Daniel J. Hunt is an American politician serving as a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
from the
13th Suffolk district.
Early life and education
Hunt was born in the
Dorchester neighborhood of
Boston
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. He graduated in 1999 from Boston Latin Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and management economics from the
Carroll School of Management
The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management (CSOM) is the business school of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school is regularly ranked among the best business schools in the United States, particularly its undergraduate progr ...
at
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
and a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
Suffolk University Law School
Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two block ...
.
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Career
From 2008 to 2011, Hunt was the chief of staff for Representative Daniel E. Bosley
Daniel E. Bosley (born December 9, 1953 in North Adams, Massachusetts ) is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as president of the North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League from 2011-2018. ...
. He was an organizer for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign.
He is the former director of governmental affairs at the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. Hunt was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...
in 2014, succeeding Marty Walsh.
Among Hunt's actions was the filing, at the request of a constituent, of Bill H.3719 on May 6, 2019 outlawing the use of the word "bitch". If passed into law, use of the word would carry penalties of $150 fine for a first offense and $200 or six months in prison for subsequent offenses. The bill was given a hearing by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on October 22, 2019.
See also
* 2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature
The 191st Massachusetts General Court was the meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Boston at the Massachusetts State House, on Januar ...
* 2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature
The 192nd Massachusetts General Court is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the state government of Massachusetts. It consists of elected members of the Senate and House of Representatives. It first convened in Boston at the Massachu ...
References
External links
Daniel Hunt Member Profile
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Living people
Politicians from Boston
Carroll School of Management alumni
Suffolk University Law School alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American politicians
Boston Latin Academy alumni
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