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John Keenan's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

John F. Keenan

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Jeanne; 3 Children

Birth Place:

Quincy

Home City:

Quincy, MA

Religion:

Catholic

MPA, Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School, 2017-2019

JD, Suffolk University Law School, 1986-1989

BA, Government, Harvard University, 1982-1986

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Norfolk and Plymouth, 2011-present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Norfolk & Plymouth, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Councilor, Quincy City Council, 2003-2012

Former Member, Bills in the Third Reading Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Citizen Engagement Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Housing Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Public Service, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committees on Housing, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Financial Services Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Opioid Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Options Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Steering and Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Employee, Harvard University Athletic Department Equipment Room

Former Intern, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office

Former Executive Secretary, Mayor Jim Sheets

Former Intern, Office of Representative Michael Morrissey

Executive Director, Norfolk County Retirement System, 2001-2011

Chief of Staff, City of Quincy, 1997-2001

Member, Quincy Democratic City Committee, 1993-present

Member, Board of Directors, Quincy Neighborhood Housing

Member, Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library

Member, Harvard Club of Quincy

Member, Merrymount Association Incorporated

Member, Quincy City Club

Former Board Member, Quincy Historical Society

Former Chair, Quincy Mayor's Commission on Handicapped Affairs

Coach, Sacred Heart Youth Basketball Program

Volunteer, Movement on the Ground, 2019-2020

Team Member, Harvard Greece Humanitarian Learning Journey, 2018-2019

Chair, Quincy City Council Finance Committee, 2004-2012

Board Member, Quincy Zoning Board of Appeals, 1990-1997

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