Race context
Michael Lynch is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Michigan, U.S. House, 02. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Michigan 02.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Andrew Michael Ault (Democratic), Benjamin Ambrose (Democratic), Charlotte Irene Magoon (Green), Jamie Hill (Democratic), John Moolenaar (Republican), Kofinsia Clyde Anthony Welford (Democratic), Richard Carl Carrizales Jr. (Democratic), Richard Sills (Other).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 12 background claims; 15 statements claims; 25 media claims; 69 finance claims; 14 controversies claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 69. FEC candidate id on file: H4MI02138.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Michael Lynch is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Michigan, U.S. House, 02. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Michael Lynch, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Michael Lynch is 2026 U.S. House - Michigan 02. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Michael Lynch. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Michael Lynch is H4MI02138.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Michael Lynch reports 149 public claims, 149 valid citations, and 149 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Michael Lynch: background (12), statements (15), media (25), finance (69), controversies (14). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Michael Lynch returned 8 other indexed profiles: Andrew Michael Ault (Democratic), Benjamin Ambrose (Democratic), Charlotte Irene Magoon (Green), Jamie Hill (Democratic), John Moolenaar (Republican), Kofinsia Clyde Anthony Welford (Democratic), Richard Carl Carrizales Jr. (Democratic), Richard Sills (Other). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Michael Lynch: FEC H4MI02138; Other sec-edgar:_run; Grokipedia Michael Lynch; FEC Committee C00832956.
Profile questions
What office is Michael Lynch indexed for?
Michael Lynch is indexed for Michigan, U.S. House, 02. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Michigan 02. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Michael Lynch?
The party label on file for Michael Lynch is Democratic.
What is Michael Lynch's candidate status?
Michael Lynch is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Michael Lynch?
FEC candidate id on file: H4MI02138.
How many public claims are attached to Michael Lynch?
The route record reports 149 public claims, 149 valid citations, and 149 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 12, Statements 15, Media 25, Finance 69, Controversies 14. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Michael Lynch indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Michael Lynch's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Andrew Michael Ault (Democratic), Benjamin Ambrose (Democratic), Charlotte Irene Magoon (Green), Jamie Hill (Democratic), John Moolenaar (Republican), Kofinsia Clyde Anthony Welford (Democratic), Richard Carl Carrizales Jr. (Democratic), Richard Sills (Other). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.