Bill Keating

Bill Keating
U.S. House, Massachusetts, District 9
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2011-present
Term ends
January 3, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Stephen Lynch (D)
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$2,569,974
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Norwood District Attorney
1999-2010
Massachusetts State Senate
1985-1998
Massachusetts House of Representatives
1977-1984
Education
Bachelor's	Boston College
Master's	Boston College
J.D.	Suffolk University
Personal
Birthday	September 6, 1952
Place of birth	Norwood, Massachusetts
Net worth	$1,859,524
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

William R. "Bill" Keating (b. September 6, 1952) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Massachusetts. Keating represents Massachusetts' 9th congressional district and was first elected to the House in 2010. He won re-election in 2012 for the 9th congressional district seat, due to redistricting after previously serving the 10th district.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Keating is a "centrist Democratic follower".

Biography

After earning his bachelor's degree, Keating went into politics as a 23-year-old representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He served in that chamber for seven years and went on to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Keating also earned his master's degree and J.D., passing the Massachusetts bar. In the decade between serving in the state senate and being elected to the U.S. House, Keating worked as the Norwood District Attorney.

Career

• 2011-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts' 10th congressional district
• 1999-2010: Norwood District Attorney
• 1985-1998: Massachusetts State Senate
• 1977-1984: Massachusetts House of Representatives

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Keating serves on the following committees:

• Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Chair
  • Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
• Homeland Security Committee
  • Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
  • Subcommittee on Counterterriorism and Intelligence

2011-12

Keating was a member of the following House committees:

• Homeland Security Committee
  • Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies Subcommittee
  • Oversight, Investigations and Management Subcommittee Ranking member
• Small Business Committee
  • Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade
• Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Keating voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.

Elections

2012

See also: Redistricting in Massachusetts and United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012

Keating ran for re-election in 2012. He had been redistricted to the 8th congressional district of Massachusetts, but moved and sought re-election in the newly created 9th congressional district of Massachusetts. He defeated Sam Sutter in the September 6, 2012 Democratic primary.

General election

Bill Keating, "Cut Taxpayer Subsidies for Big Oil"

U.S. House, Massachusetts, District 9 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Keating Incumbent	55.1%	212,754
	Republican	Christopher Sheldon	30.2%	116,531
	Independent	Daniel Botelho	8.5%	32,655
	N/A	All Others	0.1%	465
	N/A	Blank Votes	6.1%	23,394
Total Votes				385,799
Source: Massachusetts Secretary of State "Return of Votes"

Primary results

Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Keating Incumbent	59.2%	31,314
Sam Sutter	40.8%	21,616
Total Votes		52,930

Endorsements

Keating was endorsed by the organizations below for the 2012 election.

• Boston Globe
• AFL-CIO

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Bill Keating, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, William Keating won election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election. U.S. House of Representatives General Election, Massachusetts, Congressional District 10, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic William R. Keating 46.9% 132,743      Republican Jeffrey Davis Perry 42.4% 120,029      Independent Maryanne Lewis 5.9% 16,705      Independent James A. Sheets 3.7% 10,445      Bring Home Troops Joe van Nes 1.1% 3,084      Write-in 0.1% 191 Total Votes 283,197

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Keating is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Keating raised a total of $2,569,974 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 16, 2013.

Bill Keating's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	U.S. House (Massachusetts, District 9)		$1,061,105
2010	U.S. House (Massachusetts, District 10)		$1,508,869
Grand Total Raised			$2,569,974

2012

Breakdown of the source of Keating's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Keating won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Keating's campaign committee raised a total of $1,061,105 and spent $816,180.

U.S. House of Representatives, 2012 - Bill Keating Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,061,105
Total Spent	$816,180
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$62,816
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$62,797
Top contributors to Bill Keating's campaign committee
DLA Piper	$12,250
Nixon Peabody LLP	$11,500
Merck KGaA	$11,000
Src Sales & Marketing	$11,000
Thornton & Naumes	$11,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms	$107,482
Building Trade Unions	$56,000
Public Sector Unions	$53,500
Transportation Unions	$42,000
Industrial Unions	$41,000

2010

Breakdown of the source of Keating's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Keating won election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Keating's campaign committee raised a total of $1,508,869 and spent $1,505,516.

U.S. House of Representatives, Massachusetts, 10th District, 2010 - Bill Keating Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,508,869
Total Spent	$1,505,516
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$1,292,757
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$1,229,158
Top contributors to Bill Keating's campaign committee
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Keating missed 37 of 1,695 roll call votes from Jan 2011 to Mar 2013, which is 2.2%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Keating paid his congressional staff a total of $778,417 in 2011. He ranked 5th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 41st overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Massachusetts ranked 2nd in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Keating's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $968,049 and $2,750,999. This averages to $1,859,524, which is a 8.84% decrease since 2010. This is lower than the $5,107,874 average net worth for Democratic representatives in 2011.

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Keating's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $1,678,053 and $7,152,000. That averages to $4,415,026.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year, National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted, as compared to other members, in the previous year. More information about the analysis process can be found on the vote ratings page.

2012

According to the data released in 2013, Keating was ranked the 84th most liberal representative during 2012.

2011

According to the data released in 2012, Bill Keating was ranked the 126th most liberal representative during 2011. This means that he possesses the most consservative rating of any of the representatives of Massachusetts.

Percentage voting with party

December 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Keating voted with the Democratic Party 91.5% of the time, which ranked 127 among the 192 House Democratic members in December 2011.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Bill + Keating + Massachusetts + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Bill Keating News Feed

• CRANEY: Better safeguards needed for regulatory agencies - Taunton Daily Gazette
• US, Russia and Canada failed to share information from investigations into ... - National Post
• Russian sources tell congressman Boston suspect met with two Chechen ... - CNN (blog)
• Hearing on bombings expected to focus on US intelligence - Boston Globe
• Rep. Keating On Bombings: 'This Will All Go Under A Microscope' - WBUR
• Boston Plotters Said to Initially Target July 4 for Attack - New York Times
• NE House members mourn those lost - Boston Globe
• Privacy vs. Piracy - Valley Advocate
• With policymakers demanding action, early childhood educators look for funding - SouthCoastToday.com
• FBI didn't know of Russia trip due to misspelled name - Boston Globe

Personal

Keating and his wife, Tevis, have two children.

External links

• Official House website
• Official campaign website

• Social media:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• Biographies:
  • U.S. Congress
  • NNDB
• Political profiles:
  • GovTrack
  • OpenCongress
  • Project Vote Smart
  • CongressMerge
• Financial:
  • FEC
  • OpenSecrets.org
  • LegiStorm.com
• Interest group ratings:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions:
  • On The Issues
  • Project Vote Smart
• Public statements:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Voting record:
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Washington Post
• Works by or about:
  • WorldCat
• Media appearances:
  • C-SPAN
• Media coverage:
  • Washington Post

• Official Flickr account
• Official Youtube channel

References

Political offices
Preceded by Stephen Lynch	U.S. House of Representatives - Massachusetts, District 10 2013-Present	Succeeded by '
Preceded by Bill Delahunt	U.S. House of Representatives - Massachusetts, District 10 2011-2013	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by '	Norwood District Attorney 1999-2010	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Massachusetts State Senate 1985-1998	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Massachusetts House of Representatives 1977-1984	Succeeded by '