Kevin Honan

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Kevin Honan
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 1987
Preceded by	Tom Gallagher
Constituency	18th Suffolk (1987–95) 17th Suffolk (1995–)

Kevin G. Honan is an American state legislator who has represented the 17th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives since 1987. He is the House's longest continuously serving legislator. He is a resident of the Brighton neighborhood of Boston and a member of the Democratic Party.^[1]

Education[]

Honan graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in political science and government in 1981.^{[citation needed]}

Since joining the legislature in 1987, he has received a master's degree in Management Sciences from Lesley College in 1991 and a Master's of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Massachusetts State Representative[]

Elections[]

Honan was first elected in 1986, defeating Carol Wolfe, an administrator for the neighborhood Community District Advisory Council and proponent of school desegregation,^[2] and Francis Xavier Griffin.^[3]

Honan was unopposed in the general election and Democratic primary in every race from 1988 to 2018.^[4]

He faced his only other challenge in the 2020 Democratic primary. He defeated activist attorney Jordan Meehan, a democratic socialist, with 54% of the vote.^[5] He won the general election without an opponent.

Committees[]

As a legislator, Honan has served on various committees, including:

• Healthcare Committee, Vice Chair 1992
• Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Vice Chair 1994
• House Ethics Committee, Chair 1995-1996
• House Ways & Means Committee
• Housing Committee, Chair 2003-present

Personal life[]

Representative Honan resides in Brighton with his wife Colleen and his daughter Molly, who is currently attending college.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
• 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
• Massachusetts House of Representatives' 18th Suffolk district

References[]

2. https://www.repkevinhonan.org/about

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