish footballer, see Matt Lynch (footballer).

Matt Lynch
Judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals
Assumed office
February 9, 2019
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 76th district
In office
2012–2014
Personal details
Born (1951-06-11) June 11, 1951
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBainbridge Township, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materJohn Carroll University
Cleveland State University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer

Career

Lynch has practiced law for 35 years, and was elected Trustee of Bainbridge Township in 2007. In 2011 Lynch ran for Chardon Municipal Judge, but lost to Democrat Terri Stupica.[1]

Lynch was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 2012 through 2014.[2] He considered running for the seat in 2010, but decided not to when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.[3] In November 2012, Lynch was elected as representative for the 76th District, which replaces the 98th District.[4]

In 2014, Lynch launched a primary election challenge against Congressman Dave Joyce.[5] Joyce won the primary with 55% of the vote, and easily won the November general election.[6][7] Sarah LaTourette was elected to replace Lynch in the Ohio House.[7] In June 2015, Lynch launched his 2016 campaign for Congress, eventually losing the Republican primary to David Joyce.[8]

Lynch ran for Judge in the Republican primary in 2018, defeating the incumbent. He then won the general election in November, easily winning in all five counties of the 11th District.

References
  1. Read, Tracey (November 8, 2011). "Terri L. Stupica elected Chardon Municipal Court judge (with video)". The News-Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  2. Rusek, Joan (April 5, 2012). "Bainbridge lawyer Matt Lynch will fill vacant 98th District Ohio House seat". Sun News. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  3. Betz, Lindsay (February 18, 2010). "Bainbridge Trustee Matt Lynch will not seek state office". Sun News. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  4. Byrne, Brian (November 7, 2012). "Matt Lynch wins Ohio House of Representatives District 76 race". Sun News. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. Eaton, Sabrina (February 5, 2014). "Congressman Dave Joyce faces conservative challenge from State Rep. Matt Lynch". Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  6. Eaton, Sabrina (May 7, 2014). "Rep. Dave Joyce withstands Tea Party challenge from Matt Lynch". cleveland.com. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. "Election 2014: Ohio, national and local results". cleveland.com. Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. Zicari, Peter (March 16, 2016). "Statewide results for Ohio primary election March 15, 2016". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.


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