Biography
District: Massachusetts - 9th District
Political Highlights: Mass. House, 1977-85; Mass. Senate, 1985-99; Norfolk County district attorney, 1999-2011
Born: September 6, 1952; Norwood, Mass.
Residence: Bourne
Religion: Roman Catholic
Family: Wife, Tevis Keating; two children
Education: Boston College, B.A. 1974; Boston College, M.B.A. 1982; Suffolk U., J.D. 1985
Elected: 2010
Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Intelligence, Emerging Threats, & Capabilities; Strategic Forces); Foreign Affairs (Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and Environment - Chairman; Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism)
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District Rating: Safe Democrat
House Seniority: 124th ranked House Democrat
Twitter: 14,872 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
2010 Election Results
Candidate
William Keating (D)
Jeff Perry (R)
Maryanne Lewis (I)
James Sheets (I)
Joe Van Nes (I)
Votes
132,743
120,029
16,705
10,445
3,084
%
46.9%
42.4%
5.9%
3.7%
1.1%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
William Keating (D)
Christopher Sheldon (R)
Daniel Botelho (I)
Votes
212,754
116,531
32,655
%
58.7%
32.2%
9.0%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
William Keating (D)
John Chapman (R)
Votes
140,413
114,971
%
54.9%
45.0%