Bill Keating | |
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Official Portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Delahunt |
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| District Attorney of Norfolk County | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Locke |
| Succeeded by | Michael Morrissey |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Timilty |
| Succeeded by | Jo Ann Sprague |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Laurence Buxbaum |
| Succeeded by | Marjorie Clapprood |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | William Richard Keating September 6, 1952 Norwood, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Tevis Keating |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
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. He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee.