Steve Kerrigan
| Steve Kerrigan | |
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| Chief Executive Officer of the Democratic National Convention | |
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In office 2009–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Leah D. Daughtry |
| Succeeded by | Amy Dacey |
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Stephen Kerrigan September 17, 1971 Lancaster, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Jacob Watts |
| Residence | Lancaster, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland (B.S.) |
| Website | Steve Kerrigan for Lt. Governor |
Stephen "Steve" Kerrigan (born September 17, 1971) is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election.
From 2003 to 2007, Kerrigan served as Chief of Staff to Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly, and from 2009 to 2012, he was CEO of the Democratic National Convention. Kerrigan was also President of the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee.
Kerrigan was born and raised in Lancaster, Massachusetts. His father worked as a lineman for the Massachusetts Electrical Company, and his mother served as the Mary Rowlandson Elementary School secretary.
Kerrigan graduated in 1989 from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in 1993.
For more than 10 years, Kerrigan worked in the office of Senator Ted Kennedy. Kerrigan began his work for Senator Kennedy as an intern. Once a member of the Senator's staff, Kerrigan fulfilled the roles of scheduler and constituent services director until becoming the senator’s political director, a position he maintained from 1996 to 2003. After his departure, Kerrigan maintained his relationship with the Senator and his family. In 2009 he arranged the Senator’s funeral mass in Boston.
From 2003 to 2007, Kerrigan was Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly's Chief of Staff. He worked on Reilly's unsuccessful 2006 gubernatorial campaign.
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