Tackey Chan(陳德基) is an American politician currently serving in the

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. He is a Quincy resident and a member of the Democratic Party. He and Donald Wong were the first Asian-Americans elected to the

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. Chan was born and raised in the Wollaston section of Quincy. He attended the

New England School of Law New England Law Boston (formerly New England School of Law, and styled as New England Law Boston) is a private law school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded as Portia School of Law in 1908 and is located in downtown Boston near the Massa ...

. He first won election to the state legislature in the fall of 2010 and took office in the spring of 2011. He ran again in 2012, 2014, and 2016, winning each time unopposed.

Committee Assignments

For the 2025-26 Session, Chan sits on the following committees in the House: * Chairperson, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure For the 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2023-24 Session, Chan sat on the following committees in the House: * Chairperson, Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure For the 2015-16 Session, Chan sat on the following committees in the House: * Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses * House Committee on Ways and Means * Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure * Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy * Joint Committee on Ways and Means For the 2013-14 Session, Chan sat on the following committees in the House: * Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses * Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure * Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy For the 2011-12 Session, Chan sat on the following committees in the House: * House Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change * Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure * Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Caucuses

Chan is a member of the following caucuses: * Chair, Massachusetts House Asian Caucus

Commissions

Chan is a member of the following commissions * Appointed Member, Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Quincy, Massachusetts American politicians of Chinese descent 1973 births Asian-American state legislators in Massachusetts 21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court {{Massachusetts-MARepresentative-stub

Committee Assignments

Caucuses

Commissions

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