18 Facts About Steve Kerrigan

Stephen "Steve" Kerrigan is an American political executive who has served as the chair of the Massachusetts Democratic Party since April 2023 and 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, CEO of the Democratic National Convention.

Steve Kerrigan's father worked as a lineman for the Massachusetts Electrical Company, and his mother served as the Mary Rowlandson Elementary School secretary.

Steve 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, Steve Kerrigan worked in the office of Senator Ted Kennedy.

Steve Kerrigan began his work for Senator Kennedy as an intern.

Once a member of the Senator's staff, Steve 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.

From 2003 to 2007, Steve Kerrigan was Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly's Chief of Staff.

Steve Kerrigan was chief of staff of Boston's host committee at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Steve Kerrigan served as the chief of staff for President Barack Obama's first Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2008.

In 2012, Steve Kerrigan was appointed president and chief executive officer of the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Immediately prior to joining the PIC, Steve Kerrigan served as CEO of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

At the age of 24, Steve Kerrigan lost his first race for the Lancaster Board of Selectmen by 26 votes.

Steve Kerrigan was later appointed to the town's finance committee, where he served for two years.

Steve Kerrigan then served on the Lancaster Board of Selectmen from 1998 to 2001.

In 2017, Steve Kerrigan announced that he would be running for the Massachusetts 3rd Congressional District seat vacated by Niki Tsongas's retirement.

Steve Kerrigan dropped out of the race in February 2018 following the death of his mother.

Steve Kerrigan is the president and co-founder of the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support to the families of military service personnel from Massachusetts who lost their lives in service to the United States of America since September 11,2001.