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Bill Keating
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byBill Delahunt
District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
In office
1999 – January 2, 2011
Preceded byBill Delahunt
Succeeded byMichael W. Morrissey
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1985–1988 (Norfolk and Suffolk)
1989–1994 (Norfolk and Bristol)
1995–1998 (Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth)
Preceded byJoseph F. Timilty
Succeeded byJo Ann Sprague
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1977–1978 (19th Norfolk)
1979–1984 (8th Norfolk)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseTevis Keating
Residence(s)Quincy, Massachusetts, Bourne, Massachusetts[citation needed]
Alma materBoston College (B.A., M.B.A.)
Suffolk University Law School (J.D.)
OccupationDistrict Attorney
WebsiteOfficial website

William Richard "Bill" Keating (born September 6, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. From 1999 to 2011 he was District Attorney of Norfolk County. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a former Massachusetts state representative and state senator.

Keating was born and raised in Norwood, Massachusetts. He attended Boston College and Suffolk University Law School, and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1977. He was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1985, the same year he was admitted to the bar. In 1999 he was elected District Attorney of Norfolk County. He won an election in 2010 to succeed the retiring Bill Delahunt in the United States House of Representatives, and began his term in January 2011.

Keating lives in Quincy, Massachusetts. He has a wife, Tevis, and two children, Kristen and Patrick.[1] He also maintains a summer home in Bourne.

Early life, family, education and career

Bill Keating was born in Norwood, Massachusetts on September 6, 1952. He is the son of the late William B. Keating and Anna Welch.[citation needed]

Keating is a graduate of Sharon High School Class 1970.[citation needed] He attended Boston College where he received his B.A. and Masters in Business Administration, and Suffolk University Law School where he received his J.D. in 1985. He became a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1985 and is a former partner of the law firm of Keating & Fishman.[1]

Massachusetts political career

Keating served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he represented the 19th Norfolk district (1977–1978) and the 8th Norfolk district (1979–1984).[2] He was then elected to the Massachusetts Senate, where he represented the Norfolk and Suffolk district (1985–1988),[3] the Norfolk and Bristol district (1989–1994),[4] and the Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth district (1995–1998).[5] In the Senate, he served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Chairman of the Committee on Taxation, and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Criminal Justice. He also served as the Senate Chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and Chairman of the Steering and Policy Committee.[6][1] In 1994 he challenged incumbent William M. Bulger in the race for president of the Senate, but he lost.[citation needed]

From 1999 to 2011, Keating was the District Attorney of Norfolk County.[1] While in this post his office established the Norfolk Advocacy Center, located in Foxborough.[citation needed]

Congressional campaign, 2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010 § District 10
Keating giving a speech.

This was an open seat, as Bill Delahunt decided to retire. Keating won the Democratic primary on September 14, 2010.[7] Keating ran against Republican nominee Jeff Perry and Independents Maryanne Lewis and Jim Sheets for Massachusetts's 10th congressional district. On November 2, he won the general election.[8]

Congressional career

Keating's term began on January 3, 2011.[9]

Committee assignments

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography". Norfolk District Attorney's Office. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1977–1978). p. 194. Massachusetts General Court.
    Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1979–1980). p. 164. Massachusetts General Court.
    Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1981–1982). p. 163. Massachusetts General Court.
    Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1983–1984). p. 162. Massachusetts General Court.
  3. ^ A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1985–1986). Massachusetts General Court.
    A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1987–1988). Massachusetts General Court.
  4. ^ A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1989–1990). Massachusetts General Court.
    A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1991–1992). Massachusetts General Court.
    A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1993–1994). Massachusetts General Court.
  5. ^ A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1995–1996). Massachusetts General Court.
    A Manual for the Use of the General Court (1997–1998). Massachusetts General Court.
  6. ^ Brady, Jessica (November 6, 2010). "112th Congress: William Keating, D-Mass. (10th District)". Congressional Quarterly. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  7. ^ "DA William Keating won't run for reelection". Boston Herald. 2010-03-11.
  8. ^ "Keating retains long-Democratic Mass House. seat". The Boston Globe. November 2, 2010.
  9. ^ See Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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