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Kevin Honan | |
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| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Gallagher |
| Constituency | 18th Suffolk (1987–95) 17th Suffolk (1995–) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-06-05)June 5, 1958 (age 67) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Kevin G. Honan is an American politician who has served as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives for the17th Suffolk district since 1987. A resident of theBrighton neighborhood ofBoston and a member of theDemocratic Party, Honan is the House's longest continuously serving legislator.[1]
Honan graduated fromBoston College with a bachelor's degree in political science and government in 1981.[2]
Since joining the legislature in 1987, he has received a master's degree in management sciences fromLesley College in 1991 and a Master of Public Administration from theJohn F. Kennedy School of Government in 1999.[3][4]
Honan was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1986, defeating Carol Wolfe, an administrator for the neighborhood Community District Advisory Council and proponent of school desegregation, and Francis Xavier Griffin.[5][6]
Honan was unopposed in every primary and general election from 1988 to 2018.[7]
His closest race came in the 2020 Democratic primary, when he defeated progressive challenger Jordan Meehan with 54% of the vote.[8][9] He was unopposed in the general election and has not faced an opponent in any subsequent election.[10]
As chairman of the Joint Committee on Housing, a position he held for seventeen years, Honan oversaw significant legislation aimed at expanding affordable housing, including a $1.8 billion bond bill in 2018 to increase housing production and preserve housing affordability.[11]
In April 2020, Honan co-sponsored an eviction and foreclosure moratorium that, upon its passage, became the first of its kind in the nation during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[12][13] The bill protected residents from being evicted from or foreclosed on their homes during the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration.
Honan resides in Brighton with his wife Colleen and his daughter Molly.[15]
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