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Political neophyte in Massachusetts among wave of young Democrats seeking to unseat incumbents

Patrick Roath is running in Massachusetts' Eighth District, for U.S. Congress. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
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Patrick Roath is running in Massachusetts' Eighth District, for U.S. Congress. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Patrick Roath hopes to ride a youth movement into Congress and oust Rep. Stephen Lynch, who is currently serving his 13th term.

WBUR’s Anthony Brooks reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Anthony Brooks
Anthony Brooks has more than twenty five years of experience in public radio, working as a producer, editor, reporter, and most recently, as a fill-in host for NPR. For years, Brooks has worked as a Boston-based reporter for NPR, covering regional issues across New England, including politics, criminal justice, and urban affairs. He has also covered higher education for NPR, and during the 2000 presidential election he was one of NPR's lead political reporters, covering the campaign from the early primaries through the Supreme Court's Bush V. Gore ruling. His reports have been heard for many years on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.