Bill Keating
Bill Keating | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen F. Lynch |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 10th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Delahunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1952 Bourne, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
William Richard Keating (born September 6, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 2011, representing Massachusetts's 10th congressional district until redistricting. Keating's district includes Cape Cod and most of the South Coast. He raised his profile advocating for criminal justice issues in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court from 1977 to 1999 before becoming district attorney of Norfolk County, where he served three terms before being elected to Congress.