Daniel J. Hunt

Hunt was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. He graduated in 1999 from Boston Latin Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business and management economics from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School. == Career ==

From 2008 to 2011, Hunt was the chief of staff for Representative Daniel E. Bosley. He was an organizer for the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign. Hunt was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 2014, succeeding Marty Walsh. Among Hunt's actions was the filing, at the request of a constituent, of Bill H.3719 on May 6, 2019 outlawing the use of the word "bitch". If passed into law, use of the word would carry penalties of $150 fine for a first offense and $200 or six months in prison for subsequent offenses. The bill was given a hearing by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on October 22, 2019. For the 2025-26 Session, Hunt sits as chairperson of the Joint Committee on Election Laws. ==References==