Louis L. "Lou" Kafka (born November 28, 1945, in

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

) 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 (United States), state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into ...

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.

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 members of the Massachusetts General Court 20th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub

See also

References