Honan was first elected in 1986, defeating Carol Wolfe, an administrator for the neighborhood Community District Advisory Council and proponent of school desegregation,[4] and Francis Xavier Griffin.[5]
Honan was unopposed in the general election and Democratic primary in every race from 1988 to 2018.[6]
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.[7] He won the general election without an opponent.
Committeesedit
As a legislator, Honan has served on various committees, including:[8]
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 2003–2020
Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling, Chair 2021–Present
Legislationedit
As chairman of the Housing Committee for seventeen years, Honan oversaw significant legislation expanding affordable housing, including a $1.8 billion bond bill to increase housing production and preserve housing affordability in 2018.[9]
Honan co-sponsored the first eviction moratorium after the COVID-19 pandemic to be passed nationwide in April 2020.[10] The bill protected residents from being evicted from or foreclosed on their homes during the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration.
Personal lifeedit
Representative Honan resides in Brighton with his wife Colleen and his daughter Molly.[11]
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Brighton neighborhood of Boston and a member of the Democratic Party 1 Kevin HonanMember of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesIncumbentAssumed office 1987Preceded byTom GallagherConstituency18th Suffolk 1987 95 17th Suffolk 1995 Contents 1 Education 2 Massachusetts State Representative 2 1 Elections 2 2 Committees 2 3 Legislation 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 ReferencesEducation editHonan 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 of Public Administration from the John F Kennedy School of Government in 1999 2 3 Massachusetts State Representative editElections edit Honan was first elected in 1986 defeating Carol Wolfe an administrator for the neighborhood Community District Advisory Council and proponent of school desegregation 4 and Francis Xavier Griffin 5 Honan was unopposed in the general election and Democratic primary in every race from 1988 to 2018 6 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 7 He won the general election without an opponent Committees edit As a legislator Honan has served on various committees including 8 Healthcare Committee Vice Chair 1992 Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Vice Chair 1994 House Ethics Committee Chair 1995 1996 House Ways amp Means Committee Housing Committee Chair 2003 2020 Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling Chair 2021 PresentLegislation edit As chairman of the Housing Committee for seventeen years Honan oversaw significant legislation expanding affordable housing including a 1 8 billion bond bill to increase housing production and preserve housing affordability in 2018 9 Honan co sponsored the first eviction moratorium after the COVID 19 pandemic to be passed nationwide in April 2020 10 The bill protected residents from being evicted from or foreclosed on their homes during the state s COVID 19 emergency declaration Personal life editRepresentative Honan resides in Brighton with his wife Colleen and his daughter Molly 11 See also edit2019 2020 Massachusetts legislature 2021 2022 Massachusetts legislature Massachusetts House of Representatives 17th Suffolk districtReferences edit Kevin G Honan Retrieved 24 Sep 2021 A run to remember 23 September 2014 Representative Kevin G Honan Louise Bonar and Carol Wolfe Collection of Boston Education Materials PDF John J Burns Library at Boston College Retrieved 24 Sep 2021 1986 State Representative Democratic Primary 18th Suffolk District PD43 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 24 Sep 2021 Kevin G Honan PD43 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 24 Sep 2021 2020 State Representative Democratic Primary 17th Suffolk District PD43 Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 24 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