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

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neighborhood of Boston and a member of the

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Education

Honan graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in political science and government in 1981. 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

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in 1999.

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, and Francis Xavier Griffin. Honan was unopposed in the general election and Democratic primary in every race from 1988 to 2018. 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. 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 2003–2020 * Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling, Chair 2021–Present

Legislation

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. Honan co-sponsored the first eviction moratorium after the COVID-19 pandemic to be passed nationwide in April 2020. The bill protected residents from being evicted from or foreclosed on their homes during the state's COVID-19 emergency declaration.

Personal life

Representative Honan resides in Brighton with his wife Colleen and his daughter Molly.

References

2. https://www.repkevinhonan.org/about Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Boston 21st-century American politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Harvard Kennedy School alumni Lesley University alumni Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences alumni {{Massachusetts-politician-stub