Louis L. "Lou" Kafka (born November 28, 1945 in
Boston, Massachusetts) is an American former politician. He represented the 8th Norfolk District in 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 1991 to 2021.
On September 1, 2020, Kafka's staff director,
Ted Philips
Edward R. "Ted" Philips (born 1983) is an American politician who is the Representative for the 8th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Early life, education, and career
Philips was born in 1983 in Sharon, Massachu ...
, won the
Democratic primary over Andrew Flowers to succeed him in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, Philips won the Norfolk 8th District general election unopposed. He assumed office on January 6, 2021.
See also
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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 Janua ...
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1991–1992 Massachusetts legislature
The 177th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1991 and 1992 during the Governor of Massachusetts, governorship of Bill Weld. William Bulger served as President ...
References
1945 births
People from Stoughton, Massachusetts
University of Miami alumni
New England Law Boston alumni
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Politicians from Boston
21st-century American politicians
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