John D. Keenan Explained

John D. Keenan
Birth Date:4 April 1965
Birth Place:Salem, Massachusetts
Office1:14th President of Salem State University
Term Start1:August 6, 2017
Predecessor1:Patricia Maguire Meservey
State House2:Massachusetts
District2:7th Essex
Term Start2:2005
Term End2:August 23, 2014
Predecessor2:J. Michael Ruane
Successor2:Paul Tucker
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Harvard College
Suffolk University Law School
Nationality:American
Residence:Salem, Massachusetts

John D. Keenan (born April 4, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the president of Salem State University since 2017. He was the Massachusetts State Representative for the 7th Essex district, which consists of his hometown of Salem, from 2005 to 2014. He is a Democrat. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he was assistant district attorney of Essex County and city solicitor of Salem.

Representative Keenan was from 2011 to 2014 the House Chair of Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.[1] [2] [3] He resigned from the legislature August 23, 2014, and took his post at Salem State on August 25.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative John D. Keenan.
  2. "John D. Keenan." Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2007–2008). p. 151. Massachusetts General Court.
  3. Web site: Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
  4. Web site: Reference at www.bizjournals.com.