Daniel Cahill

{{Short description|American politician}} {{for|the Roman Catholic preacher and educator|Daniel William Cahill}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = File:Dan Cahill.jpg | office = Member of the {{nowrap|[[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]}} from the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Essex district|10th Essex district]] | term_start = May 18, 2016 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Robert Fennell]] | successor = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Northeastern University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) <br/> [[Suffolk University]] ([[Master of Professional Studies|MPS]]) <br/> [[Suffolk University Law School|Suffolk Law]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }}

'''Daniel "Dan" Cahill''' is an American attorney and politician who serves as a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] for the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Essex district|10th Essex district]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], his district covers part of the city of [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Daniel Cahill |url=https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/DFC1/District |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=malegislature.gov}}</ref>

Cahill was first elected in a special election in 2016 after the incumbent, [[Robert Fennell]], resigned to serve as deputy director of the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Matt |title=Lynn rep plans to resign |url=https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/marblehead-reporter/2016/01/07/lynn-rep-plans-to-resign/32785347007/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Wicked Local |language=en-US}}</ref> As of 2024, Cahill has not faced a challenger in either a primary or general election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PD43+ » Candidate Profile... |url=https://electionstats.state.ma.us/candidates/view/Daniel-H-Cahill/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=PD43+ |language=en-US}}</ref>

Cahill began his career as an assistant district attorney in Essex County. Prior to his election to the legislature, he served on the Lynn School Committee and Lynn City Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel F. Cahill |url=https://touchstoneclosing.com/team/daniel-f-cahill/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Touchstone Closing and Escrow |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also== * [[2019–2020 Massachusetts legislature]] * [[2021–2022 Massachusetts legislature]]

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